Welcome folks!!!
Welcome to Chandigarh, the City Beautiful.
Here's your short guide to the city, hope it will help you to explore its bounties...
It's all based on my personal experience and of course,suggestions/comments are always welcomed..:)
Get here in the morning, you will be welcomed by the splendid sunrise, and long fleet of ducks with their quack-quack :D You can exploit it's 3.5km long jogging track for morning exercise...and believe me you'r gonna love it.
At evening, get here, order a masala dosa or narial pani from CITCO restaurant, get a seat at roof top with lake view and the rest...as beautiful as the sunset with red and blue sky :)
Don't miss: boating, wooden key-chains with your name carved on them, nariyal pani
Word of Caution: Girls, please don't even dare to try those gol gappas served outside the lake entry.
For Girls: Missing your tangy street gol-gappa :P... Don't worry!!! Sindhi will repaint it for you with their specialty- Dahi Gol Gappa...Just one comment about it: "If you didn't taste them, you have tasted nothing in chandigarh"
Welcome to Chandigarh, the City Beautiful.
Here's your short guide to the city, hope it will help you to explore its bounties...
It's all based on my personal experience and of course,suggestions/comments are always welcomed..:)
Hot Spots:
Sukhna Lake:
Well...one of the greatest gift of Le Corbusier, this artificial lake in the foot hills of Shivalik is just awesome and the most cherish-able.
Get here in the morning, you will be welcomed by the splendid sunrise, and long fleet of ducks with their quack-quack :D You can exploit it's 3.5km long jogging track for morning exercise...and believe me you'r gonna love it.
At evening, get here, order a masala dosa or narial pani from CITCO restaurant, get a seat at roof top with lake view and the rest...as beautiful as the sunset with red and blue sky :)
Don't miss: boating, wooden key-chains with your name carved on them, nariyal pani
Word of Caution: Girls, please don't even dare to try those gol gappas served outside the lake entry.
Rock Garden:
Don't know what came into his mind that he, Nek Chand, came with gold from the scratch...
Rock Garden, one of the most picturesque, creative and splendid art...is just besides the Lake. You fill find here the walls made of cup plates, cement bags & sockets; bangle girls, artificial waterfall... everything beautiful.
Rock Garden, one of the most picturesque, creative and splendid art...is just besides the Lake. You fill find here the walls made of cup plates, cement bags & sockets; bangle girls, artificial waterfall... everything beautiful.
Don't miss: Camel ride, sweet corn, lady in the fountain, sway on large swings ;)
Do carry a water bottle with you in garden, u'll definitely need that.
Pinjore Garden:
Take a bus from sec-17 to housing-board and from there to pinjore (those going to kalka), and reach the royal architecture, also known as Yagvindra Garden. It is said that over here Pandava brothers had rested during their exile.
Don't miss: Go-carting & water activities (not sure if its still there)
Other Hot Spots:
Leisure Valley, Fun City, Mansa Devi (heavy rush on sunday), Rose garden
Food Points:
Sindhi Sweets:
I just love this place!!! With its outlets in sec17-c, sec37, sec-8 and DLF mall, this food court has best chhole-bhature and pav-bhaaji.For Girls: Missing your tangy street gol-gappa :P... Don't worry!!! Sindhi will repaint it for you with their specialty- Dahi Gol Gappa...Just one comment about it: "If you didn't taste them, you have tasted nothing in chandigarh"
Oven Fresh:
Outlets in sec-26(best) & sec 17, the best pastas & sandwiches in chandigarh.
don't miss: Pasta pomodoro
Hot-Millions:
Friend's b'day...thinking from where to buy a cake. Well, CCD is an old thing now. Order one from hot millions...I'll pay for your cake if u don't like it...;-)
outlets- Sec 17 & 26, mohali & panchkula. Free delivery in PEC hostel available :)
Main-land China:
Most of the dishes are non-veg, but still you'll get best with their dim-sums and large variety of noodles.
Outlet: Sec 26
For You Boozers :
Gym Khana at sec 17.
Black Magic: DLF mall
One of the best cocktails served here. Boys, do try the Brain Hemmorrhage & maggarheta. And girls, their Bellini is as sweet as you :)
word of caution: no entry with shorts/lowers and slippers.
Neelam Cinema:
Stuck in sector 17 with giggling stomach, there's an food point below neelam cinema in sec17, give it a try for its delicious rajma chawal & chhole kulche.
Must try in PEC market:
Anna's fried rice & veg maggi( simply awesome ); combo's meal; grilled sandwich & Manchurian of the shop besides SBI; lassi & samosas of the shop besides Combo.
Other Main Food Points:
Pind Baluchi ( Indian cuisine & drinks)
Aroma (best try for late night food when every other shop in Chandigarh is closed)
Sip-n-Dine (best Indian cuisine-sec7)
Sankalp (truly south, sec 26)
Blue Ice (best honey chilly cauliflower , sec 17)
Please note:
check for special food & restaurant online deals at snapdeal, crazeal, mydala & trideal.
Shopping Hubs:
* Sector-17
*Sect 19 redhi market
*Sector 22 & 15
Hunt for Books:
* Old book market, sector 15
* University Book Depot, sector 17
Disc Time:
* Kava, sec 26 (best)
* Tao, Score , Gravity, Blue Ice
Travel Tips:
* Head-up with seatbelts/helmets and all documents
* Buses are bests. Android app for finding buses:
* Hiring an auto, dont argue for price. Just sit, get to your destination and push 10/- to him.
- please leave comments for extra info and suggestions :)
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