Our double-room was modestly-sized with a couple of chairs, an armoire, a color TV with cable, and a double-bed. The bathroom, though small, was functional with a hot water geyser.
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Things to see and do in Chandigarh.
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Chandigarh Streets (Photo Feature)
Known internationally for its architecture and urban planning, Chandigarh is the first planned city of India. Chandigarh streets are well planned and laid out with minimal traffic congestion.
Chandigarh Rose Garden, Bougainvillea Garden & Shanti Kunj
Chandigarh Rose Garden, Asia’s largest Rose Garden, has 1600 different varieties of roses. The 20 acre Bougainvillea Garden has over a hundred varieties.
Chandigarh Gardens & Government Museum
Creepers full of flowers grow over arches and small pavilions giving the place a very majestic feel! I found pink, peach, burgundy, lavender, white and yellow bougainvillea flowers.
Nek Chand Rock Garden
The Rock Garden, spread over an area of forty acres, is built with recycled industrial & home materials. Chand’s statues have found their way across the world.
Chandigarh Museums : Govt Museum & Art Gallery
The Government Museum and Art Gallery owes its existence to the partition of the country in 1947. Before 1947, the collection of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts, were housed in the Central Museum (Lahore).
Chandigarh, India’s first planned city!
Madhu was fascinated by what he saw and ever since, has wanted to visit this wonderful garden, which is supposed to have animal and human shapes made out of recycled materials.
Chandigarh, India's first planned city!
Madhu was fascinated by what he saw and ever since, has wanted to visit this wonderful garden, which is supposed to have animal and human shapes made out of recycled materials.
Mohali Stadium : Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Right at the front, by the window, sat our cricketing hero and captain of the team, Sachin Tendulkar ! Madhu and I couldn’t peel our eyes away from him; we stood there completely star-struck.
