Am off for a holiday next week to Nainital so found it fitting to blog about this place which til a few years back used to be my summer home.Til i was in 10th i made it a point to spend atleast 2 weeks of summer there with near and dear ones .Ive always had a ball there and each time ive never had enough of it..just want to spend more time there..its a place where ul never get bored and theres always something for everyone from food to sightseeing to shopping to education(sherwood college..wad a school man!!! i rate it the second best school in india after HPS)Here goes the story of nainital....
It is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas. Situated at an altitude of 1,938 metres (6,358 feet) above sea level,Nainital has temperate summers, maximum temperature 27 °C (81 °F); minimum temperature 10 °C (50 °F), during which its population increases more than fivefold with an annual influx of tourists predominantly from the plains of Northern India.
It is believed that Nainital figures in some ancient myths of India. In the Manas Khand of the Skand Puranas, Nainital Lake is called Tri-Rishi-Sarovar, hinting at the story of three sages (or rishis), Atri, Pulastya and Pulaha, who, upon finding no water in Nainital, dug a large hole at the location of the present day lake (sarovar = lake) and filled it with water from the holy lake Manasarovar in Tibet. According to lore, a dip in Naini Lake, "the lesser Manasarovar," earns merit equal to a dip in the great lake.
It is also believed that Naini Lake is one of the 64 Shakti Peeths, or religious sites where parts of the charred body of Sati (Parvati) fell on earth while being carried by Lord Shiva. The spot where Sati's eyes (or Nain) fell, came to be called Nain-tal or [lake of the eye.] The goddess Shakti is worshipped at the Naina Devi Temple on the north shore of the present day lake.
The places to visit are many.Some of the prominent places - The Naini Devi Temple,The Governers house, Jim Cobbert's house,hill Top,China Point,Naini Peak , Snow View...the list is endless..and there are a number of places like Jim Cobbert Park,Sattal around it where ppl must go spend some time.
These are the places not to miss when ur in Nainital.So try making it to my list of the best spots in nainital to eat and see!!
BEST SPOTS:-
1)The Boat House Club- amazing view,good food and do not miss eating the chili chicken and the aloo chat there..mouth watering
2)There is this old muslim cook who makes mouth watering fried chicken on the mall road again opposite the club..been a big fan of his food.
3)The movie theatre..it may not be a pvr but the feel of watchin a movie there is diff..
4)Boating obviously
5)China Point..take the cable car to it
6)hotel Ambassador on mall road
7)Shopping in the bhutanese market in the center of the town next to the lake
8) Momos..also known as dog meat momos :p a must to have there...delicious..btw they arent made of dog meat :p
9)The chat waalas all over
10) Boiled eggs near the lake when ti gets late in the night..the cool wind and boiled eggs deadly combo .
11)shop for some fresh fruits there in the local mandi..
12)Manu Maharani for the rich and famous
13)Balrampurhouse- a beauty
14)sherwood college..i neednt mention why
My list wil never ever end as nainitals one place which as i said earlier i can never have enough of.Ill post some new pics when am back but here are some pics below .Do visit it once in ur life or else u would have missed something truly.
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