The hotel organised a car for the six of us heading out for sightseeing. We started around 11 after a late breakfast and the longest night of sleep of my whole stay.
Our first stop were the Pataleshwar Caves that were carved out in the 8th century but remain unfinished. In front of them is a shrine to Shiva and Nandi.
Despite the other tourists and a Volkswagen colleague, there were some Hindu worshippers.
From there we went to Shanivar Wada, the palace of the ruling family that was built in the early 18th century. Today only the outer fortification walls and some ruins within remain. As there are a lot of trees it is a favorite hangout place for couples and families.
Then we took a walk around the old city looking for some nice architectural structures.
Driving past the closed shopping street MG Road we made our way to the south of Pune and visited the Parvati Temple and hill. 103 steps lead up to the about 700 m high hill from where we had a great view on the city.
We finished the tour with a visit to Inorbit Mall. As most of the people have to work 6 days a week, sundays are used for shopping. The mall even had a Spar supermarket and a McDonald's.
2 comments:
Good post. The list of not to be missed attractions in Pune is infinite here but a couple of most interesting hot spots are the Pataleshwar Rock-cut temple and the Sinhagad Fort. The temple is dedicated to martyred Maratha heroes, while the fort is well for a grand Maratha triumph over Mughal invaders. Check out all 724 top places to visit in pune also.
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