chandigarh 13 -14 jan**urgent **

mantru

hi guys just few info on chandigarh required...it just happened i am invited for lori so i could not dig info and there are very few info as well....i have to attend to the festivities in the evening so i just have time for few hours.......i cannot get a train at this moment so i'll go by bud from delhi on 13 th if i take 8 am bus i might reach by 1 pm lunh might take 1 more hour i have 2-6 pm four hours to roam around i have to reach panchkula by 7 pm so is there direct buses or autos to reach....next day too i'll have 4-5 hours........is there a must do ...must have when i am there.........pla advise.

EOS

Check out the Rock Garden. Its a lovely place.....

iwanttogoback

yep, definitely the rock garden.

nek chand rock garden, that is.

gautam

Rock Garden, Sukhna lake, Sector 17 market, Sector 22 market for street clothing,Punjab University, Fun republic [its like a mini mall].

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Panchkula is not that far and you should be able to get there easily.

No must do things in Chandigarh. I found the rock garden boring, if it was anywhere else in the world no one would be bothered about it. The lake was better and I could not be bothered to do the rose garden.

If you can see if you can go to see Pinjore gardens at night. They look quite good when they are lit up as you cant see the litter and lack of maintenance.

If you had a bit more time I would have suggested Kasauli. You could hire a car and get there in about an hour (maybe a bit more) but then you will not have much time to take in the place.

mantru

thank you guys for the reply...actually i managed rock garden and cactus garden in panchkula...actually i stayed in this place...i liked the cactus garden as i am a flower enthu'st

cooldude

Chandigarh is the most beautiful city in India in my views, there are lots of places to view like rock garden,sukhna lake,lesurevally....

shere

What is so beautiful about it ? The place is a concrete jungle. The buildings are mostly uniform and as such have no charachter. It is as if you have steped back into a Soviet era planned city. We had a similar concrete jungle in Birmingham called the Bull Ring and it has been pulled down and replaced. All across the world these soul sapping concrete jungles are being pulled down. But not in India it si promoted as a modern city.

Look at the shopping area in sector 17 which is meant to me the best shopping area. It is an absolute dump.

If Rock Garden was anywhere else it would not attract any visitors. I went with some relatives from Europe who had their kids with them. They were bored in 10 minutes. These are not kids who only appreciate theme parks etc. They loved Barcelona and the museums etc there.

Sukhna is nice but after a few laps of that island in a pedal boat you soon get bored.

The only saving grace for Chandigarh is that it is easy to get to Kasauli.

mantru

check belwo awesome cactus.........

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iwanttogoback

cool cacti! i love the sculptural shapes.

what was the accommodation like at the cactus place?