There are times in BIT when you get so sick of the place that you want to take a rocket and zoom off to space. However, for people with moderate budgets, here are some quick getaways…..
Disclaimer: these are strictly for nature lovers. If you are into pubs and swanky places….don’t even come close to BIT……you’ll fall into depression!!!
Jonah or Hundru falls-- Jump on a bike( for 2 or 3 people) or rent out a trekker( for bigger groups) and zip off to these falls. Leave by 9 or 10 in the morning. They are about 30km away. The drive is pretty pleasant except when crossing small bastis. Here people are always ready to exhort money on the pretense of some pooja. Once you reach there just jump in the water. It is advised not to hang around the crowded area but to find a secluded spot with your friends. We had taken some marinated chicken from H-4 and cooked it in an open coal fire. Yummy!!! Add on some booze and you’ve got a perfect party!! Start back by 4 in the evening and you will make it by 6. Winter season is a good time because you can lie around in the sun but if you’ve got guts go during the monsoons.
Rukka Dam—this one is close by. Must be around 10km. Same mode of transportation as above. Even auto waalas agree for Rs 300. Make the autowaala wait otherwise you will have a hard time finding transportation for the return journey. Take your swimming trunks because the water is verrrry tempting. Do take along your fishing rod (bamboo stick with a nylon thread and a hook in my case!!). Fishing during winters is a bad idea because then you will be the only person eating the earthworms!!
The Zoo—my favorite Sunday getaway. It opens at 9 in the morning. It is an eye-treat for those of you who have grown up seeing big city zoos with very few animals and only people. Here the case is reverse. A wide variety of animals in the green surroundings…enough to drive any nature lover mad! There is a cute pair of elephants that roam about with their keepers and if you are on the lighter side they will even let you ride. There is a cafeteria but the food there sucks. Worry not; Madhuban is only a stone’s throw away. A word of caution- it may seem very secluded and you may be tempted to do ‘things’ but be careful about the keepers….they pop out from the least expected places!!
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Conceived in the canteen over a special coffee at 10 pm, 24th November 2005, the brainchild of two hapless morons, BIT Mesra : Rest In Pieces is a weekly blog coming from the heart of BIT Mesra, bringing you what WE the Students think about Life, The Universe & Everything...
2 comments:
that was really 'tempting'... good info..
Hello folks...I just happened to stumble over this blog and let me admit, reading it was a trip down memory lane...I and my whole gang went over and over to all these places...not to mention the line hotels along the highway (wow, what excellent food they used to cook)....no matter how much you hate BIT while you are there, once you are out of it, you will always miss the 4 years spent there (or whatever number you are are forced to ). I and my whole batch, had there share of fun at B.I.T and it uese to rock during our times...... I have been through more than half the world ever since and I am yet to find a place that was half as special as Mesra........so as long as you are there...have fun...no harm in getting a little frustrated sometimes thinking the rest of the world is having a lot of fun ( i had my share of frustration while i was there, dont worry, it is a part of the fun).....sooner or later you are bound to realize that the real fun you ever had was in B.I.T itself......(i hope rotaract club is still functional, i was the president of the same while i was there)....take care and keep blogging....luv you all ...long live B.I.T Mesra
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