VAPI
(3 August 2012)
Early this morning we arrived Vapi town in southern Gujarat. It took 27 hours on Jodhpur Express train from Bangalore.
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| Vapi Railway Station. |
We then stayed in Jay International Hotel. A descent hotel just one km from the railway station.
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| Jay International Hotel, near Char Rasta. |
In this hotel, I taught my friend Ajeesh a boxing lesson :)
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| Ajeesh taking a boxing lesson. |
Here people speak Hindi well so we could communicate better. The Gujarati language, though has a separate script, has much similarity with Hindi.
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| Signboard of a shop with Gujarati word. |
Other photos we took as we traveled around this city.
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| A Christian - run school on Daman Road. |
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| A shopping area near Char Rasta, Vapi. |
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| A truck on National Highway 8. |
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| National Highway 8 passes through the middle of Vapi city. |
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| A picture on the over bridge of Vapi railway station. |
SILVASA
(3 August 2012)
Capital city of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, a Union Territory of India. Its just 15 km from Vapi city and there are plenty of shared auto at Rs 25 per head.
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| Entrance gate to Dadra & Nagar Haveli from Gujarat. |
There are four major tribal groups in this Union Territory: Kukna, Dhodia, Varli and Katkari. The Museum located in the middle of the city has a display of the tribal culture.
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