day 3

checked out

neeta hotel
idly 50
shira 60
idlis and shira are freshest at 8-9 am
neeta ticket to mumbai 320 rupees
400 on friday to sunday ?
boarded bus 8.30 am
bus departure from lonavala
8.47 am

vashi 9.56

sion east 10.30

11 am andheri
took the merto from the highway metro stop 11.15 15 rupees

next time take the metro to the highway stop instead of station the walk 10 min to the neeta bisleri stop saves 20 rs rickshaw from the station

Day 2

Hotel
Chai 71

Neeta
11 am
Idli sambar 50
Shira 60

Store
Chips and 7up 86 rupees

hotel
freshlime soda 81 rupees

Highway destroy lonavala

The planner should have made the highway pass at least 1 km from the city and planted a wall of trees at a width of 1 km to truly have protected this city from pollution.
Too much use of plastic cups are dumped in the gutter

Powerbank

A power bank is extremely necessary to be a truly mobile traveller.the xaomi power bank seems to be the best.need one for my next trip

Valvan lake

It is areatrd by the wind.morning buffaloes bathe in it.chickens all over the place
Nice cool breeze
The lake supports a lot of life butterflies fish water snakes water turtle
Everyyhing in the pond is interdependent on each other
The lotus plant on the bathing buffalows
Guy comes an feeds the fish and says a silent prayer
Lots of people come to feed the fish

Lots of butterflies and dragon flies.this is only evident when you sit quitely near the lake for an extended period of time

Birds arrive around 11.20 kingfisher waders

I feel the valvan lake was originally connected to the valvan dam. All water bodies should be connected by huge pipes by the highway planners

Lonavala

The sad state of lonavala .the pollution has hit the roof with the trucks and cars passing through it.it is choked by the express ways nh1
i dont know who runs this place .but the gutters are filled with plastic.garbage everywhere
This place should join the prime ministers swach bharath iniative

Secret

Somewhere behind neeta hotel

Valvan lake

Bread available in the shop next to valvan lake as hotels over charge

Day one

Lunch
Neeta restaurant
Puri bhaji 70
Chai 20

Chocolate chikki 130
Bangalore iyengar bakery opp rama krishna
Cake slice 40
Buns 10
Maharashra bakery next to rama krishna

Murali krishna near rama krishna
Sada dosa 50
Sada dosa was cold at 15.32 pm avoid this here
The green lotus fine dining same place as murali krishna

Avoid eggs as restaurants charge 100% the cost of an egg.an egg cost 1rs but restaurants in lonavala charge 100 rupees

Start

Metro versova to andheri station 7.45 15 rs
Reached andheri 7.58
Rickshaw to bisleri 20 rupees
8.15 neeta bus from highway 400
Long stop at chembur 9.30 and vashi 9.42

Khalapur 10.33

Reached neet lonavala 11.0

Idli sambar 50 rs
Chai 20

Bus to lonavala

Deciding to use neeta
Bus to lonavala every 30 min
Bus Ticket mumbai to lonavala 400 rupees as on nov 2014

Neeta mumbai 02228902666
Neeta lonavala 8652222640