Bhavnagar

BHAVNAGAR

Another important coastal city of princely origin is Bhavnagar, with ports, salt works, ship building and ship breaking yards along the Bhavnagar coast. The city has associations with Mahatma Gandhi, who went to university here, and relics of his life can be seen at Gandhi smriti in the 1895 AD Barton museum building, which also has a fine collection of coins, stamps, guns and other arms, sculpture and folk arts. Bhavnagar has myriad relics of it’s princely rule-the Maharajahs commissioned architects like Sir William Emerson, the architect of the Victoria

Takteshwar

memorial, to endow the city with great buildings of the 19^th century like the Takth Sinhji hospital. Victoria park is a great place for strolls and you can spot a variety of birds, and occassionally antelope,jackal and hare. Gaurishankar lake is another popular place for evening strolls, picnics and birdwatching. Do not miss the Takteshwar temple-situated on an incline off one of Bhavnagar’s busiest roads, it is a place of incredible tranquility and views over the cityscape to the sea.

Painted stork, Pill Gardens

GETTING THERE	By road : 4 hours(200 kms) Convenient overnight train. Luxury buses from Paldi.
PLACES TO STAY
- LUXURY/HERITAGE	Nilambagh place hotel (Heritage hotel), Dil bahar heritage hotel
- DELUXE	Blue Hill, Jubilee, White Rose, Apollo
- MODERATE/ LOW
- BUDGET/GUEST HOUSE	Mini, Shital, Vrindavan, Sapna
PLACES TO EAT	Nilambagh palace hotel(multi-cuisine), Apollo(multi-cuisine), Blue hill(N and S Indian veg), Jubliee(south indian) and White Rose(Indian), Outside hotels, Tulsi(N Indian, a/c), Greenland(N Indian garden restaurant), Wimpeys(N Indian, a/c), Live-in(roof garden restaurant), Shreeji(Indian), Rajpath(Kathiawadi), Evening point(Kathiawadi), Mahavir(thali), Mashoor(Juice, icecream, snacks), Papillon(icecream,snacks), Gulmohar(kulfi, icecream), Laxmi turning point (sweets and snacks), Ramkrishna(sweets), Khatri(sweets, ganthias), Das(sweets), Baker's basket(cakes, fast food).