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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
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Painted stork,
Pill Gardens
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memorial,
to endow the city with great buildings
of the 19th 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.
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GETTING THERE |
By road : 4 hours(200
kms) Convenient overnight train. Luxury
buses from Paldi.
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TO STAY |
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LUXURY |
Nilambagh
place hotel (Heritage hotel), Dil bahar
heritage hotel |
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DELUXE |
Blue
Hill, Jubilee, White Rose, Apollo |
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MODERATE |
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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). |
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