Diary entry on trip to daman
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Being an avid traveler, there are many destinations that are in my wish-list. Tibet, Bhutan, Gangtok, Rann of Kuch are some of the places that are on top of the list. One such place that had lingering somewhere at the bottom of this list was Daman. I have never visited Goa and I heard that Daman is very much like Goa but with much less crowd. When a chance visit to Pune for a family function gave my wife and I an opportunity to visit Daman, we simply grabbed it both hands.
Daman is roughly 200-odd km from Pune. The place is accessible both by road as well as train. It was challenging for me to decide on our commute as both the buses and trains would either leave Pune or reach Daman at unearthly hours. Also, since we had limited number of days therefore, I was not comfortable spending more time on travel. I did a little bit of research about the place including choices of hotels. In the meantime, my brother helped arrange a cab that would ferry us to Daman and back. Finally, the d-day came and my wife and I left Pune early in the morning for Daman.
The drive from Pune to Daman passed through Mumbai, Thane etc. and the drive was nothing to harp about. It was mostly 4-lane expressway roads so the ride was quite smooth but a touch dragging too. After brief stops for breakfast and tea, we eventually made it to Daman by afternoon. One very distinct thing that I noticed as we entered Daman was the many liquor shops. It is said that with Gujarat being a “dry” state, Daman is the nearest watering hole for those who have a liking for hard drinks. I being a complete teetotaler, my first impression about Daman was a bit of a disappointment. But we moved on and started looking for a suitable place to stay. We deliberately moved away from the main town and went towards what is called “Devka” beach, one of the two famous beaches in Daman, the other being Jampore beach.
As we came nearer to the coast line, we could see the typical line of coconut trees along the beach line. This obviously is distinctive to coastal regions and reminds you of Kerala. Near Devka beach there were many small houses of the locals. They looked absolutely beautiful with the line of coconut trees and the sea as the backdrop. There were hotels on both sides of the road that was running parallel to Devka beach. Obviously the ones that had the beach view were much costlier than those without. We quickly settled on a hotel called “Jazira” and booked a spacious room for ourselves. A very good thing about this hotel was its restaurant that was in the backyard and it opened up to the beach itself. It had an amazing view of the sea. Also, typical to Devka was the sand that was black in color. We quickly had our lunch, inquired about places to visit and started off on our car.
Daman is roughly 200-odd km from Pune. The place is accessible both by road as well as train. It was challenging for me to decide on our commute as both the buses and trains would either leave Pune or reach Daman at unearthly hours. Also, since we had limited number of days therefore, I was not comfortable spending more time on travel. I did a little bit of research about the place including choices of hotels. In the meantime, my brother helped arrange a cab that would ferry us to Daman and back. Finally, the d-day came and my wife and I left Pune early in the morning for Daman.
The drive from Pune to Daman passed through Mumbai, Thane etc. and the drive was nothing to harp about. It was mostly 4-lane expressway roads so the ride was quite smooth but a touch dragging too. After brief stops for breakfast and tea, we eventually made it to Daman by afternoon. One very distinct thing that I noticed as we entered Daman was the many liquor shops. It is said that with Gujarat being a “dry” state, Daman is the nearest watering hole for those who have a liking for hard drinks. I being a complete teetotaler, my first impression about Daman was a bit of a disappointment. But we moved on and started looking for a suitable place to stay. We deliberately moved away from the main town and went towards what is called “Devka” beach, one of the two famous beaches in Daman, the other being Jampore beach.
As we came nearer to the coast line, we could see the typical line of coconut trees along the beach line. This obviously is distinctive to coastal regions and reminds you of Kerala. Near Devka beach there were many small houses of the locals. They looked absolutely beautiful with the line of coconut trees and the sea as the backdrop. There were hotels on both sides of the road that was running parallel to Devka beach. Obviously the ones that had the beach view were much costlier than those without. We quickly settled on a hotel called “Jazira” and booked a spacious room for ourselves. A very good thing about this hotel was its restaurant that was in the backyard and it opened up to the beach itself. It had an amazing view of the sea. Also, typical to Devka was the sand that was black in color. We quickly had our lunch, inquired about places to visit and started off on our car.
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