After exploring Ross Island in the morning, we went for
local sightseeing in the evening. We hired a cab for it. Our exploration of Port Blair began with the
Cellular Jail( famously called Kaala Pani) . The Jail is closed on Mondays but
Light and Sound show organized in Jail is open. After getting the tickets for
the show, we thought of exploring some nearby tourist places as we were a
bit early and had two hours with us.
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| Cellular Jail |
Before we could head to any another place, our little one
noticed a flock of pigeon in a small park on the opposite side of the Jail and
she wanted to have a proper look at the pigeon so we headed there. The Park is
called “Veer Savakar Park”, a memorial for the freedom fighters. A man was feeding flock of pigeon in the park and our little
princess was fascinated by it.
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| Memorial Park for freedom fighters |
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| At Veer Savarkar Park |
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| Man feeding pigeons at Veer Savarkar Park |
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| Veer Savarkar Park |
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| Idol of Veer Damodar Savarkar |
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| View from the Park |
After spending some time in the park, we went to Joggers Park.
One can get the view of the runway of the “Veer Savarkar International Airport”
from the Joggers Park. The view of Ross Island is also wonderful.
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| Joggers Park |
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| View of the Runway |
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| View of the Ross Island |
Next, we went to the Gandhi Park. This park is full of rides
especially for the tiny tots. And so our little princess had lot of fun there.
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| Statue of Gandhiji at Gandhi Park |
After spending some time in the Gandhi Park, we headed to the Cellular Jail for the light and sound show. The
show is really worth watching. It shows us the torture the freedom fighters went through, to give us independence. Photography is prohibited during the
show.
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| Cellular Jail |
After the show was over, we went back to our hotel. Next
day, we went to explore Havelock Island. Details of it, I will give in my next
blog.
