THE GATEWAY HOTEL, VISAKHAPATNAM 4TH JULY 3 PM

chilka lake

on Beach road taking a drive

marine museum - one of its kind in South East Asia.

After a tiring but quite interesting drive around Orrisa we reached this really scenic coastal city of Visakhapatnam. this was around 420 km drive and we started at 8 in the morning with a punctured tyre to mend..

We crossed country side of Orrisa which was very different what we have been seeing all through India and on the way we did stop to admire Chilka lake which is huge looks like a sea.

There were heavy rains on the way but thankfully we were on a 4 lane highway so we could drive at a comfortable speed.

What a memorable welcome at the city, with staff holding banners of One India One Taj on the beach road with people on bikes. You could see the enthusiasm of staff and their support for this drive.

One of my best interaction with staff and thanks Mr Albert Rebello the general manager for making it so special. Mr Rebello motivtaed staff to speak their hearts out in the support of Taj and their feelings on 26/11. What we got was genuine emotions and spirit of Taj from the staff who were there in full attendance. This was followed by a cake cutting, a drive in the car with staff on bikes holding posters all around beach road and a great media interaction.
All your tiring journey changes into memorable experiences with staff when you reach hotel :)