Expressway Scenery

Travelling on the expressway is still quite a pleasant experience especially on days when there is less traffic. The scenery is a sight for sore eyes.

Scenic Beauty around Akluj

The countryside around the Fratelli winery at Akluj is beautiful and stark. The clear air, the blue skies and the vast vineyards spread across the sprawling land are a sight to see.

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To watch the sunset from a place called the Machan (belonging to the Fratelli winery) gives a breathtaking view of the surroundings.

Fratelli Vineyards

Fratelli Vineyards, a 3- hour drive from Pune have acres and acres of vineyards. Visiting during the harvest season means that you see vines laden with grapes. 

The accommodation is clean and spacious though not 5-star. 

Besides the normal wine tasting, you can wander around the beautiful vineyards, walk or bike and experience lovely sunset. Food served is simple but tasty. Very affordable at 6500/- for a day/night with all 3 meals included.

For more photos you can check here.

Pune Tekdi

When you say Tekdi (Hill), any Punekar will know what you are talking about. There are many such tekdis (hills) in Pune, and they offer a respite from the crowds and pollution. Punekars climb these tekdis regularly and it is not just an exercise routine but also a spiritual experience in a way.

On top of the Tekdi.

Jogging path.

Sun rise from a Pune Tekdi. It's a world in itself.

Vishram Bag Wada Pune - Photos or check out all the photos on Pune.
Serene scenes from the life of rural India or check out all the photographs on Nature and Scenery.

Silhouettes of a volcano

These are silhouetted scenes of a volcano in Bali, Indonesia, called Mount Batur. They are long shots,  based on photos taken from a distance, with the dark volcano contrasted against a white cloudy sky. 

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Mount Batur Volcano in Bali

Beautiful Mount Batur can be seen from a distance and the view is quite breathtaking. It is still an active volcano near Mount Agung, in Bali, Indonesia. The south east side of the larger caldera has a caldera lake. The inner 7.5-kilometer-wide caldera is approximately 25,000 years old. It is possible to take a special trip to climb the mountain. Mining is going on near the bottom of Mount Batur, to collect the volcanic debris and rock for building purposes.

A closer look at the Batur volcano in Bali.

Seen from the far distance the mountain of Batur looks very imposing.

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Scenes from India: Panchgani scene of lake and hills or if you are looking for a  really green nature scene, try this: Free Headers of Nature Scenes - Lake and Trees. Or Nature scenes of hills, valleys and trees or Scenes from the Matheran Mountains or Ghat

Plucking tea in a tea garden in India

Women in the north-east of India plucking tea in a tea garden.

A long shot of the picturesque tea garden with tall trees to give shade to the tree bushes.

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Venna Lake in Mahabaleshwar

Sunset at Venna Lake in Mahabaleshwar which is a popular hill station in Maharashtra. Tourists milling around the lake for boating, one of the activities available here.

People relaxing around Venna lake in Mahabaleshwar.

Related Images: Panchgani scene of lake and hills or if you are looking for a  really green nature scene, try this: Free Headers of Nature Scenes - Lake and Trees. Or Nature scenes of hills, valleys and trees or
Scenes from the Matheran Mountains or Ghat
You might also like to see more photos of Nature scenes or beautiful Scenery from India and different parts of the world.

Gir Forest

Some photographs of the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary which is also known as Sasan-Gir
It started in 1975, and has an area of 1412 sq. kms. This is the home of the Asiatic lion. This is a protected area. Although the lions in the sanctuary had dwindled, today they have increased and believed to be about 400 in number.

There are water bodies here in Gir, and the major perennial rivers of the Gir region are Hiran, Shetrunji, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari and Raval.

A ride through Gir Forest Sanctuary.

Going in an open jeep during the safari.

A culvert across a canal.

A scenic spot in the Girl wild life sanctuary - a sunset on the river.

A view of the Gir Forest.

You might also like to see images of other sight seeing spots in Gujarat like Naida caves in Diu Gujarat or
Somnath Temple photographs or Chagda in Gujarat

Beach at Diu in Gujarat in India

This is a beautiful beach at Diu. Clean golden sand. Fresh air. A calm sea.

Gentle waves lapping on the shoreline at the beach

A panoramic view of a beach stretching out into the distance

A wide expanse of beach at Diu with the setting sen as the backdrop.

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or Rocky Dadar Beach where the beach has been eaten up by the sea.
Or try the label Beaches for all photos with a beach.

Tea Gardens in Kerala

These are picturesque scenes of the tea gardens in Kerala, India. These photos of tea plantations were shot while moving in a car.

A row of pretty houses, a temple and a dirt road in the backdrop of lush tea gardens.

A closer shot of the tea bushes.

Tea being grown on the hills of Kerala.

A photo of a tea estate plantation in Kerala.

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Coconut Trees Silhouettes

These are silhouettes of coconut trees and nature scenes with palm or coconut trees. This one has a man plucking coconuts. Black and white silhouette.

The silhouette of a row of coconut trees against the background of a building.

A silhouette of a scene in which coconut palms are swaying in the breeze at a beach resort. The silhouette of a row of deck chairs are also in the picture.

More silhouettes of other types palm trees: Tall palm trees silhouettes
Or check out the many different type of silhouettes on this blog, like Silhouettes of birds in flight or Temple Silhouettes and Church Silhouettes. There are a lot of silhouettes of people, men and women, engaged in different activities and also silhouettes of objects. Check out all the Silhouettes .

Tall palm trees silhouettes

These are silhouettes of tall coconut palms and higher resolution silhouettes are available.

This one is a simple black and white silhouette with the spindly and long trees reaching up to the sky. Their height can be gauged by the smaller trees at the base of the image.

A grey, black and white silhouette of a nature scene with tall palm trees moving in the breeze and grey clouds in the background.

A scenery silhouette of tall palm trees in varying shades of grey, black and white. Clouds in the background and tall coconut palm trees in the foreground alongside a small swimming pool with the water reflecting the tree silhouettes.

There are many different type of silhouettes on this blog, like Silhouettes of birds in flight or Temple Silhouettes and Church Silhouettes. There are a lot of silhouettes of people, men and women, engaged in different activities and also silhouettes of objects. Check out all the Silhouettes available.

Li River in China

The Li or Lijiang River in Guangxi Zhuang in China winds through peculiar shaped mountains or perhaps you can call them hills, the kind you have never seen before. They are like cones or tubes or in some cases like sand dunes! The cruise along the Li River is popular with tourists. These green hills make a very picturesque sight.

Here is a small boat laden with tourists winding its way along the Li River. The green rocky cone shaped hills are in the background.

Some of the hills are like pointed cones. Trees line the narrow beach along the river Li.

Some of these rocky hills have been given different names in Chinese because of their weird shapes.

A long shot of the Li river. The river, the beach, the boat and the hills.

You might also like to see pictures of other interesting sights of Guilin like the Elephant Rock in Guilin China or the Reed Flute Cave at Guilin, China, both of which are natural formations.
Or more photographs of Nature scenes or beautiful Scenery.
Or pics of China, including those of its cities, its people, and monuments.

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Periyar National Park in Thekkady Kerala

Periyar National Park in Thekkady is Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, Southern India. It is an elephant and tiger reserve. In the hills of Cardamom and Pandalam of the south side of the Western Ghats, this area lies near the Tamil Nadu border. It is a very scenic place as the photographs show. Boating is available, and there is a resort within the park premises.

A view of the jungle and the hills from Periyar National Park.

A view of the river at Periyar National Park.

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Nature Scenes from Switzerland

Switzerland at the end of Autumn has different colours and spectacular beauty. The mountains are mostly green and thick with fir, and the mountains are snow-capped.

A shot taken from one of the cable cars going up to see the snow clad mountains in Switzerland. The contrast in the scenes is amazing. The bluish tint of the far off mountains and the dark green of the fir trees on the mountainside in the foreground. Also the lush green grass which cattle is feeding on. The cows are brown in color.

One of my favourite photographs of the Swiss mountains. The multi-colored Alps in the background with the lush green fir trees forming the background. The trees too have different hues, like they have at the tail end of Autumn.

A Swiss village. In the foreground of brown and white cobble stoned houses there is a small road running through. A small mountain with fir and snow forms the background of the picture.

A valley in the Swiss Alps with the clouds swirling in the background inbetween the mountains. The grass is like velvet.

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