About Pune :-)

I travelled all the way from Hyderabad to Pune to rejuvenate myself and also to have a breathe of fresh air. I am accompanied with 2 more friends and tavera to visit all the places near pune. Our first stop being khandala...
Khandala - One of the popular areas for hiking (Said by many people). But i couldn'd find this khandala an interesting stop for tourists. The only positive side of khandala being it offers Panaromic view of khandala hills and few ghats. Though i was advised to visit in winter, i feel no tourist expects to see a green park and a view from there...Upon enquiry, i found that Lunawala is the place to visit if we need to enjoy view of khandalaand have a nice stay ther, but not khandala itself...
we had a disappointing start but could n't afford to spend more time in khandala. immediately we rushed to next tourist point i.e., matheran
Matheran - Matheran refers to "Forest on Top" or "Mother Forest". The main transport of being Horses and Hand-Pulled rickshaws. It has got many places to visit, Matheran involves much trekking and it is a sort of relief for us, as we had no expectations on Matheran but it has got everything to attract visitors...we started Horse ride, unfortunate a horse ride for an hour will be around 150 and unlimited ride costs some 500/-. total horse ride may go to 18 KM's which is normally a tough thing to ride on Horse. i recommend an hour ride on Horse is enough and we can come back by walk. It has got 4-5 tourist spots, khandala view, Lake view (which also contains suicide point),.....this is all i remember. summing up everything Matheran is a worthy visit. It has got beautiful resorts and interested people stay there for 3-4 days.
Last thing for the day is to take rest. we reached Panvel and rested ourself. next morning we started to Alibag, Alibag is a small town with many beaches in and around. Town contains houses in old style with old architecture. beaches are famous for coconuts and betel nuts it seems :-).
One more thing i forgot to discuss about is Pune-Mumbai express highway, can be said as one more tourist spot. Summarizing pune is a worth place to visit in monsoon, as you will even enjoy the journey