The large unpopulated stretches of land along the drive with greenery, trees and hillocks was a view that we often miss in our populous state of Uttar Pradesh. Though we passed through quite a few small towns, we could get tea only at a point almost midway at a place called Sarai. The tea was served in paper cups so small that it reminded one of a small tequila shot and one had to take two or more cups to satisfy the craving.
Parsili Resort is a wonderful and professionally run place. The main building consists of the reception area and a dining hall separated by an atrium that houses a small lounge. The first floor has a few rooms for guests. Then there is an adjoining area having a dozen or so 'huts.' You may think of each hut as a set of two independent rooms, each for two persons with an attached bath and a balcony / dressing room. The huts are clean and modestly but tastefully furnished. The resort is surrounded by trees forming a small forest like patch on the sides and you have the Banaas river flowing right behind the boundary at the back of the resort. There are stairs leading to the river and the river was only a little more than ankle deep at most places. The kids had much fun wading through the river to the other bank and back. I may add that occasionally a group of monkeys may descend upon the hut complex and it is advisable to keep the balcony door and window closed.
In the afternoon all of us gathered in one of our rooms and a round of Tambola. Tea and pakoras were ordered and we found the room service good.
The river is towards west of the resort and sunset makes for a breathtaking view and some nice photographs. The resort had also organized a song and dance performance by a small group of tribals near the entrance on the eastern side.
The food was good and homely, and the only complaint was dysfunctional WiFi promised by the resort. The technician was to come from Bhopal and there was no chance of it getting repaired before our departure.
If you are visiting Parsili, don't forget to carry at least one phone with a Jio SIM. No other network, including BSNL, works in the area! Though, if the WiFi were working, you could make and receive a normal non-WhatsApp call from the hotel compound using a phone that has WiFi calling feature which is currently supported by Airtel and perhaps VI too. One person in our group, having an Airtel connection could do so when he was connected to a hotspot activated on a phone with Jio connection.
Several power outages came as a surprise as MP is a power surplus state. It wasn't too hot so we didn't mind the AC switching off. Only light and fan were on power backup. I decided to switch on the geyser in the bathroom to ensure availability of hot water in the morning even if there was another outage at that time.
As night descended, it started raining. It made a pattering sound on the trees surrounding the campus. We had a good night's sleep and when we got up early in the morning for the Safari, it was still or perhaps again raining.
The next post will be about the Safari.
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