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Day 1 : Fly

18 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales, Marathon Bloggers

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adventure sports, highway travels, manali, Marathon Bloggers, paragliding, solang valley, travel tales

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This was taken a couple of years ago at Solang Valley, Manali.

A group of us after planning for two years were all set for our driving trip to Manali-Leh and back. We flew to Delhi and then drove to Manali, we were to halt there for one evening and start our drive next morning but luck is something we guys are always running short on specially when it comes to Leh and in the month of August (when it usually is very clear), Rohtang pass had a landslide and it was closed. We were told to wait, heart-broken we decided to wait it out and while we were waiting and playing board games someone suggested a trip to Solang valley and we said why not.

So a little dejected but with hopes to make hay of whatever we get (since there wasn’t much sunshine anyways) we reached Solang and OMG when we heard that may be able to do paragliding there we were so happy

Solang Valley Manali was a treat to eyes… Tall trees, lush green, lovely drizzle , zorbing and other sports and a rope way as the bonus. Picture Perfect setting really. We asked around and yet again hopes were shattered saying it’s about to rain, no visibility and hence Paragliding might not happen. We waited and waited for what seemed like many days but actually were only a couple of hours before the sky cleared a bit and then suddenly someone came and said “Paragliding is open for today”. We all did a happy dance and proceeded to take the cable car to the top of the hill, where the view kind of had us awe stuck.

An Unplanned downhill trek on a very slushy and slippery terrain followed, and I think I made a record for slipping that day since I wasn’t wearing trekking shoes, but it lead us to one of the highlights of the trip so no regret there.

At the end we did it and boy it was no less than flying. Beautiful, beautiful feeling indeed.

So now I have done parasailing, paragliding, rock climbing, bungee jumping. Next in my list is sky diving šŸ™‚

PS: This post is in response to the eventĀ  Feb Challenge : A story for every picture, a picture for every story on the Marathon Bloggers group onĀ FB.

PPS: Picture not clicked by me

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Sinna Dorai, Kadamane : In the middle of tea heaven

17 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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bangalore to sakleshpur drive, Highway tales, highway travels, kadamane, sakleshpur, shettyhalli church, sinna dorai, travel tales

I (actually we, since pretty much all of us at home are the same, but since I am writing the blog I will stick to I) am sucker for places which are away from the main hustle bustle, the main tourist attractions. You will rarely see me vacationing in Ooty and even if I do we usually find places like Bellikal around ooty and not the main city. So last when we were looking for a spot to take a long weekend, we almost zeroed in on Valparai and on a little more research found this gorgeous looking bungalow called Sinna DoraiĀ and then when we called them they were full and suggested us to look at their other bungalow in KadamaneĀ and when we saw what we looked, we quiet liked it. So Sinna Dorai, Kadamane happened to us by chance and what a gorgeous looking chance. Would you complain if you were to reach a destination which is based in the middle of these tea estates?

_DSC0243and you have to drive through these roads to reach the place, most definitelyĀ a good chance, what do u say people?_DSC0270-001Now that I have your attention with these gorgeous pictures, I am wondering if I should let the photos do the talking in this post and make it a picture post or should I put some words here and there too. While I decide on that, let me show you the gorgeous porch chilling area of the place you drive into. The one view you get the minute you enter the gate of the sinna dorai_DSC0517

Kadamane falls under Sakleshpur district (read about Mugilu in Sakleshpur here, the post also has driving directions to Sakleshpur) , Once you reach the Sakleshpur town, you need to drive tillĀ Munzerabad Club – circa 1894 and past it till about 2.7 km ahead, At this point, the highway has a fork to the right with signs for the Sinna Dorai Bungalow. From here on follow the signs from and the gorgeous roads with twists and turns to reach the bungalow. We had clocked at 268km from kormangala to Sinna Dorai when we reached

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Sinna Dorai is a beautiful old world plantation bungalow, clean filled with a little antiques here and there with very warm and courteous staff. The bungalow has three parts the lower cottage which is a suite kind of cottage, the partners wing and the twin cottage which have two rooms and the rooms in the house. We took the rooms in the house as we needed about 4 rooms together, when we reached we realised that the three rooms are in a row with the whole corridor and veranadah to ourselves which became our evening chat and drink adda.

Sinna Dorai1The first day we reached there, we did nothing much apart from chilling and the kids running around the open free place. Ojas and his friends went mad running around

Sinna Dorai3It was continuously drizzling and raining when we went there (which was in August if you are wondering) and it was such a pleasure taking long, walks on the winding roads of the tea estate, look the gorgeous woman plucking tender tea leaves and trying to have a conversation with them

_DSC0245The next day we did a visit to the Kadamane tea factory, the factory was closed that for operations but the guys gave us a quick handsdown on what happens when it’s operational and god we all got scared shit on the amount of pesticides and all we are having in our tea on a regular basis, sigh the dangerous lives we live.

The other place we visited many times while we were there was the view point, which was about 15-20 kms drive from where we were staying and the views there were breathtaking. Though it’s not a long drive but the difference in the height and view of the two places was considerable, you go to the view of a lovely valley and in summer the folks also arrange a picnic lunch there which we couldn’t because sitting there was just out of the question as due to rains the place was infested with leeches, after one of the trek we did we found around 10 of them in the child’s shoe but the brave child that he is, he didn’t flinch.

_DSC0427The other reason the view point excited us was the drive. We drove one of the 4X4 fortuner we had all the way up to the hill and what a delightful drive it was, we took turns and had to go up so all of us enthu cutlets could experience it. See that up on the hill. What pleasure man this beast is

_DSC0437The next day some of us decided to go on a trek, a nice and proper trek and yes I was among those. Frankly I was very apprehensive before I started, Am I fit enough? Would I be able to do it? Should I just skip and let the others atleast enjoy but I decided against it, I decided I will give it a shot and I am glad I did because I surprised myself, I did finish the trek. I lasted and it was such a pleasure doing it. All of us in raincoats, climbing up a hill when it was pouring, atleast for a part of the trek the rain was pretty intense and the rest of the trek it was drizzling on and off but it did never stop on the whole trek. It was one of the most enjoyable treks in the recent past for me. Another person that surprised us on the trek was O, he completed the whole half a day trek by himself. Not once did he say, I am tried. Not once did he say that enough. He was so enjoying it and infact he was always ahead of us with the guide leading us all.

_DSC0458But a trek isn’t complete without a story to tell is it? So here is ours, while we were coming back suddenly our guide suddenly halted in his path, looked here and then there. Ran up the hill, came down and in this all we were standing there wondering WTH was going on and then after about 10 minutes, one of us dared to ask him and looking scared he told us he smells wild elephant herd around but can’t see them. He asked them can’t you smell elephants and all of us reluctantly went “yes we can smell something different but not sure they are elephants” šŸ˜‰ Man it was so funny but jokes apart I understand how dangerous a herd of wild elephants can be and were glad that we reached back to the rooms safely bitten by a couple of leeches yes but nothing major that happened

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The tent we had pitched outside our room for the kids to have fun in, Hitchy this is a decathalon tent šŸ˜‰

The other thing I loved about the place was the food, I swear I drank glasses full of rasam at every meal. Finger licking, home style yummy food. I also loved their dining area with surprises full from a previous area, gratuity box, water filter, boiler etc

Sinna Dorai2Ā One more reason to fall in love with Sinna Dorai was the fact that there was no cell phone signal there, yes I did miss out on some birthday wishes but boy because of that we all really relaxed. All we did for three days was absorb nature and enjoy. Look out from the balcony to the view of tea gardens and a trees and flowers, take walks and chat. A most relaxing vacation in a long long time

DSC_0743I most certainly recommend this to anyone who wants to take a short break around bangalore. Leaving you with a view of the place from our verandah

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Oh I almost forgot mentioning about the lovely submergedĀ shettyhalli church that some of us stopped by one the way back. The church is about 25 kms drive from the main bangalore-mangalore highway and during various seasons you get a totally different view of the church, when we went only the top was visible but what a lovely sight.

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E is for East (Baiguney, Sikkim Part 2)

05 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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AtoZChallenge, highway travels, sikkim, travel, travel tales

Case in point here North East, I realized I have my travelogue of Sikkim half done so I thought I might as well take up with this opportunity to complete it

I gave you an overall brief of things or shall we call it preview of things in the last post, the next day (technically Day 2 but practically Day 1 since we reached Sikkim only in the evening) started with all the presentations from the bloggers who attended the event. I was amazed at the vast variety of experience covered, while Arun’s and Vishal’s pictures kept us spell bounded, Mridula’s determination for making it to Everest Base camp inspired us and Priya she had me stunned with the idea of who she collected funds for her Antarctica travel. Listening to Rakhi talking about her solo backpacking in India was when the idea of solo backpacking which I am gonna do soon was seeded in my head. So after spending half a day in the conference room and actually feeling good about it we decided to go visit the famous shiva mandir in Baiguney, when we went it was fully covered in fog but still was a sight

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the shiva statue

the shiva statue

The proudly standing Nandi

The proudly standing Nandi

Ganja and Jamua, guess which one is who?

Ganja and Jamua, guess which one is who?

Next day morning we went for a short walk/trek to Chakun, which was absolutely breath taking..

Breath taking views

Breath taking views

Early morning dew drops on plants, a sight we dont get to see often

Early morning dew drops on plants, a sight we don’t get to see often

Gorgeous Orchids

Gorgeous Orchids

the person who took us for a walk told us the root of this fern is a local medicine for diabetes. BTW we eat the greens too stir fried with local cheese it was yummm

the person who took us for a walk told us the root of this fern is a local medicine for diabetes. BTW we eat the greens too stir fried with local cheese it was yummm

The dew drops hanging, something magical about them... the whole tree was full with droplets in the end which felt like pearls hanging down - This is one of my fav pictures from the trip

The dew drops hanging, something magical about them… the whole tree was full with droplets in the end which felt like pearls hanging down – This is one of my fav pictures from the trip

We also saw lots of wild mushrooms on the way

We also saw lots of wild mushrooms on the way

553566_10150964238731365_1860745688_n 375626_10150964238461365_393875771_nAnd while taking a walk we saw this quite, small monastery, such calm and peace… there is something about them that attracts me…

Prayer wheel at the monastery

Prayer wheel at the monastery

and Part 3 coming up soon , may be in S may be something else šŸ˜‰

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The City of Everlasting Love – Agra

03 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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Agra, Delhi, Highway tales, highway travels, on the road, road trip, taj mahal, travel, travel tales, Yamuna Expressway

While we were in Delhi this time during our crazy and epic drive, me and sister thought we should also may be drive out with the family for a day, someone mentioned the new Yamuna expressway and the plan was freezed in like two seconds, yes we are mad enough to get excited about being on road after 2500kms+ 3 drive too…

The expressway starts from Greater Noida and has only one entry, we stay in Rohini and thats like the other end of the town and it took us about 1.5 hours that too at 7:30 am in the morning just to reach the expressway start but we were able to find it pretty easily thanks to my most treasured thing when driving. Yes you guessed it right I am talking about google maps šŸ˜‰ How I love that app on my phone and one of the reasons I haven’t upgraded my phone to iOS6 is because I will lose google maps…but as usual I digress..

Once we were on the expressway, it was delight through and through. Cemented 3 (infact I think 3 and half) lane roads, barricaded on both sides. We were constantly cruising at 150. At one point of time, hubby even mentioned this is so smooth and good, I am almost getting bored. The only sad thing about the roads was the fact that they were so deserted. I mean I think we saw just 50 cars on an almost 150km+ expressway. Ofcourse we weren’t complaining on the lack of traffic but we were worried that if its not used, it won’t be maintained well in the longer run.

What I also liked about the expressway is the fact that after every toll plaza (and there are three of them) there is a pit stop, a small quick eating joint and very clean loos, there is a janitor always standing there who cleans it just after u use. Hopefully this will continue as the usuage of the expressway increases too. We had breakfast on one such pit stop, took bread pakoras, veg puff and stuffed kulchas and eat it on the car along with hot tea

That's my mum, younger sister and O enjoying our breakfast

That’s my mum, younger sister and O enjoying our breakfast

After the quick breakfast stop, I took over the wheel from N and enjoyed the drive till Agra and I tend to agree with him after the 3 days of drive this did feel boring essentially because it was so smooth šŸ˜‰ Like he says we needed a better car, a car that can take us to 200kmph may be and give that trip (Warning : The whole road is cemented and not tarred and there is a greater risk of tyre bursting which can be a huge risk at high speeds. Please use caution while speeding. We have all terrain tyres in our car which we fill with Nitrogen and hence the risk is lower)

We made it to the outskirts of Agra City including the breakfast break in under 2 hours after entering the expressway. What happened after we entered the city is another story though. My heart pains to say that roads of Agra are narrow, broken and dirty which is such a contrast from expressway that it hits you right into your face 😐 After traversing through those lanes and struggling with directions (yes google maps came to rescue again), Can u beat it there are not many sign boards guiding to Taj? It’s supposed to be a wonder of the world I thought, we did reach Taj Mahal parking somehow. The child saw the camel cart there and wanted to take a ride in one of those. So from parking to Taj was done in that and we all had fun like a child

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When we reached the ticket counter, I was ready for another shock. No one wanted to follow queues, garbage was strewn all around. It was shocking to see that this was the state of affairs just outside Taj, one of India’s most important and popular tourist destination. It made me realize that why do all people have the image of India that they do. People were eating chips, throwing packet on the road when there is a dustbin right next to it and the security guards standing there will say nothing too. Food isn’t allowed to be taken inside the monument and its stated on a lot of boards but people were still taking it and there was a huge bunch of discarded things lying next to the entrance because of that which includes discarded melted ice cream, imagine the mess it would make. Taj is a monument of pride for me, for me visiting it fills me with joy and happiness that its in India, I wonder why do people not feel the same?

The minute you enter the premise the scene changes though and what you witness is impeccable lawns, clean and tidy and oh so gorgeous. When you look at Taj, even with so many people around you know there is indeed something special about it

Borrowing my friend Tara's words to describe this picture - e lilliputian crowd, the bird in flight and the blue color

Borrowing my friend Tara’s words to describe this picture – the lilliputian crowd, the bird in flight and the blue color

Unfortunately I couldn’t get around clicking pictures as I would have wanted, too many people, tried parents and a hungry and cranky child aren’t things that can let you pursue a hobby šŸ™‚ So we exited Taj after a quick round of the monument.

One of the four side forts surrounding the Taj

One of the four side forts surrounding the Taj

After seeing Taj we headed for lunch to Ram Babu Paranthas (read the post linked here on the food blog for delicious Agra food tales) where we had a yummy lunch, following which we headed to Sadar Bazaar for a little shopping. After all what trip is complete without having to see what the city offers to its shoppers šŸ˜‰ We picked up a bag, some footwear and so as Agra is also famous for its leather. We also visited Meena Bazaar and picked up a gorgeous marble mortar and pestle and some coasters.

Post all this when we saw the time it was already 5:00 pm and hence the plan to visit Fatehpuri Sikri had to be ditched 😦 and we started our journey back which was largely uneventful and the same kind of drive. We reached back home at 21:28 after clocking 508kms on road.

PS: this is my third post as a part of Marathon Bloggers, we are posting one post a day, Wanna join us ? here is the FB group

PPS: Here is the link to the xls with our travel data.

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The Epic Trip – Bangalore Delhi Bangalore Drive Tweets

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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bangalore, Delhi, highway travels, hubli, on the road, road trip, travel, travel tales, tweets

We did an epic trip recently (finished it this afternoon) most of u following me on twitter/FB page are aware of it… this is the compilation of tweets of the trip… Hopefully will do a detailed post(s) later. Tweets are in reverse order though šŸ˜› too lazy to do otherwise šŸ˜‰

Delhi – Blore Trip : The Upwards Journey

Upwards journey

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Dilli ki khushboo #win #backtoroots

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The queue at the toll booth on Sunday evening is so long I am wondering what would the condition be on weekdays ? #gurgaon #Drive2Delhi

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Now hoping the last leg gets over fast mum has made kadhi chawal at home šŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi

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Finally reached Gurgaon about 2hrs later than planned.. All thanks to horrid highways from Jaipur #Drive2Delhi

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“Airtel welcomes you to Delhi” just received as SMS… Time to celebrate #Drive2Delhi

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Ohoo just came to know that bikes don’t have to pay toll on highways.So unfair damnit, it’s been the biggest expense on this trip after fuel

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Full of diversions and potholes… The worst roads till now post Jaipur, after all something has to go wrong *sigh* #Drive2Delhi

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The best thing about highway drives – kadak chai on the road side tapri.. Yes I know I have said it before :)… http://fb.me/1BqpqOMPI

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The best thing about highway drives – kadak chai on the road side tapri.. Yes I know I have said it before :)… http://fb.me/1BqpqOMPI

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Last leg of the journey, just crossed jaipur. 2268 done. 250 to go #Drive2Delhi

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Last leg of the journey, just crossed jaipur. 2268 done. 250 to go #Drive2Delhi

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An early lunch – aloo parantha at a dhabha on the highway #win #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SKTv7skQTC/Ā  http://fb.me/wZepyiaz

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“Rajasthan is a wrong country, everyone is driving wrong side” says the child šŸ˜‰ #Drive2Delhi

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“if you are bad, I am your dad” #TruckQoutes #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SJ2SSkEQX-/

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That should have been day3 #Drive2Delhi

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Day 2 begins drinking chai before we start #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SJxQX3EQSF/

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But met few friends and took it easy and happy today šŸ™‚ calling it a day now.. Good night folks #Drive2Delhi

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End of day 2 – total kms done till now 1857, todays kms clocked 835… Lesser kms today but more time on the road #Drive2Delhi

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Golden bridge at bharuch, 120yr old bridge that too 3yrs to make #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SIZb8IkQVg/

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Followed by a kadak chai http://instagr.am/p/SIZDjYEQVJ/Ā  http://fb.me/21p9HVimb

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Passing through gujarat can’t be fun without tasting the fafda šŸ™‚ #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SIYv_ekQVB/Ā  http://fb.me/vYG6o4EB

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Just crossed ahemdadbad… Time for tea I guess šŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi

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Golden ball on fire #sunset #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SIV6KGkQTU/

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Had a brilliant home cooked Gujarati meal at a friends house in bharuch, one of the best veg meal I have had in a… http://fb.me/28uIoI07n

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Also the man and me complete 8 yrs of married life today.. Happy anniversary darling

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And my bestest friend, behena from Another mother, the darling @kiranmanral feeling terrible exiting without meeting her

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What I am missing in Bombay this time is meeting some lovely people that I wanted to @Saeek @euphoRHEA @SassyFork @RushinaMG & others

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Finally met @Finelychopped thank you so much for dropping in so early šŸ™‚ http://lockerz.com/s/262027690

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Day 2 journey begins from Bombay, hoping to reach udaipur tonight #Drive2Delhi

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Brilliant breakfast at a friends house before we head out http://instagr.am/p/SHV2gdkQd8/Ā  http://fb.me/2aJdCsPdM

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Day 1 close – 1022.2 kms, 18.5 hrs on road.. Been a good day #Drive2Delhi

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Bombay . Now better be nice to me specially u traffic :p #Drive2Delhi

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Gave in and had the vada pav at joshi vadawalla at pune, the vada was good but the pav was disappointing to say the least

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The child is super excited about the tunnels on the express way … Almost jumping in his car seat šŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi

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Sometimes only crossing state borders makes so much difference to the highway scene, where we struggled to find… http://fb.me/Cc3PUGTL

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Sunset always amazes me #skywatching #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFxkRHEQaJ/

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The glorious colors of sunset just outside pune #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFwC2hkQZV/

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Boiled peanuts on the way #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFt6fcEQYK/Ā  http://fb.me/1ZMshnQ7Z

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Drinking chai šŸ™‚ #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFt2HgEQYG/

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This is how one should enjoy ice cream šŸ™‚ http://instagr.am/p/SFW1paEQfa/

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Rice with kolhapuri dal, takes spiceness to a different altogether *wipes sweat* #drive2delhi… http://fb.me/2feF36VOA

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Dal , baingan bharta and roti at roots just ahead of #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFS62iEQdz/Ā  http://fb.me/1KPzFltxP

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Now having belgaum special Kunda while searching for a place to eat lunch #drive2delhi… http://fb.me/1TONXnjJR

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Yeah we are all cool šŸ™‚ #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFKeOykQas/

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Lunch in belgaum, so what’s a good place to eat ? #Drive2Delhi

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The land of wind mills – chitradurga #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFEVSeEQXc/

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Hubli 425 kms done since morning and it’s been such a lovely drive… Fab roads #Drive2Delhi

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The chai shop? Fantastic chai #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SEyqKNEQbR/Ā  http://fb.me/2dW102BCL

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#highwayBreakfast with a cutting chai #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SEvY1uEQYV/Ā  http://fb.me/18wwV0DtB

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Blue skies and brilliant roads šŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi http://instagr.am/p/SEtlGMEQWl/

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2 hours ,149kms now wondering whether to find a place for breakfast or make a cheese tuna sandwich #roadtrip #Drive2Delhi

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And off we go, like the say Bhagwan ka naam first … Jai Mata Di #roadtrip

 

Delhi – Blore Trip : The Return Journey

Tweets of the delhi – blore trip, return journey

  1. monika @monikamanchanda

    And we are home, 2.5 days – 2556kms and about 5500kms in last 10 days & yes loads of memories #return2blr instagr.am/p/ShwVwQEQeX/

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    And there was a person on a Scotty with pillion behind doing wheeling on the NICE road, we just don’t care about life #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  3. monika @monikamanchanda

    And we are catching Bangalore fm now šŸ™‚ at neelmangala #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  4. monika @monikamanchanda

    Tumkur yay #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  5. monika @monikamanchanda

    In another news, the husband told me I drove brilliantly in the last stretch #IHaveArrived *faints with happiness* #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  6. monika @monikamanchanda

    Crossed hiryur, final leg of the journey this is šŸ™‚ clocked abt 2359kms till now #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  7. monika @monikamanchanda

    And some for dada šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/ShJxi2kQYT/

    27 Nov 12
  8. monika @monikamanchanda

    Finally a breakfast stop has been found , now for some hot hot idlis šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/ShJMotkQX4/ fb.me/PezoZggE

    27 Nov 12
  9. monika @monikamanchanda

    Belgaum to hubli – not a single eating joint 😦 #Return2Blr #bussinesOppurtunity

    27 Nov 12
  10. monika @monikamanchanda

    Agree in our 5000km road trip we saw two patrol cars #Return2Blr RT @pragmatic_d: A call for highway police for India: indianexpress.com/news/highways-…

    27 Nov 12
  11. monika @monikamanchanda

    2 hours and 197kms… Brilliant brilliant roads and they come with a beautiful countryside too #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  12. monika @monikamanchanda

    Hunger crankiness is happening *reaches out for a murkku* and yes I am talking about myself and not the child šŸ˜‰ #return2blr

    27 Nov 12
  13. monika @monikamanchanda

    A beautiful looking and huge building in the middle of nowhere #return2blr instagr.am/p/Sg_c7vEQeZ/

    27 Nov 12
  14. monika @monikamanchanda

    child just announced that he is sad that the road trip is ending, so all those who thought I am torturing him can stop worrying #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  15. monika @monikamanchanda

    And it’s out… Good morning people šŸ™‚ #sunrise #return2blr instagr.am/p/Sg8_7UEQbW/

    27 Nov 12
  16. monika @monikamanchanda

    Orange ball of happiness peeping out of the clouds #sunrise #return2blr instagr.am/p/Sg8BetEQZ9/

    27 Nov 12
  17. monika @monikamanchanda

    And the last leg of the journey begins on a slightly foggy day, 600km to home.. #return2blr… fb.me/1vvSTJYrC

    27 Nov 12
  18. monika @monikamanchanda

    And halt for the day at kolhapur, today for some strange reason I am feeling very very tired, clocked about 1000kms today #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  19. monika @monikamanchanda

    Is looking for Hotels reco closer to highway in kolhapur and belgaum, pls RT #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @fiddlesticks83 26 Nov 12
  20. monika @monikamanchanda

    Salute to all Mumbaikars on my TL, god knows how you manage the distance and traffic.. I would have lost in 2 days #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  21. monika @monikamanchanda

    Drove on the Pune – Mumbai expressway ā¤ ā¤ though traffic on both sides more than makes up for it, an hour both sides #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  22. monika @monikamanchanda

    Is looking for Hotels reco closer to highway in kolhapur and belgaum, pls RT #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @Sairee 26 Nov 12
  23. monika @monikamanchanda

    Is looking for Hotels reco closer to highway in kolhapur and belgaum, pls RT #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  24. monika @monikamanchanda

    And Mumbai special custard couldn’t have missed this #return2blr instagr.am/p/SfNaVCkQc1/ fb.me/1mVEsXkDy

    26 Nov 12
  25. monika @monikamanchanda

    And mutton biryani for the biryani purist husband šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SfLsxgEQcN/ fb.me/2ncMNFbxZ

    26 Nov 12
  26. monika @monikamanchanda

    Prawns biryani at fountain for lunch today #return2blr instagr.am/p/SfLcZ-kQcJ/ fb.me/1dIh5RNzQ

    26 Nov 12
  27. monika @monikamanchanda

    Mumbai why you so hot ? #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  28. monika @monikamanchanda

    Look what I am eating – swad #youRemember #nostalgia #return2blr instagr.am/p/Se6mx7EQWI/ fb.me/1J1s9jh0g

    26 Nov 12
  29. monika @monikamanchanda

    Want to reach Mumbai by lunch , any place on the highway I can grab a quick bite ? #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @SulekhaTravel 26 Nov 12
  30. monika @monikamanchanda

    Me and the child at chai break šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SerBIakQay/

    26 Nov 12
  31. monika @monikamanchanda

    Stylish Gujarat – this is the best looking toll booth I have ever come across in India šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SeoWJkEQYT/

    Retweeted by @HimnitS 26 Nov 12
  32. monika @monikamanchanda

    Stylish Gujarat – this is the best looking toll booth I have ever come across in India šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SeoWJkEQYT/

    26 Nov 12
  33. monika @monikamanchanda

    Want to reach Mumbai by lunch , any place on the highway I can grab a quick bite ? #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  34. monika @monikamanchanda

    The kind of roads I love, crossed baroda at 8:44 thats like 100km from start in a little over an hour šŸ™‚ #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  35. monika @monikamanchanda

    Dear neck, please behave yourself till I reach back to Bangalore. Yours, Monika #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  36. monika @monikamanchanda

    The beautiful cross section #return2blr instagr.am/p/SecyLzkQb5/ fb.me/2ynLH3bhK

    26 Nov 12
  37. monika @monikamanchanda

    Ice cream cake that we had for dessert yesterday night šŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SeclZ_kQbx/ fb.me/NIdpvaz0

    26 Nov 12
  38. monika @monikamanchanda

    Farsaans that welcomed us – Gujarat #return2blr instagr.am/p/SdccyukQT-/ fb.me/vwfV4Rfe

    25 Nov 12
  39. monika @monikamanchanda

    And we are done for the day phew šŸ™‚ 980.4 clocked #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  40. monika @monikamanchanda

    1.5 kadak masala chai on the highway and we start for the last leg for today… 195kms to Ahemdadbad #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @alpesh4ever 25 Nov 12
  41. monika @monikamanchanda

    1.5 kadak masala chai on the highway and we start for the last leg for today… 195kms to Ahemdadbad #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  42. monika @monikamanchanda

    Btw we did make up for sometime we lost in the morning. Crossed udaipur sometime ago… 740kms clocked till now #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  43. monika @monikamanchanda

    Traversing Beautiful ghat roads at dusk #pleasuresOfRoadTrip #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  44. monika @monikamanchanda

    Mom’s rock – just finished the lunch that mum packed for the way šŸ™‚ paranthas sabji and achar šŸ™‚ #return2blr

    25 Nov 12
  45. monika @monikamanchanda

    Hills on the horizon and car on song.. Now feels like my kind of journey #return2blr instagr.am/p/SchHN3EQfe/

    25 Nov 12
  46. monika @monikamanchanda

    Hoping will now catch up on the average and do some good kms #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  47. monika @monikamanchanda

    Phew finally crossed Jaipur sometime ago, by this time day 1 upwards journey we had done 500kms, currently at 320 #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  48. monika @monikamanchanda

    Highway breakfast – paranthas and curd .. First stop on our journey back to Bangalore #return2blr… fb.me/24pCOhl2G

    25 Nov 12
  49. monika @monikamanchanda

    And the guy at the breakfast break just told us that there might be more two more jams ahead *faints*#Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  50. monika @monikamanchanda

    This is become like jam to jam travel, we avoid one and get stuck in the next..what kind of a highway is this 😦 #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  51. monika @monikamanchanda

    The traffic jam continues on the highway till as far as I can see And I have travelled 3.5kms on the service road already #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  52. monika @monikamanchanda

    This is mother, father, grandmother of all traffic jams… We have taken the service lane on the opposite side #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  53. monika @monikamanchanda

    Now heading to Jaipur, the only strech of bad roads we encountered in the upwards journey *fingers crossed* #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  54. monika @monikamanchanda

    Packed, belted and ready in what the child calls as night morning to start the return journey back #Return2Blr

     

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Chennai Chronicles 5

09 Tuesday Aug 2011

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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Before I go to the next trip (yes Leh it is on Thursday) I thought I might finish the previous travelogue so that I can come back and start fresh, read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 before this if u want

So after having a sumptuous and satisfying lunch at Temple Bay we proceeded to explore the rest of the ECR which has many many good options if you ask me, on the way up we had seen a coupe of tracks with ATV (all terrain vehicle) and being the driving freaks that we are we were very keen to try it, so the next stop we did was one of those and heavens we loved it all of us including Ojas (a tip here there are two tracks there one closer to chennai and one a little further away on ECR, the one further away is a better bet. The ATV’s he has are in better condition, the helmets are cleaner etc..)

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After spending a good adventurous time in the track we proceeded to another place which was in my must visit list since I had planned this trip. Dakshin Chitra Chennai, a place where cultures meet, lovely handicrafts are sold. A place which is all about culture of the four south Indian states. I am a sucker for exhibitions like these, dastakar, Delhi Haat give them to me any day over the popular markets.. (well errr I love the markets too Winking smile)

One of my most favourite handicrafts that day, bought the car one for ojas room and sigh I still haven’t put it up

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The whole concept of Dakshin Chitra is about showcasing houses of all four South Indian States, it was so nice to observed the differences and yet some similarities between the houses. And one the house from Chittor area of AP is exactly how N’s granny’s village house is… so we spent quite a lot of time there comparing small things which we have back in the village with what it was there. Some of the artefacts and display pieces just stole my heart

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There were many artists at work too, the potter, the weaver and Ojas had a good time observing them at work and asking questions

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There was also a play area for kids in which predictably Ojas freaked out Smile with tongue out

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There is also a shop there which sells handicrafts item which though a tad expensive has some excellent stuff that I picked up

Post this we headed back home, freshened up and braved the chennai traffic (which BTW sucks) to meet a close friends family for dinner. We caught up with them after a long time and it was such a pleasure

The next morning I had to do what I couldn’t the previous day and had breakfast at Murgan Idly, when I think of it my mouth starts watering all by itself again Smile  and post the breakfast I met the lovely uma for coffee, chatted with her while the boys went back for another round of ATV driving, post that meeting we spent some quality time with family again and alas it was time to head back to Bangalore.

Everytime I go to Chennai I get a strange feeling, I fall in love with some parts of Chennai and absolutely hate some more. I love the fact that there is so much to do there, I love the food there, I love the fact that it has beaches. The city has a soul which it stands by beautifully. But I hate its weather I can’t stand humid weather and Chennai is like a advertisement for humid weather. But more than anything what I don’t like about Chennai is the freedom I have in bangalore, I can wear anything here and walk down the streets without a second glance. I can easily walk up to a booze store, buy what I want and come back home. In chennai stares if you wear even a jeans are not uncommon. Another thing I don’t like about Chennai is the fact that they are so rigid about their culture, agreed thats what has helped them preserve it but still we don’t need to be policing all the time do we? So what I have with Chennai is a love-hate relationship. Love to visit the city but will hate to settle there Smile with tongue out 

So with this we complete the chennai chronicles.. untill next time Chennai you will be missed

Here is where you can read about the return drive

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10 Day You Challenge | Six Places

11 Monday Jul 2011

Posted by monikamanchanda in Just Me, Uncategorized

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Six places, I have been wondering on this yesterday shal I write about my 6 favorite places or 6 places which are on the top in the to visit list šŸ™‚ In the end I have decided to do the to visit list

  1. Leh – and that is happening this year a month from now. I think its one of the most anticipated trip will ever have. Been planning it for years now and finally its happening *touch wood* can’t wait
  2. London – for the sheer magic of culture and history it goes in my must visit list
  3. Venice – I am a die hard romantic at heart do I need to even say anything else
  4. Grand Canyon – There is something about it which draws me to it… dying to see it
  5. Bali – the sheer magic that I feel when I think about it is amazing, one day I wanna do a bag packing trip to Bali and I am clear that is how I want to explore
  6. Sundarbans – Last but not the least this actually tops my list currently. I so have to visit them

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Chennai Chronicles 4

24 Friday Jun 2011

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales, Uncategorized

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Read part 1, part 2 and part 3

So after the adventure at snake park we reached mahabs finally and the first thing that hit me was the heat damn inspite of the morning being so nice and it drizzling off and on it was really hot, sultry weather is the kind of weather I hate the most.In delhi too I could still stand the dry heat but the july-sep will totally get to me… and as a result we had an ice cream as soon as we parked the car he he… and we proceeded to see the temple and what a beauty it was, all was forgotten and while we looked around the temple… with one stone beautifully carved monolithic structure amazing…

When I visit places like these I realise how rich India’s heritage is…. a old fort, an old temple everything with a history attached to it, only if we could maintain it a little better… We really need lessons in that both the common man and the government well govt needs a lesson in everything and that is a different matter all together šŸ˜› but as usual I digress let me come back to Chennai chronicles which seem to be never ending dont they šŸ™‚ What we were also greeted were with spell bounding sky view… clouds lined the bright blue sky and one could stare at them for hours, figure out shapes, see the birds that came and went, observe the sun play hide and seek with the clouds…

And the child went mad ask why he got sand everywhere he say to play with and mumma never said no šŸ˜‰

What I also loved in Mahabs was the rocky beach, I love rocky beaches, love anjuna goa too I think they have a charm and I love waves coming and hitting on the rocks and receding… how it mirrors life is amazing isnt it?

We didn’t really spend too much time on the beach though neither could we go and have a look at ruins on the other side as it was beyond lunch time and ojas was getting crankier and hungry so we decided to head over to Temple Bay for a late lunch. We got a table outside by little man using his charms aah the benefits of having a child with you šŸ˜‰ with the outstanding picture perfect view we eat brilliant lunch and beer… we ordered I think chicken kakabs, a pasta and another veg dish the name of which I have completely forgotten… but nonetheless the food good though on the expensive side and I reco it for the whole experience and they serve lovely iced tea as a welcome drink

to be continued… I am wondering will my Chennai chronicles ever get over šŸ˜‰

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Chennai Chronicles 3

14 Tuesday Jun 2011

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Continued from here and here

So next morning alarms were set at 5am, bets in place that who will get up and who will not and the odds were highly against me but I was determined to prove them wrong and I think I got up just to prove them wrong šŸ˜›

So we were at the beach around 5:45 or so, with the weather just perfect to play around…. we enjoyed and overcome our fears, much fun was had playing in water, sand, feeling the sand slip away under the feet and making castles šŸ˜€ all the while when it was drizzling a bit making it even more fun… sigh beach is the only thing that makes me feel damn jealous about chennai ;P

Beach Fun

After spending around an hour and a half on the beach we all were hungry and the plan was to eat at Murugan Idly the place I start dreaming about the minute we start talking about a Chennai trip… We rushed to murugan idly only to be told that it opens at 8am for breakfast, disappointment is a small word for what I felt at that time I assure u 😦 however because I had one more day for eating that breakfast and we were hungry anyways P took us to hot chips, now that was a surprise as I didnt know that hot chips will sell idly dosa also. The hot chips here in Bangalore sell just what they are named for Hot chips and yummy ones too…. this hot chips had anything but chips šŸ˜‰ the breakfast was decent though we thulped idly dosa, a dose of filter coffee and planned the rest of the day ahead while eating which was to proceed towards Mahabalipuram known as mahabs is what I am told šŸ™‚

So after coming back home and scrubbing the sand away and making ourselves presentable we started on the drive towards mahabs on the ECR road of which I had heard so much about… and yet again all we encountered was crazy traffic, till quite sometime it did ease out when we crossed the toll booth a little though… the idea was to just decide if we want to stop somewhere on the way and see, if we dont find anything interesting we would head straight to mahabs, however the first stop came too soon – the snake and the crocodile park thinking ojas might enjoy the place… however it left me in pain just as most zoo’s in India too, apart from a couple of the like the Mysore zoo I always leave Indian zoos with a very heavy heart. This place was badly maintained, not clean at all, with tiny enclosures and the worst was the snake enclosure, they had placed the snakes in pots covered with a cloth, taken out randomly for display and hit nudged by a stick to fan so that the people there can get bribe tips

Having said that ojas did enjoy seeing all the crocs, for him the state doesn’t matter too much as of now I guess. There were also some turtles in the glass enclosures which he loved the most.

The aligators

Inside the snake park

There were also some nice and cute turtles in park, which excited ojas the most…. he refused to get away from them šŸ™‚ so after seeing this and indulging in some pineapple with a generous sprinkling of red chillies we headed straight towards mahabs enjoying the lovely view on both sides of ECR

To be continued….

PS: can’t believe I am writing so much about chennai šŸ˜›

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Chennai Chronicles 2 | Post 20

20 Friday May 2011

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales, NaBloPoMo

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Continued from here

So after we reached to aunt’s place after battling with the Chennai traffic we indulged in some delicious home cooked lunch, I wish I had pictures to show you how yummy it was but really we were so hungry that we attacked the food without giving much thought to anything else… there was veg briyani, sambhar, rasam, papadam, pickle and rice and yes the most important part of meal in chennai thayir sadam…. After pigging out totally we decided to take a small nap and what a bliss it was in a AC room on a summer afternoon after a good and filling rice meal.

Unfortunately I had to get up in the middle of the nap and it was a torture specially because N and ojas were still sleeping as I had promised to meet some lovely ladies around 4 at The Zha Cafe, I entered the place around 4:10 or so thinking as usual I will the first one going By Namma Bengaluru standards but I was super shocked to see everyone already present…. hugs and hello’s were exchanged with the lovely blogging pals – Meera, Lavs and Laks…. and when all that was done I observed what a pretty place we sat in…  Our table was designed on the snakes and ladder theme, the cafe is basically an old house converted, each room done up with a different theme, there was one based on bollywood and had cute chairs marked as director, actor etc, the walls line with posters and film reels.  There was one which was based on Kerala and the table was modelled on the kerala boat, all in all a lovely place where we had loads of fun talking over bhajis and bondas, sandwiches and garlic toasts and sukku coffee the best thing on the menu there.

Post this lovely time I was picked up by N along with P and Ojas and we headed out to meet N’s aunt in the other part of the city. The drive was about an hour long and me drained out from Chennai heat though the weather was actually pleasant and raining now and then u see I had finally managed to get the rains of Bangalore to Chennai too along with me Winking smile and I took a nice nap in the car atleast as much I could with Ojas fresh from his long afternoon nap would allow me too

The plan was to finish meeting the aunt quickly and head to Fisherman’s Cove for dinner about which we had heard so much but unfortunately when we finished meeting the aunt it was pretty late and it was raining they had closed the outside sitting we were told and had no table for that day Sad smile Sulking a little and after discussing many options cousin P suggested to us a place where u get good sizzlers, since sizzlers are one of the most favourite foods of N it was promptly approved. We ordered chicken and prawn sizzlers and prawn fried for the child and the child totally proved that he is my son as polished off the plate of prawns all by himself

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After a hearty meal and a seeing good chennai rains we decided to have an early night and wake up at 5am in the morning and visit the beach before the sun rises and it becomes unbearably hot to enjoy the beach….

TO BE CONTINUED…

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My past ramblings

Let Me be Myself

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