Monthly Archives for December 2013
Day 55 and 56 – Sarnath & Travel
Day 55 – Friday, 20th Dec 2013 Day 56 – Saturday, 21st Dec 2013 It’s Friday morning 10 am, Khyati and I are ready to leave for Sarnath as we hear some commotion on the road. Police are placing barricades … Continue reading
Day 53 and 54 – Varanasi
Day 53 – Wednesday, 18th Dec 2013 Day 54 – Thursday, 19th Dec 2013 It’s Wednesday morning 5:30 am, my slumber is briefly interrupted as I check our train status from Allahabad to Varanasi. The train arrives from Hyderabad so … Continue reading
Day 51 and 52 – Allahabad
Day 51 – Monday, 16th Dec 2013 Day 52 – Tuesday, 17th Dec 2013 It’s 8:30 am Monday morning, our train has just pulled into Manikpur station. The train is running 2 hours late and our expected time of arrival … Continue reading
Day 49 and 50 – Sanchi & Bhopal
Day 49 – Saturday, 14th Dec 2013 Day 50 – Sunday, 15th Dec 2013 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the … Continue reading
Day 47 and 48 – Sonagir
Day 47 – Thursday, 12th Dec 2013 Day 48 – Friday, 13th Dec 2013 Flashback – Two days back, as we were heading to Panchmarhi, my father and I discuss the thought of traveling to Sonagir, It’s 6 hours from Vidisha … Continue reading
Day 45 and 46 – Panchmarhi National Park
Day 45 – Tuesday, 10th Dec 2013 and Day 46 – Wednesday, 11th Dec 2013 It’s Tuesday morning 7 am, we all are at the dining table having some hot breakfast. We hear a few car honkings, that’s your car … Continue reading
Day 44 – Vidisha, MP
Day 44 – Monday, 9th Dec 2013 It’s Monday morning 7 am, our train has pulled into Lalitpur station. A tea seller gets into our AC compartment and sings loud chants of “Chai, Chai”. Some people eagerly place an order … Continue reading
Day 43 – New Delhi
Day 43 – Sunday, 8th Dec 2013 Nothing beats being at home. Khyati and I are lucky we can call New Delhi our home as Vasant Uncle, Hema Aunty and Priyanka made our stay so pleasant and memorable. It’s Sunday … Continue reading
Day 40, 41 and 42 – Shimla
Day 40 – Thursday, 5th Dec 2013 Day 41 – Friday, 6th Dec 2013 Day 42 – Saturday, 7th Dec 2013 It’s 4:45 am Thursday morning and our alarm rings. Another early start today. We force ourselves out of bed … Continue reading
Day 38 and 39 – Dharamshala to Kalka
Day 38 – Tuesday, 3rd Dec 2013 and Day 39 – Wednesday, 4th Dec 2013 It’s 6:30 am, the alarm buzzes off and I have a sneak peek from the corner of my eye. The curtains are nicely draped and … Continue reading