The next morning I wake up late in spite of going to bed relatively early. Gotto do something about this constant feeling of not enough sleep. Waking up at 7:30 am is late by Thekambattu standards. My late morning excuses are strong though – Akash, being afraid of a toad in the bathroom, decides to…
A family holiday after ages… and for Rohit, a reunion with Sunder and Sonati after several ages. We set out early from my brother’s place in B’lore to catch the Intercity train that is to take us to Salem. Having added several buffers of time (extra for each additional kid and each additional piece of…
One of my most memorable holidays from my India years. The images below are first impressions — the day-by-day is in the posts that follow.
Turn off the thousand watts.Pack up the moon and stars,Roll out the thunder clouds,And let it rip!
My hair still wet from the showerI let it dry in the afternoon sun as I sit out on the back porch,sipping lukewarm pearl tea. I love the chunky feel of the ceramic mug in my hands. The sky is such a brilliant blue that it hurts the eye to look up. A coppersmith calls,…
After a good deep sleep night, I wake up early. It’s my turn to potter about in the room. Our last day in Kathmandu – there are some sight seeing plans. After a relaxed morning of pottering, getting ready and breakfasting, we head down and find a cranky driver and outwardly patient Shishir waiting for…
Rafting day! Sadly none of us have slept enough. We walk into breakfast like zombies. I can’t face a veggie cutlet today. The checking out and formalities are done. I am sorrowful about leaving the Fishtail Lodge behind. Can’t take it along, silly. For the last time we are pulled in that stately raft by…
Our “extra” holiday in Pokhara. The other two have tucked into breakfast. In fact we’re in danger of missing breakfast, that’s how late we wake up. We scramble to the dining hall and find reasonable leftovers in the buffet breakfast. I spot MShah walking around the garden by herself. Sadly there’s no watermelon juice. I…
We know today is a short trekking day, so we’re in no big hurry to leave. MShah and Kanaks are down at breakfast already when I come down. I wolf down a couple of boiled eggs. Nitya breaks open a boiled egg and it turns out to be runny (yuck yuck!). Breakfast done, we set out,…
I have a so-so night and wake up early. Get out of bed trying not to disturb N. Wrapped in some warmies and armed with my little notebook, I go out to the dining area in the hope of writing in my journal. Through the trip I never get beyond writing about day 5 or…
