A nostalgic trip...

Almost 10 days of no internet access does no good, especially to me... Well, the first half was worth it cause i was on a visit to nagpur, a city i have spent more than half my life in. Visiting the place after more than a year brought so many nostalgic memories back to me, it was as if i had not left the place at all. But a short trip of just 3 days made me ask for more, which obviously i did not get, thanks to daddy dearest.

But yes, those 3 days were really fun. Though, i need to check my weight now. I must have put on atleast 3-4 more kilos, courtesy the pastries and chocolates and brownies i had everyday. And the aunties and uncles who we visited did not spare me either. Breakfast used to be the oily poha we got at the rest house, lunch would comprise of either sizzling brownie at the CCD or some type of chocolate pastry accompanied with a pizza. Chhole batures or dosas or pav-bhaji had become a routine affair for dinner. yummmmm... But, most enjoyable was the time i spent with my school friends. Roaming around on our own vehicles (non-gear two wheelers, i mean) was something i thoroughly miss in Mumbai, where half my day passes away inside a local train.Well, riding an activa to visiting the recently opened Eternity Mall and visiting the CCD, where the waiters had even started recognising our group, how did the time fly by, i just did not realise..

One of the most nostalgic moment of the entire trip was a visit to a temple. Ok. lemme clarify-- we did not go inside the temple...we went behind it. There is a platform kind of thing, where u can sit and a large ground in front. That is the temple of one ramdeobaba, and no not the yoga guru, this ramdeobaba is some deity. The temple is in the campus of ramdeobaba engineering college, where i attended coaching classes for aieee, actually "atended" should be replaced by the word bunked, i along with my friends bunked more classes than we attended.and this is where we hid from our teachers. "mandir ke peeche" was all we needed to type in the sms and our entire group would reach there sharp at 4 in the evening telling our unsuspecting parents that we are going to the tuitions. Of course, we didnt see the face of our classes and parked our vehicles directly near that temple and once or twice we did visit the temple too, hamare paap dhone k liye. God has really saved us, literally, from our ever-torturing professors by providing us with the safe haven, the "mandir k peeche" place.

Someone has rightly said, good things dont last long and thats exactly what happened with my short n' sweet trip to nagpur. A city that will always hold a very special place in my heart. Funny how it happens... the city u have lived in for most of ur life becomes the best city in the world. Thats what nagpur is for me. Even though, i love mumbai...but nagpur is THE best city in the world simply because i have lived there for more than 12 years, made friends for life, attended the best school in the city (Bhavan's B.P. Vidya Mandir) etc etc etc...

Leaving nagpur was tough though i did not show it on my face. i am a senti person and tears start leaking very soon. The moment my train left the station, i wanted to jump! in any case, it would have been the right thing to do cause the dumb train was late by more than 5 hours.

Bt the journey was awesome..The scenic views of the western ghats from the train are so beautiful. And because its monsoon now, the greenery really was spectacular. My dumb cell had discharged completely and so i couldnt click any photographs... The train reached dadar station well behind its scheduled time of arrival and i was in a bad mood cause of that. Mumbai weather can get really bad during monsoons. Humidity is at its peak and the potholed roads do nothing to uplift ur mood. by the time i reached home i was in such a sweaty state....whew!
i'll add some pics later on..
(to be contd..)