London Diaries_04/10/2019
Grand Ma loved being carried up the escalator into the naked light. #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #journey #artontheunderground #publicart #tfl #tube #metro bethnal green
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London Diaries_29/09/2019
The start of another chapter and as a bonus, starting out in the beautiful and quiet English countryside instead of a bustling city. Endless hours in metal tubes floating in the air and other assortment of motion machines later, our brains sucked out of any data processing abilities, we are now getting ready for a four year old's birthday party :) I must mention these simple yet elegant metal chairs from the Hong Kong airport. I loved the finish and colours, especially the black one. #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #journey #countryside #flying #tube #motion #birthday #furniture
Suzuki Shogun_The Boss
She's twenty years young, bruised and battered, on her fourth piston and yet, she rolls :) I got this beauty a month before my Class 10th Board Exams! Don't ask me how I convinced my parents. She has been with me through the best and the worst experiences in life, and it is a pity that she has to stay far away from me due to dumb legislation.
Ride_Quaint & Beautiful Lansdowne
Lansdowne is a beautiful, quaint little hill station in Uttarakhand and it is the closest hill station to Delhi. Home of the famous Garwhal Regiment, the town is an army cantonment and thus, is spared from the rampant commercialisation experienced by the other hill stations. The ride is approxiamately 280 Km with the major segment in the plains with good roads and the mountain roads are generally alright although they can use some repairs. The mountain roads start after Kotdwar. There are a few "touristy" spots although if you're like me, they are best avoided. Chill in the quaint town square sipping chai or go for long walks in the town or in the forest. Alternatively, just laze and soak in the beautiful nature that you will be surrounded by. Most popular food stops are Cheetal Grand (~99 Km) just before Khatauli or Monty Millions (~125 Km) at Miranpur. Alternatively, there are numerous dhabas and smaller restaura...
TrainED to Fly
I used to be a regular train traveller till third year of architecture school. At that time I used to make frequent trips between Delhi & Calcutta (not Kolkata yet). Of course, frequent for me and frequent for my apartment mates in NICMAR mean completely different things. Those journeys would be in the Howrah Rajdhani. Most of the other train journeys have been with family with food for the road and other miscellaneous things that happen during family train trips. After that, flying has always been the preferred mode of transport – get in, get out mode. Who had the time to sit through a long train journey, endure (or ignore) co-passengers and eat what was served in the name of food? Student concessions on Indian Airlines (not Air India yet) were a nice bonus that had to be used too. Once I moved to Bangalore (not Bengaluru yet) there was no way I could take a train to and fro Calcutta. It was a journey of over 36 hours! During those years, I rarely took a train. I can only recall ...