Impromptu trips are just SO great. All of a sudden, a routine week turns into something very much worth looking forward to. We had one just this past week. We were going to Mumbai where my sister and BIL live! And from there to Alibagh for a weekend stay. With family and extended family. Yaay!
So thrilled was I that my grin remained intact even as I scampered hard to meet work deadlines, threw clothes together feverishly into a suitcase in 30 minutes, wound up things at home and survived a night with only 2.5 hours of sleep to make it to an early morning flight. S matched me grin for grin just like he matched my rushed pace.
South Mumbai is an awesome place. The entire area has an old-world feel about it with cobbled streets, pretty architecture and quaint stores. Only thing, I was warned again and again that the trip from the airport to Colaba in South Mumbai would be a long one.
For the first time in my life, I saw Murphy's law work in reverse*. First thing, we were out of the plane 5 minutes after it landed. And we got our luggage almost as soon as we reached the luggage carousel (usually the arrival of my luggage signifies that all the luggage on the plane has been unloaded. And no, I am not exaggerating). And then the traffic was so unusually light that by the time I was told over phone (I have no idea what is where in Mumbai and hence had telephonic directions relayed to me) that I would be crossing some particular land-mark, I had already left it far behind. I was at my sister's place about 40 minutes before anyone expected me to. Yeah, I knew it was going to be a great trip!
And a great trip it was. We managed to do some mall-walking, plenty of great-food hogging and total week-end vacationing. I have fallen in love with all kinds of parathas. The feeling of a hot, freshly made, flaky paratha melting in your mouth is simply too divine to describe.
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| The beautiful coast |
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| Sand, rocks and the sea. |
Alibagh is a calm weekend getaway from Mumbai. We stayed in a place built in a mango orchard (the mangoes were
alphonsos!! Pity it is not mango season yet) in airy, bright rooms.
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| View from the room |
We woke to the sounds of chirping birds and ocean waves. Had breakfast, lunch and dinner made off the organic vegetables from the farm and fresh fish from the ocean. Got our exercise from walking to the scenic coast and from playing badminton. Got plenty of unwind time with laughter, chatter, drinking steaming cups of ginger chai, reading on the hammock, playing cards and did I mention, laughter? I can totally get used to this.
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| The fun bunch of travelers |
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| Sunset as seen from the Alibagh ferry area. |
My only complaint is that the trip was too short. Still, am totally basking in the glow of an awesome break. Vive la impromptu trips!
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When something can go right, it will.
4 comments:
Lovely....sounds like the kind of dream vacation I wish for every now and then! Somehow, I manage making mine hectic - enjoyable but hectic. Hmm...
niceeeee! :--)
Dont know how you managed with so little sleep!!
Saumya - yeah, sometimes cramming too many things to do leads to hecticity (new word alert) me thinks...
SK - Turns out I did not manage that well man! I was fine not sleeping muchthen. But it took me a whole week to recover from the sleep deficit once we got back :-(!
Good luck on your new house, Tiffany! :) Remember when you’re already settling in your new house, you have to organize your unpacking. You have to allocate sufficient time for it. Assign at least each member of your family to unpack one box. And if you have a baby with you, be sure to have a baby sitter or a dedicated member that should just take care of him/her.
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