So we made a trip to India for a fortnight, I had to write a review- it was one of a kind.(though the characteristic of hectic is an unavoidable feature!)
For the first time- 5 of us took the same flight, thats jija, sis and 3 of us, so for a start it was exciting, and the new look of the Sharjah airport was extremely pleasing, very very refreshing! :-) AirArabia was as ever on time,love this airline, had all good experiences so far!
so we landed in Mumbai and crashed after a shower at my periamma's place.my cousin's little one was so cute, full of masti...the next morning was spent in selection of a suitable wedding card.Somehow it was easy to choose, since just 1 stood out in my opinion and luckily the higher authorities approved, even though they thought it looks a little small.after 2-3 corrections, the outcome was great! relieved at that work!
then we went get a lehenga for reception wear,now I love to shop in India - cos of immense competition, they make you feel like the king -from the street wallas to the huge showrooms, whatever your range!! in the first round , i chose a pastel shade, but didnt give it my final.rups' sis in law had invited to their place for dinner and she served us home made chaat and pulao with an icecream to "make me burst" at the end!(this is how cutie puts it, BURST,lol)
so the next day we explored a new place and there was this wine shade that seemed the best, again it stood out and ofcourse the higher authorities approved! so that was given for stitching. in the mean time i picked up lucknowis!we dined at Rajdhani, a Gujju thali joint at Nirmal Lifestyle, Mulund.Sumptuous!
the following day we had a 60th bday function and that was done very well , full fledged pujas and an excellent summer lunch (mango n jackfruit based!)
we left that evening to chennai using Jet airline- this time with periammai n sis...periappa was ahead of us...we put up at Dee Cee Manor hotel, a lifelong memorable spot!the following morning we started shopping for my sarees, my soon to be family had come over to see me. I shopped quite a bit in Chennai, all the wedding related stuff. We attended a wedding on 28th and that was quite some fun! the same evening after dropping periammai to the airport and finishing our worl, we felt like attending the reception too!
the best part was all of us( including jija's parents) were to catch a train that nite but due to lack of time we travelled in silk sarees upto the station! u can imagine the glares n stares to be dressed up for a night train! not to mention, our mother land is a world of starers , even otherwise! :-) we needed to change cos of the killing heat and yep, we did using blankets as our temporary covering!! phew! it was fun! I was travelling in a train after ages, cant even recollect when was the last journey- this one seems to be unforgetable ! we had dinner, read for a bit and slept.
We reached Trissur(Kerala) about an hour later than schedule...half hour travel frm the station, we were at granny's place! she was totally thrilled and ofcourse we made a lot of noise unlike her usually quiet environment! as usual we had a lot to eat through out the stay! the best was freshly done jackfruit chips! Amazing...we had a good darshan at Guruvayur and 2 other (Mamiyoor n Thiruvambadi). Besides that since it was Puram time, we couldn't really go to the village's devi temple! once rups , jija and his parents left, we made trip to Palghat+ coimbatore for wedding invitions. On our way back here, we reached kochi early and met relatives there for the same purpose. So we have had a quite travelling time, met a lot of relatives.
From the experience, heat in Kerala was the worst, Chennai n Mumbai comparitively had the advantage of good breeze! I didnt have a local number and I missed that a lot, keeping in touch proved painful !
In the meantime, i became older ;-) tsk, tsk.. my birthday!phew, didnt want to celebrate, feel sooooo odd this time around!
P.S. - It took me so long to blog about it cos i was feeling majorly disoriented till yesterday!!
For the first time- 5 of us took the same flight, thats jija, sis and 3 of us, so for a start it was exciting, and the new look of the Sharjah airport was extremely pleasing, very very refreshing! :-) AirArabia was as ever on time,love this airline, had all good experiences so far!
so we landed in Mumbai and crashed after a shower at my periamma's place.my cousin's little one was so cute, full of masti...the next morning was spent in selection of a suitable wedding card.Somehow it was easy to choose, since just 1 stood out in my opinion and luckily the higher authorities approved, even though they thought it looks a little small.after 2-3 corrections, the outcome was great! relieved at that work!
then we went get a lehenga for reception wear,now I love to shop in India - cos of immense competition, they make you feel like the king -from the street wallas to the huge showrooms, whatever your range!! in the first round , i chose a pastel shade, but didnt give it my final.rups' sis in law had invited to their place for dinner and she served us home made chaat and pulao with an icecream to "make me burst" at the end!(this is how cutie puts it, BURST,lol)
so the next day we explored a new place and there was this wine shade that seemed the best, again it stood out and ofcourse the higher authorities approved! so that was given for stitching. in the mean time i picked up lucknowis!we dined at Rajdhani, a Gujju thali joint at Nirmal Lifestyle, Mulund.Sumptuous!
the following day we had a 60th bday function and that was done very well , full fledged pujas and an excellent summer lunch (mango n jackfruit based!)
we left that evening to chennai using Jet airline- this time with periammai n sis...periappa was ahead of us...we put up at Dee Cee Manor hotel, a lifelong memorable spot!the following morning we started shopping for my sarees, my soon to be family had come over to see me. I shopped quite a bit in Chennai, all the wedding related stuff. We attended a wedding on 28th and that was quite some fun! the same evening after dropping periammai to the airport and finishing our worl, we felt like attending the reception too!
the best part was all of us( including jija's parents) were to catch a train that nite but due to lack of time we travelled in silk sarees upto the station! u can imagine the glares n stares to be dressed up for a night train! not to mention, our mother land is a world of starers , even otherwise! :-) we needed to change cos of the killing heat and yep, we did using blankets as our temporary covering!! phew! it was fun! I was travelling in a train after ages, cant even recollect when was the last journey- this one seems to be unforgetable ! we had dinner, read for a bit and slept.
We reached Trissur(Kerala) about an hour later than schedule...half hour travel frm the station, we were at granny's place! she was totally thrilled and ofcourse we made a lot of noise unlike her usually quiet environment! as usual we had a lot to eat through out the stay! the best was freshly done jackfruit chips! Amazing...we had a good darshan at Guruvayur and 2 other (Mamiyoor n Thiruvambadi). Besides that since it was Puram time, we couldn't really go to the village's devi temple! once rups , jija and his parents left, we made trip to Palghat+ coimbatore for wedding invitions. On our way back here, we reached kochi early and met relatives there for the same purpose. So we have had a quite travelling time, met a lot of relatives.
From the experience, heat in Kerala was the worst, Chennai n Mumbai comparitively had the advantage of good breeze! I didnt have a local number and I missed that a lot, keeping in touch proved painful !
In the meantime, i became older ;-) tsk, tsk.. my birthday!phew, didnt want to celebrate, feel sooooo odd this time around!
P.S. - It took me so long to blog about it cos i was feeling majorly disoriented till yesterday!!
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happy b'day :)