This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
We were in Pune from the 8th till the 14th. Yes, we timed it in such a way that we could be in Pune to celebrate Geetu’s birthday. The eating binge started on the 8th evening … With Geetu’s birthday cake and those delicious cute cupcakes that Dinky had ordered. Don’t know the name of … Read more
When we travel, we like to find interesting local food, snacks and quaint eating places. While we knew some of the things we must eat during this trip of ours, we found a few more interesting places as well. First, in Madurai, we knew we had to have the “Jigarthanda” and eat at Murugan Idli … Read more
Dates in Shimla – May 9 to 13 Hotel – HPTDC’s flagship property Hotel Peterhof. This is a HUGE hotel and very historic. Nathuram Godse was tried and sentenced at this location because it was the high court then. Several viceroys have stayed here, it was the Governor’s residence after Himachal was carved out as … Read more
When I got married, for the first few months we stayed with Amma, Appa and Nachi. Everyday in the afternoon after lunch was done, Amma would take out a huge “tambalam” … Basically a huge plate with sides and a hollow space in between. She would pour a few cups of rice or pulses or … Read more
We had just stopped eating pizzas in March 2014 when we realised that we were ordering from Domino’s almost every week. And then we came to Manali last year in May and ate a thin crust pizza at an Italian restaurant there. Today we are at Mcleodganj, one of our favorite destinations for holidays. We … Read more
Dates we were in Hamirpur – April 16 to 19 Hotel – Hotel Hamir, an HPTDC property. The rooms are large, much larger than the Lake View, Bilaspur. There is a refrigerator in the room but no kettle. They first tried giving just a mattress as the third bed for mom, then Krishnan went and … Read more
Guess the delicacy on my plate :):):) Some of you who grew up with grandmoms and are in my age bracket (40+) will be able to guess easily, but I doubt if the second generation after us can. This is Ragi flour mixed with curd and cooked in an iron “handi” (pan) … When … Read more
An article shared on Facebook today disturbed me tremendously … It’s titled By 2025 half the newborns will be autistic. This is in the US, the world’s most developed nation. This is also the “flu” season. A doctor from AIIMS, the premier medical institution in India said on TV the other day, that the country where … Read more
This Christmas we had a mini reunion of the KV Happy Valley gang. Adeeti, Nishi, Seema, Javed and I got together at my place for lunch and what a fun day it turned out to be !! Seema was the first to arrive and good that she did, because she has missed meeting me as … Read more
It’s raining in Delhi and the weather is just gorgeous. We had a fun lunch with Rajesh and Seema and then a siesta. We woke up and thought we will go for a walk as usual. We hardly had gone around a couple of blocks that it started to drizzle again and so we just … Read more