I'm back in heaven.................

Hi Guys,
After the trip to Pondichery, I'm back in B'lore... The trip was fun and we all had a great time together... However, I must mention one thing... the climate was horrible... Please don't visit Chennai or Pondichery in the summer time... (Unless you are from Sahara desert or you work in a foundry). The place is good but we selected the worst time to visit :(

I was sweating like hell and all the time, I had a bottle of Mineral water and a big towel in my hand...I will drink the water and within few seconds, it will be transferred to the towel, in the form of sweat... Before leaving B'lore, we were complaining about the hot weather in B'lore (Yup. This year the climate in B'lore is hotter than the previous years). After the trip, B'lore feels like heaven!!! Due to the heat, We spent most of the time in the hotel room itself (Thanks a lot , to the guy who invented AC). As this was not a trip for sight seeing, (it was a re-union of friends) nobody felt that we are missing anything by staying back in the Hotel room. All we wanted was to spend some good time with our entire gang and we enjoyed every single minute of the time we spent there. The only place we visited were the beaches.

Luckily, the hotel we got was nice and comfortable. The owner told that it was a small palace which is 100 years old and they have not made any major changes to the building. it still retains the looks of a palace, with Golden colored pillars, nice art works on the walls, and they have maintained the royal look and feel in all the furniture used in the hotel. The rate was a bit high for a small hotel like that, but we liked the Royal touch. It's a rare opportunity to stay in a palace... :). I really enjoyed the King sized Royal Bed, the "Throne" like chairs, Diwan cot etc...

One thing I liked in Pondi is the hospitality of the local people. Even though they are meeting thousands of tourists, they were very polite and answered all my questions about the place and other stuff. I entered one supermarket and asked the cashier about a resort which my friend recommended. He was not aware of that place but he came out of the cash counter, called one old man (he is also working in that supermarket) and asked him to check the address. He knew that place and explained the route, distance, ways to reach there etc. One autorickshaw driver explained me the entire route to another resort, even though he knew that he's not going to get that trip. I liked that attitude, which is hard to find in Auto drivers in B'lore.

One strange thing was that most of the resorts and hotels were full, even though it was off season.

About the place, the buildings are beautiful, the beaches are clean, the sea is salty and blue :) .

We went to take a bath in the sea. I've visited many beaches but this is the first time that I am taking a bath in the sea. I was well trained to handle the waves because of the rigorous training sessions which I attend periodically, in the Wave pool of Wonderla (Water theme park). The waves were not a problem and I enjoyed playing in the waves. It was fun to jump into the waves and to get swept off your feet, when the wave returns... But the sea water tastes horrible!!! We should give an award to the fishes and other creatures which live in the sea...

One more thing: It is really a bad feeling, when you get sand stuck inside your shorts... :(

Do you want to know what all did I bring back from Pondi??? A nice sun burned skin, running nose and throat pain. Most of us had the same problems but We all had a lot of fun, and enjoyed every moment of the trip. We are planning one more trip in the near future. But this time, obviously it will be any hill station or any other place where the climate is normal... :)


This weekend, I'm going to my native...

One full week with my Mom, sis, cousins, aunt and uncle, enjoying the world's best food (prepared by my Mom) and last but not the least.... no WORK to do...

So till then... MAST MAJAA MAADI....