Regular nightouts for the endsem examinations(compree in bitsian lingo) had taken life out of me.Leaving pilani for home was the most delightful thing for me at that moment.I went directly to indore which is not the place i used to go during my past vacations.Actually my parents didn't want me to come all the way to gaya (my home town) and then travel back to indore from where we had planned a tour to badrinath-kedarnath.My train was scheduled to reach indore just 1/2 an hour before my parents's,hoping to meet them on the station. My cousin,who came to pick me up told that their train was 2 hours late .But waiting that long for my parents was a difficult task for me.
We were quite enthusiastic for the trip as this was the first time all four children were going(my sis,two of my cousins and me).Otherwise we children ,engaged in tests and exams have to miss these memorable family trips.
We had to wait at the nizammuddin railway station for our train after reaching delhi.We had a nice dinner at the cumsum restaurant,which is a part of the indian railways, that reminded me of LALU PRASAD YADAV lecturing harvard and wharton undergraduates on turnaround of indian railways.
We boarded the train and almost settled until we were informed that we were 'promoted' to ac-2 from ac-3 as an award for being the first ones to book our tickets , according to the new policies of the indian railways.The situation resembled a teacher bestowing a student for his good performance.
We took a bus for the rest of our trip and my mind was preoccupied with the mountains all along the way. Kedarnath was the first place we visited and the temperature there clearly warned us of the extent of it we were going to encounter during the rest of our journey.Although the days were much more comfortable.
But irrespective of the cold,we moved towards the main temple with full vigour which reached newer heights as we neared the temple.
Freezing river was a common scene during our tour.We could not afford to miss the thrills of river-rafting which was a life-time experience. Finally the day had come when we had to depart,everyone failing in trying to suppress the woes on their face,avoiding talks with one another.
tears........
We were quite enthusiastic for the trip as this was the first time all four children were going(my sis,two of my cousins and me).Otherwise we children ,engaged in tests and exams have to miss these memorable family trips.
We had to wait at the nizammuddin railway station for our train after reaching delhi.We had a nice dinner at the cumsum restaurant,which is a part of the indian railways, that reminded me of LALU PRASAD YADAV lecturing harvard and wharton undergraduates on turnaround of indian railways.
We boarded the train and almost settled until we were informed that we were 'promoted' to ac-2 from ac-3 as an award for being the first ones to book our tickets , according to the new policies of the indian railways.The situation resembled a teacher bestowing a student for his good performance.
We took a bus for the rest of our trip and my mind was preoccupied with the mountains all along the way. Kedarnath was the first place we visited and the temperature there clearly warned us of the extent of it we were going to encounter during the rest of our journey.Although the days were much more comfortable.
But irrespective of the cold,we moved towards the main temple with full vigour which reached newer heights as we neared the temple.
Freezing river was a common scene during our tour.We could not afford to miss the thrills of river-rafting which was a life-time experience. Finally the day had come when we had to depart,everyone failing in trying to suppress the woes on their face,avoiding talks with one another.
tears........
