New
city, new house, new office, and new friends - all this novelty means new
memories! After my extended period of stay in Chennai for eight years, I was
eagerly looking forward to my move to Bangalore. I was told that one of the
many perks of being a resident of Bangalore is the proximity to many travel
destinations. And in the like-minded company of my spouse, my travelbug self
has never been this happy before.
In
the past three months, we have planned and gone on four road trips to Chennai,
Pondicherry, Mahabalipuram, and Madikeri. When the road beckons, there is no
looking back.
One
of the points I learnt on these trips, is that teamwork is vital. We need to
work #Together, use our existing skills to reach the destination. I am limited
by my lack of driving knowledge, but I am good with directions and routes. So
while my partner is behind the wheel, I am the designated navigator who is
logged into Google Maps in my smartphone, checking and verifying the route and
traffic details.
Some
of the best memories from these trips are on the road. I fondly recall the time
when slowed down to admire the many plantations adorning both sides of the
road. The sight of tall eucalyptus trees, short green shrubs of coffee, and a
small house in the middle of all this greenery - it was like a picture from a
book.
Another
time when passing through an old town, we were greeted with the many memorable
sights - a bullock cart driven by an old man with a white flowing beard,
children dressed in their school uniform walking with satchels on their back,
walls plastered with the poster of the latest movie running in the nearest
movie theatre - it looked like a scene out of its timeline. Somehow the life in
a city had robbed us of the simple colors of life. All that looked familiar was
the jazz, bright, neon hues of the electric billboards. We missed the presence
of the uncomplicated life and appreciated them the few times whenever we got a
chance.
And
when It is late in the night, we are inching our way into the city leaving
behind the traffic and darkness of the highway, the sight of the road bathed in
yellow light is a relief - a sign of coming back home!
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