Time: Feb 6-7 2010
Place: Kundapur, Basrur, Koteshwar, Udupi
Company: Guru (pal) and Gouri (wife)
Highlights:
Day 0: Left at 7 pm on 6th in KSRTC Bhatkal Rajahamsa bus via Kundapur. Extremely slow driving.
Day 1: Reached K at 8.30 am. Adiga's (friend) driver picked us up at bus stand and took us to Basrur (Adiga's ancestral home). Freshened up and then went to Marriage hall at Koteshwara. Breakfast, ceremony and lunch at the wedding hall.
Then went to Udupi at 4 pm - 1 hr bus journey. Visited Lord Krishna temple. Took rest for some time. Then went to Malpe beach. Saw sunset there. Returned and had dinner. Took the 8.20 pm Rajahamsa bus back to Bangalore.
Day 2: As usual, horrible road. Thankfully, bus dropped us off at Jayanagar 4th block.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
555
Time: Jan 30-31 2010
Place: Tirumala
Company: Wife and parents
Highlights:
Prelude: Wife and self had booked darshan tickets for Rs 50 on 31st at 11 am. Parents had original plans of going to Mumbai on 31st to visit visiting bro! But Bro got busy, so parents' trip to mumbai got cancelled. So, tried getting darshan tickets at 11 am on 31st. But didnt. Instead got it at 4 pm for 30th which we shouldnt have taken for a host of reasons but we did.
Day 1: Due to unavoidable reasons, left home at 11.30 am. First 90 kms in 3 hrs thanks to Bangalore traffic and lunch stop at Woody's in Kolar. Road construction all the way. Made 160 in the next 3 hrs. Reached Tirumala at 6.30 pm. Didnt put on the CD even once. Spoke all along! Then, in Tirumala, wife and self went to Varaha temple, Raghavendra Mutt, Mahadwaram (where we saw AP CM) etc while parents went to queue. But alas, Rs 50 queue was closed till 9 pm. So they forfeited the 30th 4 pm tickets and took Rs 300 tickets. They came back at 10 after we finished dinner at Uttaradi Mutt.
Day 2: 7 am bath at Pushkarni. Wife and I entered Rs 50 queue whereas parents entered Rs 300 ticket queue (again) at 8.30 am. We were out at 10 am but they were out at 11 am. Packed up stuff. Lunch at UM at 12. Left at 12.30. Got a flat tyre at 3.30 pm. Delayed by 1 hr. It was a 'bad day at office' for driving. Made some wrong calls and had few close calls. Felt frustrated with my driving and wanted to reach home at the earliest. Got home at 8.30 pm.
2010 Annual Tirumala trip completed. Due to time constraints, could not go to any nearby place. Not even Tirupathi. 555 kms overall driven in 2 days. Reached a top speed of 115 km/hr. First time ever such high speed in India.
Place: Tirumala
Company: Wife and parents
Highlights:
Prelude: Wife and self had booked darshan tickets for Rs 50 on 31st at 11 am. Parents had original plans of going to Mumbai on 31st to visit visiting bro! But Bro got busy, so parents' trip to mumbai got cancelled. So, tried getting darshan tickets at 11 am on 31st. But didnt. Instead got it at 4 pm for 30th which we shouldnt have taken for a host of reasons but we did.
Day 1: Due to unavoidable reasons, left home at 11.30 am. First 90 kms in 3 hrs thanks to Bangalore traffic and lunch stop at Woody's in Kolar. Road construction all the way. Made 160 in the next 3 hrs. Reached Tirumala at 6.30 pm. Didnt put on the CD even once. Spoke all along! Then, in Tirumala, wife and self went to Varaha temple, Raghavendra Mutt, Mahadwaram (where we saw AP CM) etc while parents went to queue. But alas, Rs 50 queue was closed till 9 pm. So they forfeited the 30th 4 pm tickets and took Rs 300 tickets. They came back at 10 after we finished dinner at Uttaradi Mutt.
Day 2: 7 am bath at Pushkarni. Wife and I entered Rs 50 queue whereas parents entered Rs 300 ticket queue (again) at 8.30 am. We were out at 10 am but they were out at 11 am. Packed up stuff. Lunch at UM at 12. Left at 12.30. Got a flat tyre at 3.30 pm. Delayed by 1 hr. It was a 'bad day at office' for driving. Made some wrong calls and had few close calls. Felt frustrated with my driving and wanted to reach home at the earliest. Got home at 8.30 pm.
2010 Annual Tirumala trip completed. Due to time constraints, could not go to any nearby place. Not even Tirupathi. 555 kms overall driven in 2 days. Reached a top speed of 115 km/hr. First time ever such high speed in India.
Chennai
Time: Jan 26-27 2010
Place: Chennai
Company: Wife
Highlights: Went in Volvo and back in Shatabdi. Bladder control for 4 hrs on the Volvo! [Really long time since I last went in KSRTC bus - more than 1.25 yrs] Going in local Chennai bus from Bus stand to Saidapet guest house was an adventure. Ended up getting down 2 stops before and hence ended up walking the distance! Stayed at the company guest house. Deja vu. This time, did not go to the beach as there was a threat of rain.
Place: Chennai
Company: Wife
Highlights: Went in Volvo and back in Shatabdi. Bladder control for 4 hrs on the Volvo! [Really long time since I last went in KSRTC bus - more than 1.25 yrs] Going in local Chennai bus from Bus stand to Saidapet guest house was an adventure. Ended up getting down 2 stops before and hence ended up walking the distance! Stayed at the company guest house. Deja vu. This time, did not go to the beach as there was a threat of rain.
Mantralayam
Time: 22-24 Jan 2010
Place: Mantralayam
Company: Wife and parents
Highlights:
Day 0: Hampi link express at 10.30 pm. Was a long time (almost an year) since I went in an Indian train!
Day 1: Saw the flood ravaged city. Its almost back to normal but one can still see the debris and the level which the water had reached. The Mutt is back in business. Did hejje namaskar for the first time! Went to our relatives house. Saw videos of the massacre which the floods had caused in and around the city. Also heard about the sorrow tales. Could not go to Bichchale because of the washed out and unrepaired bridge. Took the Udyan back to Bangalore at 10.30 pm.
Day 2: Reached Bangalore at 9 am. For some strange reason, train started going backwards to Cantonment for about 5 mins when it was just few meters away from the Central station!
Place: Mantralayam
Company: Wife and parents
Highlights:
Day 0: Hampi link express at 10.30 pm. Was a long time (almost an year) since I went in an Indian train!
Day 1: Saw the flood ravaged city. Its almost back to normal but one can still see the debris and the level which the water had reached. The Mutt is back in business. Did hejje namaskar for the first time! Went to our relatives house. Saw videos of the massacre which the floods had caused in and around the city. Also heard about the sorrow tales. Could not go to Bichchale because of the washed out and unrepaired bridge. Took the Udyan back to Bangalore at 10.30 pm.
Day 2: Reached Bangalore at 9 am. For some strange reason, train started going backwards to Cantonment for about 5 mins when it was just few meters away from the Central station!
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