So here it all begin. It is the the day. Woke up too early to call it morning. Checked the cell phone it was just 2.30 am. The other days I go off to sleep then. Now because of the excitement I was not able to sleep properly. Woke up finally at 3 am and did all the chores and took my bath. Did the final packing, as few items were still left to be packed in. Finally my pre-booked cab arrived at my place at 4 am and i set sail for the Southern Sojourn to unfurl. Looking around were the shimmering colorful lights decorating almost every lanes and by lanes of the city, making me realize that its the festival of the year, for which every citizen of Kolkata looks forward to. The roads which should have been deserted on a normal day at this time, were fluttering with revelers. There was a celebration in the air. But deep in my heart, though sad, was feeling the joy of exploring a new place.
"Life is a journey and one has to just keep on exploring it!"
Thinking about all these, I arrived at CCU
airport, and did the check-in. Well I did an too early check in. So started
roaming around the terminal. Now that time it was being recently completed, so
thought of giving it a complete look. It was large and spacious, and also after
the complete look it made me feel hungry, so found a subway outlet, and had a
sub sandwich. Later after a while I realized it was time for me get my security
checks done. So went to the security check area where after the check was
waiting at the boarding gates to open, so that I could get to my seat asap.
After a while they did annouce for boarding. So we made a queue and went into
the flight, to my designated seat. And after a while the plane took off high
into the sky, bidding goodbye to CCU. However, I started having mixed feelings
inside me. I would be going back to the same place where I had some bitter
experiences of my life in past, and did pledge to myself, of not coming back to
the city. But as the word says, “Past is past, present is a present, so open it
and enjoy it!”
Two and a half hours later, and with lots of turbulence in mid air, reached Chennai. Now, this is a contrasting thing which caught my eyes. It was 5yrs ago then, that I had last been in Chennai, and there had been a lots of development, which made me realize that there has been lots of changes happened on this front!
Anyways, after claiming my luggage, went out to
get the pick up car, which was waiting at the parking. And this is where I faced
my first, and the then endless experience of language barrier. And I realized,
its back to square one! After a while spotted my car, which took me to my
hotel. Thanks to peak hour traffic and some VIP movements, 35mins trip, took
more than an hour!!
After checking in, took some rest at my room. Now
the hotel had a concierge desk, where they did provide me with a car, which
remained my roadtrip partner, till Pondicherry.
So after the deal, went back to my room and had a
sumptuous meal. After which went out to visit Chennai, for a city tour.
Though there is nothing much to be seen in the
city, still there were few places, which was worth visiting.
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Banjara_the nomadic
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