The biggest one is meeting up friends and their families. I met this really close friend at a coffee shop, and really, really nice of Gurdev to be tolerant and to look after the kids. We had to leave when the kids started crying, we were so caught up in chatting :). Old friends are so good for the soul, just a talk with them is sure to energize.
Other high points were :
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| A pic of our family outside Mahesh Lunch Home |
A great lunch at Mahesh Lunch Home — yummy food and met an old batchmate of G’s whose family was the reason why Pune has such fond memories for us! Then, we went to Gateway of India, which will always be special because G and I spent our first meeting walking on Marine Drive and going to Gateway.
Spending New Year’s Eve with dad and bro chatting and having pizza and wine — Priceless!
Mumbai cabbies — honest, chatty, cheap and very decent. Really miss them here in Bangalore.
Homemade besan laddoos — yummy.
Back in Bangalore now with a song in the heart :). Here’s wishing all my wonderful friends a beautiful and peaceful New Year.
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| The greyish one is Mukesh Ambani’s new pad |
P.S. We also saw the vulgar home of Mukesh Ambani. The building looks awkward and even more ugly up close. They definitely have the millions but no aesthetic sense or social responsibility.
Somehow I have missed having food at Mahesh Lunch HOme, should try it next time. Good that u had a nice vacation
Happy New year tou and ur family
Looking very cute and happy, welcome back to Namma Bengaluru. Yes Mumbai is good except for the weather and the tiny barely enough flats. It is a foodies world. Bangalore despite the deteriorating (hope the spelling is right) weather, has pampered us to like no place else in the world. The weather seems to be still much better than other places. I wonder how long it would last.
@bbsearchingself Yep, you must try. It is Mangalorean style, which is close to Konkani, right? If you love seafood, you would love it. I especially liked the sol kadi, gassi, the fluffy neer dosas, and the bangda fry. Yummy, makes my mouth water just thinking about it :).
@rama Thank you! Feels great to be back in Bangalore. Home is precious, always. Missed the Bangalore weather — which is deteriorating as you right said and spelled :). The traffic and distances are bad at both places. Love the sea in Mumbai and my spacious home here in Bangalore :).
Meeting up with family and friends surely helps charge the batteries for the daily grind of another year. Nice pic
Nice one..Hope u had a great time together with family and friends during the New year, and of course some new anecdotes too..
first time visit your blog.
so you started new year in really lively way.
It must have been a very exciting time with family and friends.
I have lived in Bombay for years. It is a unique place in India.
great fun u had there…good
and yes i too agree on ur take on ambani’s house..its too vulgar..no grace
hmmm well i guess next visit to india i need ot go to pune for that foood place 🙂
great to hear you haveing a good time .. why do holidays need to finish and stopp.. they shud continue for agesssssssssss 🙂
Happy new year to you and family …
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@the Holy Lama Yes, indeed very rejuvenating.
@Tomz Wish you a happy new year. We bloggers are always acquiring anecdotes to regale :).
@Heavenly Muse Welcome to my blog. Yes, the New Year began on a good note, and hope that you have a very happy new year as well.
@BKChowla It was a great time. And, Bombay is a wonderful place — so energetic and wonderful.
@rohini Yes, we did have such fun. I know, Ambani’s house is one very bad patch on the skyline.
@Bikram Actually, this place is in Mumbai — the original one. Yeah, vacations are so wonderful!
@Ramesh Thanks and same wishes for the new year to you too.
@Irfanuddin Hi Irfan, Welcome to my blog. Great poem and I will be sure to read the remaining at your blog.
Happy New Year to you and family, that building, he he :):)
Happy New Year Rachna 🙂
Good to know you had such a wonderful trip. Bombay has a charm but I just find it too crowded… don’t you ?
When I first landed in Bombay, I thought the place was not for me, but in a month’s time, I became an integral part of it. I still miss those wonderful days…the train journeys, the search for an apartment to rent / buy, the fast-paced life, the opportunity at work…hmmmmm I miss them! Glad to hear you enjoyed your vacation with family and good old friends 🙂 Mukesh Ambani house – wonder what he was thinking!
Wishing you and your family a wonderful year ahead!
@Suffix Thanks and wish you the same!
@Aathira Wish you the same. Yes, Bombay is special and crowded and congested too. But, then most cities in India are :).
@RGB I did my schooling, college and MBA from B’bay. So I have loads of fond memories and friends there. You are right, the city really grows on you. It has an energy unlike any other city. Wish you a very happy new year too.
Glad to know that you had a wonderful time with friends and family. Nice pics 🙂
Ambanis nevr bothered about anybody else except them selves, whereas Tatas and Birlas always gave a lot to society.
@destiny’s child Thank you so much.
@Renu What you say is so true!
I have not visited your blog for long, it seems. Plenty of things to pore over. Happy new year. Nice to see your family.
Blessings.