You might have noticed that I mentioned Colombo in my previous post but didn't say much about the city. That is because we did not see much places there. The only sightseeing we did was, watching some luxurious hotels in their full glory on the night.
In morning, we did not want to jeopardise our departure to the airport by doing some extra sightseeing. So after having our breakfast in a 'Saravana Bhavan' style hotel with our friend's uncle's friend who arranged his van for our trip, we thanked him and did some shopping on the streets. Later we went to a mall on the way to the airport and bought some t-shirts there also.
I was little nervous about reaching the airport on time because of the traffic but we made it on time. After saying goodbye to our driver and the unforgettable van that gave us all these memories, we proceeded to check in. Some our friends bought chocolates from the duty-free shops in departure area for their colleagues. I could not find any connection between our Sri Lanka trip and the chocolates that are definitely not made in Sri Lanka, so I did not buy any.
And within forty-five minutes of our departure, we reached Madurai. Since all our buses were on the night, we decided to book some rooms in a hotel and take rest for the day.
Later in the evening, we took a walk to find Kumar Mess because all that Yogesha could think was 'I want to eat a good meal.Dot!' We were also in the same mindset. On the way, Adithya showed us Sethupathy Higher Secondary School were Barathiyar worked as a teacher.
If you ask Sathya, Yogesha and Me (Since others are Vegetarians) which was your favourite meal during this trip, we would definitely say this one. It became the best meal we had on this trip and the Crab Omelette I had here became the most memorable item about this trip for me. After the dinner, we had the famous Jigarthanda of Madurai in the nearby 'Famous Jigarthada Kadai'.
Since all of my friends came from Bengaluru they started together early for their bus after dinner. And as usual, Being the first person to start and end this trip always, I vacated the rooms by midnight and started towards Kovai.
When I reached home on Monday morning, I had the luxury of having rest for two hours before starting for my office.
(Now to the conclusion.. Damn.. I hate this part.. It has to be wholesome about the trip and awesome..Hmm.. Let's try it..)
This was my first trip outside India. From memories of friends almost getting arrested to engaged guys purchasing handbags for their future wives, it has given all kind of memories.I remember my first sleepless night on Kandy, watching the full moon through the open window/door and wondering how the coming six days are going to be. I remember the petty fights they had between them and how GB almost played a Lakshmi Ramakrishnan of 'Solluvathellam Unmai'. I remember how my friends were disappointed after climbing Sigiriya. I remember their happiness after India winning the match against Bangladesh.
I wouldn't say that everything was perfect. But 'Ethu Nadanthatho athu Nadragave Nadanthathu'.
 |
| With our driver and the van.. |
PS: I have this nature of comparing and calculating the cost for everything before starting a trip and never calculate the total expense after completing the trip.So I am not sure how much I had totally spent on this trip, but it should be around INR 25000 including food, accommodation and travel. The rent for the van was not included in this since it was taken care by Sathya's uncle. But if we had to pay it, it would have added another INR 40,000 as a whole to the group.
0 comments:
Post a Comment