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I have never been a morning person. However my work has always compelled me to wake up at the earliest and leave the house before the sun could shine...especially in winters. My Yoga days were an utmost torture; at least now I can have my breakfast nicely before I leave. I believe that no one wants to leave their cozy beds in winter..at least not on a SUNDAY!! Well but I have an entire different story :(
My husband too sleeps deep in the wee morning hours. In fact its quite a chore to wake him up on time. He regularly runs helter skelter to get ready, and is often late for hospital and poor me I have to take the entire blame. The irony is that he is constantly in denial. He claims to be a morning person while everyone knows that hes not!! So while I look forward to Sundays to sleep till late, he wants to explore 'the world' on holidays!! I have been dismissing his wishes till now when I became prey to his plans this Sunday!!
Yesterday he woke me up before dawn and said that we were going somewhere where I can do loads of shopping. I jumped with excitement with my half open eyes. Got ready in a jiffy, had our tea and were just about to leave when his junior from medical school called him for help. Worried we went to see his mom in the hospital instead of leaving for the surprise outing. His aged mother had dislocated her shoulder and finally when everything was over, it was half past ten. I was famished. But instead of taking me to an eatery, he dragged me into the metro and after an hour, we reached Chandni Chowk.
That was not all..we kept on walking...he dragging me and after about 4-5 kms, we reached our destination Daryaganj. I had never been here before, but my hypoglycemic condition compelled me to sulk instead of excitement. daryaganj is one of the oldest places in Delhi, known for the sale of quaint things. Sunday morning is exclusively dedicated to the sale of books.I being a bibliophile, that place is a paradise for me. My hunger went for a toss when I started digging into those piles of books. I bought around 15 novels. Though I was very frustrated for being forced to have brunch instead of brekkie, I thanked him as I witnessed many things pathognomic of Old Delhi which I had never seen before. After a super adventurous day, we returned late in the evening. That was one fine cold morning sojourn I would say :)
Chandni Chowk not in its usual self with its quiet roads...The Red Fort in the backdrop...

The Red Fort in the backdrop..

Hard to imagine chaotic Chandni Chowk so peaceful and quiet!! Wait for the next picture!!

The calmer side of the road complemented by the chaotic bylanes on a Sunday winter morning!!

finally food after 5 kms of walking!! My eternal favourite chhole bhature!!

hubbys love for dosa will never die!!

Paradise for bibliophiles!! I just could not get enough!!

The Delhi gate...a rare discovery for me...never knew it existed!!

Protected by the archeological society...

Golcha theatre...established in 1954,its one of the oldest movie halls of Delhi. Never thought I would visit this place!!


This is a Tibetian Market selling woolens. Got some nice bargains.
 All said and done, Daryaganj visit should not be attempted by weak persons, small children, faint hearted or pregnant females on a Sunday morning!! Its just too crowded and chaotic!! He he just joking :D
11/25/2013 2 comments
I am sure we all have cherished it. Yes, I am talking about childhood. Don't you want to be a child again?? I know except for the silly outfits our parents used to make us wear and for the sillier decisions that we used to make, we all crave to get our tension free life back!! That was indeed the best time of our lives..with no jobs to worry for, no relationships to take care of and of course no heed to 'how do I look'!! Fantasies apart,lets slip back to reality :)

14th November is the birthday of our first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He used to love children so much that his birthday is celebrated as Children Day. Like Teachers Day, this day is celebrated with pomp and vigour in every part of India. During the day time, lots of cultural programmes and activities are arranged for kids in the schools and during the evening, there are myriads of options to choose from for the parents to pamper their children. In school, every child looks forward to this day. In fact in our medical college too, there was a teacher who used to distribute chocolates to the entire college on this day!!

Its been a few years that my name has been struck off the children's list; especially since I have got married :D But my mom makes sure that she wishes me and gifts me something special!!
This year me and my husband went for shopping on this day where we realised Marvel has organised a comic con!! All types of superheroes were there but our favourite is Spiderman!! Strange as it may sound, those games and activities were of course for the kids, but we were invited to take part!! Lucky us, we had a great time!!



spiderman!!

Its time to roll the dice!!

engrossed in the game...

hopping towards victory...


caught in spiderman's web!!

with a skyscraper and spiderman!!

getting inked as a part of the winning prize :D

my spiderman tattoo!!

trying to scale heights with my new tattoo!!

An Old Mc Donald had a farm...Yeah yeah oh!!

with our favourite super hero...
 
11/16/2013 No comments
Its been quite a while that we have come back from our Philippines trip but the memories are still fresh in our mind. In fact, it was this trip that inspired me to start my very own travel blog. I had been fond of travelling since early days of my childhood, and my parents have played an ardent role in fulfilling this passion of mine. My mom used to make me write the details of our trip after we came back so that I do not forget the trip as well as to improve my writing skills. That time I used to loathe this activity, but now when I go through my travelogues written about 15 years before and even earlier, I relive those moments!! 

When the trend of blogging started few years back, mom used to pester me to start my own blog. She always wanted me to become a writer, as she is one herself, but destiny had something else planned for me. Well I had ignored  her suggestions and pleas ; as we often tend to do with parents; until this trip .I was so overwhelmed by the beauty and the people of this country, that I felt its high time I start writing on my own!!

Couple of days ago, this archipelago of about 7200 islands got hit by a deadly typhoon. There has been thousands of casualty and everything has been badly hit. I felt terrible on learning this and remembered the sweet filipinos and their beautiful country. My heartfelt prayers for them. I just I hope they recover very soon.

So today I decided to do a post on the few sites of Manila, its capital. An ancient fort and a present memorial park where me and hubby had a blast!!


The other side of manila from Fort Santiago. This ancient fort built in 1590 is one of the most important historical sites of Manila. Right behind me is the Pasig river.. the fort is located at the mouth of this river inside the Intramuros

Dungeons do fascinate me!! have read lots of novels on them!! remember Count Of Monte Christo??

In front of the earstwhile amphitheatre

dont know why cannons and bullets attract hubby so much :D

The Rizal park..built in the memory of Dr Rizal, the Filipino freedom fighter.

the main part of the memorial...in front of the statue of Dr Rizal and the flag of Philippines


This fabulous light and sound show reminded me of the Dubai Fountains, another spectacular event even if this was just 10% of the Dubai one!!

I feel like a fairy in this pic!! he he :D


Since Chinese new year was just a couple of days away, the metro trains were adorned with red head to toe!!

At the end of our super eventful day, we shopped till the entire mall closed!! I ditched my heels for flats for a pleasurable shopathon!! Kultura means souvenir in filipino!!

one of my favourite picture of that day.. in front of the gate of Fort Santiago taken by a German gentleman. This fort is in the Intramuros built in 1590. It served as the premier defense fortress for the Spanish government during their rule.

I wore:
dress : Mango
accessories: forever21
purse : Chanel
11/11/2013 2 comments
Finally after an eventful and hectic week, we are done with the festivities. Gifts and sweets have been exchanged, tonnes of crackers burst, all our homes decorated, prim and proper, and all the new clothes that have been bought, have been worn!! I always feel sad when the festivities end, be it Durga Puja or Diwali. But what keeps me and I suppose others too going is the fact that there are always other festivals that are going to come and of course we can enjoy them next year!! But who knows whats gonna happen in the future?? ;)

Philosophies apart, this year I had a blast!! Not that I burst too many crackers, I am considerate enough for the environment, but I had very nice gifts this year!! Our entire floor of  our apartments was beautifully decked up with lights and lamps and this year the sweets have been very innovative and new!! Also I watched the superhyped Diwali release Krishh 3 with my cousin and husband and that was a blast!! Since I have no siblings of my own, I always cherish the time spent with my cousins!!

This year too, as I said here that I forgot to take enough pictures in traditional wear as I was too engrossed with the festivities. However the next day when we went to watch the movie, I made sure I took some shots of the glittering lights. It was very late at night when the movie got over, so my companions really got irritated!! Moreover when I reached home, I got a good lecture from my mom as dinner got so late!! Well I am ready to sacrifice anything for pictures!! :D

beautifully decorated bushes!!

playing peek a boo amidst the
beautifully decorated bushes!!

could not get enough of the glitter and sparkle!!

our apartments looked so beautiful adorned with lights everywhere!!

our apartments looked so beautiful adorned with lights everywhere!!

nicely decked up floor...the glittering lights got washed up by the harsh flash of camera!!

this time I suggested to take the photo without any flash!!

rangoli at the entrance...

a box of interesting sweetmeat!!

some lighting up which I did myself...

fireworks in the sky...

fireworks in the sky...

got to pose with my photographer :p courtsey my bro :D

animal antics of my hubby... :p

I wore:
chikan suit : Lucknow 
ripped jeans : Zara
shirt : zara
purse:mauritius
11/08/2013 No comments
Its November. There is nip in the air, the markets are flooding with oranges and other winter fruits and its the time for winter blooms. At night the temperatures drop sufficiently that make us snuggle up. Though I am not a big fan of winters, I love this time of the year nonetheless. Moreover, right now is the most joyous time of the year as tomorrow is Diwali,the festival of LIGHTS and one of India's biggest festival!!

With so much shopping, decoration and exchange of gifts going here, I could not help but post a pre Diwali post. Everyone is in a festive mood, splurging on sweets, expensive traditional attire ,home decor and madly cleaning up their homes!!

Since its Diwali, one is expected to be in a traditional attire. But last year I was so engrossed in lighting up crackers, that I completely forgot to take pictures!! So today, the pictures I am sharing were taken a day before, when me and my hubby went for an evening out to take the feel of the celebrations.

P.S I just love gorging up kilos of sweets that are gifted during this time!!

the festival of lights ...all lit up...

Lord Ganesha...the main God of this festival....

a green Diwali...

paper lamps et al...

Huge sculpture by a very famous sculptor...

this chakra has been created by eminent designer Rohit bal..

garuda..a mythological bird...

kaju katli...One of our favourite sweetmeat..

Diwali is all about gold coins..the bigger the better...

gold gold everywhere...

beautifully lit up Lord ganesha...

cafe time...

love my Diwali haul....

more and more gifts :D
  
11/02/2013 No comments
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