Monday, May 08, 2006

My Mumbai+Panchgani Trip & PARASAILING EXPERIENCE!!

Hi,
Had been to mumbai last week full.Had a whale of a time with all cousins and some exclusive time with Priya(My sis living in UK).She always come with kids so her priority is always different.This time she came alone so could spend more quality time with her.
Went and came back by airdeccan.It is not so great but for the money its cost effective.There are no seat numbers so people rush to the borading booth as though it is a bus stand( to get window seat i guess ;-) ).While going i too stood in the queue.But i became wiser on return journey.I was sitting and reading a book till the last person left and boarded as the last person.I was however gonna sleep.So the seat position was not so important.
The week till wednesday went on fine.With all cousins around, playing cards for money(i have grown up now so i am allowed ;-) ), dancing , singing , shopping with/for priya.. was overall very hectic and fun.After the marriage was over on Wednesday we started to panchgani on thursday morning by raj travels volvo bus.The journey was comfi and we reached there around 1.30. Shriram anna had booked us into a resort( comfort inn) with 2 A/C rooms and all facilities like swimming pool gym etc(but we never used all those is a different story ;-)).. First day we went to a nearby plateau called "TABLE LAND".... Really beautiful place.It is the world's second largest flat valley.So they told.It was very beautiful to watch sunset from there. Second day visited mahabaleshwar(25 km from P'gani). and 10 points around it.All points are nearly similar offerring varyingly beautiful views of the valley below.Then got back to hotel later.
Saturday morning was the most exciting part of the trip.Me and priya went parasailing.We were tied to a parachute and a jeep and as the jeep picked up speed we went up in the air.It was a feeling of flying.It was really wonderful.We both went for second trip.It was really great.We could view the whole valley and the mountains from a higher plane!!
Then we got to mumbai by the afternooon bus and on sunday i left by 11 30 flight and came back to bangalore.Here i am now in office as usual.