The NAINI Trip.

The most memorable trip I made till date,mesmerising to say the least.

FRO

Woke up in the morning with numb legs.......shook off the sensation and strained my eyes to see where were we?

District Ghaziabad and the names of the places which I forgot the moment the writing on the wall vanished from the sight.

Anyway I had already asked the driver to stop at old gzb bus stand,and was assured of easily alighting out of it.

As the bus was speeding upon a flyover,I looked down and noticed some yellow plastered walls...सरकारी buildings.....then I poked my head out and saw it.Almost impossible to decipher and with layers of paint peeling of was inscribed गाज़ियाबाद बस स्टैंड.ooooooooooohhhhh stop stop.......you told me that you know where to stop.To that the driver quipped अपना स्टॉप है खुद देखो.Cursing under my breath,I got out of the bus.Thank god the only luggage I was carrying was the laptop bag.

Next mission wake up the sleepyhead.I called CHACHA what next?catch an auto to gaur homes.ok.

2 or 3 autorickshaws passed but none of them shared my enthusiasm to reach my destination,A frantic call  to CHACHA  and then he advised me to cross the road.Got to the correct side of the road...... first autorickshaw that came my way and clambered into it.didnt ask for fare,in fact I did not care.Reached the Gaur homes entrance and was stopped by the beedi wielding security guard.Had to wait for CHACHA and then I saw him coming.wearing shorts and face full of hair was difficult to decipher happiness either in walk or in  smile.Nevertheless stayed for 2 days there.......but we are not discussing destinations here?are we?
August 15,2011,Gaur Homes,Ghaziabad.
So,now return trip.Reached by auto to the Ghaziabad bus stand bound auto,which dropped me at a gas station.It was starting to drizzle now and I thought it wise to catch the next auto to Anand Vihar.Around Pacific mall,one car banked hard left suddenly and the auto driver applied the brakes suddenly and as I was sitting alongside the driver and busy talking on the phone and the jolt pushed me out.As I tried to balance myself my right leg rubbed the road and I got a jerk forward the screwed bolt hitting my forehead.Cursing my luck I scrambled out and hoped my luck doesnt remain the same for the larger distance journey,the bus journey.

August 15,2011,Anand Vihar Bus Stand.1830 HRS.
The attendance at the bus stand was surprisingly sparse.Met GEET there and then headed towards the Uttarakhand terminal.Volvo not available and AC bus may be available after 2030 hrs.You know when they say 2030 it means at least 2300......this is the permissible tolerance of roadways.