Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.
- The Carpenters
Europe to me was - WOW..I had always imagined it be this picturesque place 9822634566 00447837007189...00442089546449.. okie im going to leave this number for the time being!
.. so yup picture perfect.. seen in a nice little frame with golden borders on all the sides! unfortunately its not so! Colosseum is not this gladiator stadium in the middle of no where.. nothing like this rock solid ginormous structure standing in a desserted area that spells out te word ruins! it has people, buskers, cars, buildings.. a normal city life!
Somehow whil packing, while waiting in queue for my visas when i browsed through all the booklets I seemed to minus the city part of each country save london - which explains why london impressed my so much..
But.. I have learnt to just leave my expectations behind and seize the moment.. carpedien ha? shouldnt that be my title!
I was thinking of adding a new blog.. I could write about my travel escapades - that somehow sounds wrong.. or my disillusion of this world corrected! haha..
And an idea pops
let your heart out.
Colosseum - is grand! Trevi fountain is a marvellous piece of art work! But my one track mind could focus on the GELATO! Yes sorbet sorbet! I've had so many of them yet I crave for them right now! Mango, Berry and Chocolate! Wow..twisted right! Being Indian is a bonus here! THe ice cream parlour 'uncle' gave me an extra boule (scoop) just cuz Im Indian! - Ooooo im lovin' yet.. okie ive been since morning waiting for my father's call!.. blog later.. zhi min going to invite me to her blog!
let your heart out.
London was splendid... Knightsbridge, Harrods, Leicester Square, Big Ben - these pronouns that kept resonating all these years from shopping bags, friends' travel experiences suddenly turned into impressive momuments... it was a joy being in London - Id say it superceeded my expectations.. Easy to Navigate, Paradise to shop, Musicals for your viewing pleasure and friends (so that pubs dont run out of business).. London was a pckage deal... though i spent only 3 days there.. but honestly every single moment was so worth it! True to the core - class, art, culture - not to mixed up with vanity and boredom mind you! haha.. i am definitely going back to Londona and perhaps if time permits... I do want to go visit dear April in York!
France was promising from all the lonely planet episodes.. but truth be told I was disappointed to discover that its just overly romanticized.. or perhaps a reality check.. if I had 200 euros to spare per day france would have been fantabulous! Nonetheless making my penny's worth - the visit to the Sommet (top of the Eiffel Tower) was the cherry to my Europe experiences so far - description - edible, satiable (or insatiable).. the entire city of Paris comes alive! glitz and glamoury! I felt alive there - at the zenneth of one of the seven wonders of the world - bliss is what i felt. It was chilly oh my I would have frozen up there had it not been our rush to catch the last RER (train) from the Champs De Tour Effiel station!
Nice or Cannes.. I visited one of them.. guess which one? Yes dumb wit me.. preferred stony beaches over the Cannes film festivial at the sandy shores! Oh but what the hel! The warm sunshine with the chilly wind was invigourating!
Roma! put on your best clothes.. here I am..
let your heart out.
Our challenge for the day – making crepes! Crepes just kept buzzing in my head ever since I described it to my mom. I couldn’t possibly wait for another 14 days to have a sumptuous feast. So I decided to venture into the world of cooking – bad decision again. And tried to make some myself!
The cutting strawberry part was easy and fun! Making the batter was a horrendous job! I was almost certain in my conviction – cooking and I are too extremes! Well surprisingly the custard turned out the right taste but the wrong consistency! Sigh! But what really spoilt it all was the stoopid chocolate ice cream. Well Poona lacks the delicious movenpick – so I had to settle was “Kwality” ice cream – hazardous mistake. Nonetheless when something is sweet, it cant go that wrong. Apek, Yash and I had mini ones to ourselves!
The afternoon went by slow – just catching up with Apek and listening to her academic plans. I think she’s embarking on the rather challenging task of taking numerous rather countless entrance exams, perhaps more than the number of exams I take in my entire medical career! Haha!
I had offered to go to the club to settle all the uni stuff for Apek but landed up sleeping instead! Sloth that I am!
Golf : 6.30. Distance hit : 150 yards! Outcome : Pooja felt so happy!
I had a girls night out – I don’t know of singular or plural is apt for the occasion if appropriate for the moment!
Tullika and I have been friends for wait I almost lost the count – 5 years.. but I only got talking to her last year after a much unwanted silence! And she sits pretty on all the hoardings in Pune! I wish I can upload a picture of her! Well often when I forget to text her back, I see her pictures and there – a wonderful reminder! “MSG TULLI”
It was really fun dining at Arthur’s theme! What was odd was the glare we got from everyone. I am sure no one mistook us for not being straight! But what could two hot girls possibly be doing alone on a Saturday night!
Oh did I mention, I finally met Karun! And oh my he has pecs – though they look ugly! Well I certainly hope he is not still at me! Pity I didn’t take the initiative before!
Came home at an odd hour that day/night?! Slept and slept and slept…
let your heart out.