It was the longest journey in each of our life. The memories were unforgettable. Visiting people of different states in India, knowing their culture, their food, their way of dressing, their means of transport, their attitude, their style of talking, their way of walking, etc. Each of the regions gave us an experience which was entirely different from one another.
We started our journey from Rajasthan. It welcomed us with shahi paneer and Paratha. When reached Amritsar, it was Kulcha which filled our heart and belly. Noodles from the heights of Rohtang and Chicken Biriyani from Mughal descendant Karim’s Hotel in Delhi. We tasted Agra’s Petha and also enjoyed the delicious Lucknow’s Tundey Kabab. Bengali sweets were always mouthwatering. Hyderabadi Biriyani and Irani Chai from Hyderabad made our day. Bangalore gave us variety of Dosa’s. Ooty food was relatively cheap. It might be because of the reason that we had reached there during off-season. Puttu and Kadala from Kasaragod. Goa special sandwich along with french fries while watching the waves made our mind a pleasant one. We went to Rantnagiri for its famous Rantnagiri mangoes. Since it was not the season, we didn’t get any from there. Sujata Mastani was waiting for us in Pune. Mumbai street treated us with its Dabeli and Vada Pav while in the night, we tasted chicken and mutton varieties. Lonavala gifted us its Chikki and Fudge. And finally, the train food till reaching home.
If that is all about the food, the story of transportation was a different thing. There were vehicles altered for their respective situations. They include, specially constructed Auto rikshaws in Amritsar for taking people to the Wagah Border, Electrical Rikshaws in Delhi, Horse rikshaws in Agra, Tempo Public transports in Gwalior, Yellow colored taxi in Kolkata, well planned buses in Hyderabad, Local buses in Goa, crowded local trains in Mumbai, and Finally Yellow and black colored Taxis in Mumbai.
In these 43 days, we learned how to plan, how to change the plan according to the need of the hour, how to execute the plan, learned to trust strangers, learned how to bargain, learned how to adapt, and many more. It is one of the biggest things happened in each one of our lives, and this memories and experience can never be replaced by anything.
Tres Amigos
Shamir
Aslam
