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Day 13

Day 13 (19th December)

Had planned to surprise Amma by taking her to the iconic Balaji Temple in Kalbadevi on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadasi. But Amma informed that Ekadasi was yesterday. What an anticlimax!

Continuing with my reminiscences of 2018. I didn't travel much, at least not as much as I would have loved to. There were half a dozen train journeys to and from Bangalore to satisfy the railway buff within me. Visited Gaganachukki and Bharachukki Falls when they were in full flow. Spent some days in the capital during peak summer, visiting and revisiting heritage sites - Safdarjung Tomb, Qutub Complex, Mehrauli, Lodhi Garden, Lal Qila, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk. The conducted tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan was enchanting. But the most memorable experience was the 6-day monsoon road trip along the Malabar Coast from Mangalore to Kozhikode. 6 nights in 6 different hotels. Temples, Forts, Beaches, Museums. Kozhikode gave me the story to write for Hindu. 

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