Here we come, Ahmedabad!!!

Living in a corporate world full of strangers (well, this is bit of an exaggeration but sounds more dramatic!!!) was over shadowing me day by day.. A dream about the college days, a bad day at work, a realization of distances already present between friends and still multiplying and totally exasperated from the routine life I finally gave in to the extreme temptation of going for a trip to Ahmedabad and have a small Dynamic reunion J And considering the consequences of our last minute travel plans, I must say it was worth all the pains..

I came to reality with the strange fact that movement of people between Nagpur to Ahmedabad are probably more than any other city!!! (It is high time more trains be run on that route) Last minute plans meant tatkal booking, so Neha and I (two of the laziest people in the world) got up at 7.00 am (even if we had a chance to meet SRK at that time, our eyes wont open!!!) and went all the way to Ajni station to book tickets. Long queue.. What!! Have they been standing here all night!! After 15 min our number came.

Neha: 2 tickets (slips in the slip)

Booking counter man: Madam, waiting hai, 95 (wtf, 15 min mein?!?)

Neha: Bhaiyya, 3AC mein hai kya?

Booking counter man : usme bhi waiting hai

Neha: 15 min mein?!? bhaiyya plz phirse check karo (As if its university result sheet to be mistaken)

Booking counter man (irritated): madam, waiting hai (gives the slip back). Ahmedabad ke liye first number lagana padhta hai

I and Neha do a little khus puss, with others in queue giving irritated looks and finally..

Neha: De do bhaiyya..

The man gave an “omg, aaj kal ki ladkiyan” look..

That was our only motto in the train.. Aaj kal ki ladkiyan J (had to use girls power today) Strange but it did work. Everyone welcomed us to have a seat. Well that was expected but then would you believe a good man actually gave away his berth to us when we attempted to sit down on newspapers!!! So somehow we reached ahmedabad and the first look at Nilange and that group hug took away all troubles and then began our journey of craziness.

There were a few places on my “must watch in Ahmedabad” list which included the very famous Akshardham temple, the Sabarmati Ashram and of course our dream IIM. And another of our favourite institutes which cannot be named here since I could not go there thanks to the concerned person’s busy schedule and his name is not to be revealed on request (Busy person, if you get time to read this, please note I am not blaming you for not taking you around your college even though I came a long way from Nagpur)

So one by one I ticked my list. Akshardham temple was exactly as I had excepted it, calm and peaceful. I wonder how could someone have the heart to disrupt its serenity! Sabarmati Ashram was informative and tiring! And the best was IIMA, a must watch for inspiration to all MBA aspirants. The architecture is grand, the pathways are spic and span, the hostels are breezy, the class rooms are perfect, the auditorium is large. Basically has everything that one can ask for in an Institute. A perfect home to a brilliant brain. And thanks to Das that we got entry into the campus and a special thanks for all his time and efforts.

Well there is a lot more to the city than what can be seen. Not to speak about the delicious food! The gujrati thali, the khichdi at Akshardham, everything at the manikchand eat street were mouth watering. The pineapple sandwich and the Cadbury pizza are the usp at manikchand eat street. Each one of us had the “peth bhar gaya, mann nahi bhara” look when we left manikchand street.

The trip gave me everything I had sought for. A relaxing weekend, a reunion with friends, a break from the boring dabba food and a new beginning to something...