Matheran, Back To Basics!

Last weekend was a long with with Friday being Maha Shiv Ratri. So we decided to go to Matheran. It is one of Di's favo hill stations and I have never been there. We booked a resort online, for what seemed to be a not too expensive deal. But to be honest, we kinda got fooled. The cottages were nothing like what was shown in the pictures. Probably the pictures were taken years ago, when the resort had been opened.

Though it seemed to be a little in desrepair, the resort was beautiful basically due to the immense tree cover. Not only were there trees everywhere, the whole place was also lined with swings of all varieties. We enjoyed that.

Coming to the place, Matheran is the world's smallest hill station. It is the most eco sensitive place in our country, and also the only pedestrian hill station in Asia. What made the place special was that no vehicles are allowed inside Matheran. It's either your legs or horses or hand pulled rickshaws. The forest cover is amazing and our cottage was seperated from the forest by just a 8-9 feet high wall.

What we enjoyed the most was hiking through the pathways in the forest. You can get horses to go to the various tourist spots, or even the rickshaws. But it's most fun if you hike it out.

What we did not like? The mobile networks were not very good. We did not get any network within the resort, and little outside. What's worse, your wireless broadband internet will also not work there. Nor is a cyber cafe to be found in Matheran. So you are basically completely cut off. I missed the internet quite a bit.

No pictures to share....

Spurts of Enthu!

A friend called me yesterday, asking if I had a blog lying unattended. She'd googled me and found the last post, dated months ago. Yes, I've been lazy. My blog posts come only in spurts of enthusiasm...or waves of sadness?

The last 3 months have been tiring, lonesome and unhappy. Di's stupid company has sent him to Mumbai. Since December, I am away from what I called home in Kanpur. While he's working in Mumbai, I have been traveling all over. I miss him when I am away from him, and adding more uncertainity is my new job. I have taken up a new job in Delhi. I'll be required to be in Delhi, some time in April. This means, we'll again be living away from each other for a couple of months.

Sad na?

Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji

I just love this song and can't get it outa my mind....

Aisi ulji nazar unse hatt ti nahi
Daant se reshmi dor katt ti nahi
Umar kab ki baras ke safaid ho gayi
Kaari badari jawani ki chatt ti nahi
Walla ye dhadkan bhadne lagi hai
Chehre ki rangat udne lagi hai
Darr lagta hai tanha sone mein ji
Dil to bachcha hai ji
Dil to bachcha hai ji
Thoda kaccha hai ji
Haan dil to baccha hai ji
Aisi ulji nazar unse hatt ti nahi
Daant se reshmi dor katt ti nahi
Umar kab ki baras ke safaid ho gayi
Kaari badari jawani ki chatt ti nahi
Ra ra ra ..

Kisko ptaa tha pehlu mein rakha
Dil aisa paaji bhi hoga
Hum to hamesha samajhte the koi
Hum jaisa haaji hi hoga
Hai zor karein, kitna shor karein
Bewaja baatein pe ainwe gaur karein
Dilsa koi kameena nahi
Koi to rokey, koi to tokey
Iss umar mein ab khaogey dhokhe
Darr lagta hai ishq karne mein ji
Dil to bachcha hai ji
Dil to bachcha hai ji
Thoda kaccha hai ji
Haan dil to baccha hai ji


Aisi udhaasi baithi hai dil pe
Hassne se ghabra rahe hain
Saari jawani katra ke kaati
Piri mein takra gaye hain
Dil dhadakta hai to aise lagta hai woh
Aa raha hai yahin dekhta hi na woh
Prem ki maarein kataar re
Taubah ye lamhe katt te nahi kyun
Aankhein se meri hatt te nahi kyun
Darr lagta hai mujhse kehne mein ji
Dil toh bachcha hai ji
Dil toh bachcha hai ji
Thoda kaccha hai ji
Haan dil toh baccha hai ji