TOW the trip to New Delhi!
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a weekend in New Delhi attending Pratibha's wedding - this is the first time I'm attending a Punjabi wedding up close and staying with the family et al (the other Punjabi weddings I've 'attended' usually stops with smiling - wishing the couple - feasting - and getting out of there in an hour or so). And boy, are these weddings grand! There's so much food, talk, singing, dancing and gaiety and SO many people! In a few hours, your mind gives in to the sensory overload and stops reminding you that it's been more than a few hours since you checked your emails.
Pratibha's wedding was a lot different from the South Indian weddings (which I am more accustomed to). The 'wedding' part itself took place a little after midnight and was an event to remember.
I had a whole day left to go sightseeing and so, I got onto a Metro train (which was truly amazing - I've never seen a railway station or a train ever being so clean and orderly in India. The crowd itself, was a different story..) and headed towards Connaught Place - it hadn't changed much since the last time I'd been there (I've lived in N. Delhi for a while and spent a few summer vacations there as well). After buying myself a tripod (for my lovely point n shoot camera) for 200 rupees (and I hear it's dirt cheap) at Palika Bazaar, and ogling at XBox 360s (you never get enough of them!) and PS3s on display there, it was time to get some foooood at Bikanervala at Karol Bagh. For those who don't know me, I have an emotional attachment to this shop - I get hyperactive and excited when I'm in there and I love the food there (duh!).
Anyway, it was time to head back to Hyderabad, just in time to stop mails from spilling out of my inbox!
Update: Removed photos and Flickr link. I put up high-res pictures and they messed up my page, hence no pictures now.
Pratibha's wedding was a lot different from the South Indian weddings (which I am more accustomed to). The 'wedding' part itself took place a little after midnight and was an event to remember.
I had a whole day left to go sightseeing and so, I got onto a Metro train (which was truly amazing - I've never seen a railway station or a train ever being so clean and orderly in India. The crowd itself, was a different story..) and headed towards Connaught Place - it hadn't changed much since the last time I'd been there (I've lived in N. Delhi for a while and spent a few summer vacations there as well). After buying myself a tripod (for my lovely point n shoot camera) for 200 rupees (and I hear it's dirt cheap) at Palika Bazaar, and ogling at XBox 360s (you never get enough of them!) and PS3s on display there, it was time to get some foooood at Bikanervala at Karol Bagh. For those who don't know me, I have an emotional attachment to this shop - I get hyperactive and excited when I'm in there and I love the food there (duh!).
Anyway, it was time to head back to Hyderabad, just in time to stop mails from spilling out of my inbox!
Update: Removed photos and Flickr link. I put up high-res pictures and they messed up my page, hence no pictures now.
Labels: Delhi
Posted by Aarthi Ramamurthy at
12:18 PM
2 Comments
Links to this post
