Been on two lightning trips to Pune over the past few weeks. Leave first thing in the morning to return in the night. Have used all modes of transport i could think of in these trips - trains, buses, cars, ricks, tum-tums - basically anything with more than two wheels on.
Add to that loads of good old walking. Must have walked some 15 odd km on these two days. And why did I end up walking so much? True, I do enjoy walking. But then there are limits. The first trip took the Indrayani and went looking for a bank in the wilderness. Only to roam all over Shivaji Nagar. You come across names like Junglee Maharaj (JM) Road which just about makes up for it. Without running into anymore wild roads, but walking along many more - success. Get to work. Waste time there. Walk the 4 odd km to Phase II (stupidly). Waste some more time there. Get an Indica in the evening and get back to Bom.
Next trip take the volvo out to Pune. Get my work done. Catch tum-tum at Hinjewadi. Idiotically don't tell the driver where I want to go. Ended up getting a tour of the fields around Hinjewadi and then somehow land at Gandhi Chowk. No, I have no idea where the hell that is. There however was a board pointing to Chinchwad station. This being the first time I saw clear directions in Pune, I get excited and decide to walk. I then proceed to get Chinchwad gaon ka darshan, all the manufacturing companies out there and the gutters, everything. Few km and a rick later reach the station. Brilliant decision is made to take local to Lonavla. And then catch the Indrayani to bom. While local is stationery at Talegaon, train which looks ominously like the Indrayani passes by. Have chai and vada pav at Lonavla thinking whether this is going to turn into a repeat of Nanjing. Thankfully hear announcement saying the Indrayani is coming in. Relief and the related feelings. Jump into the unreserved and reach home.
Yes. I still like the train ride better than the expressway. If nothing else, for the great views you get. There just is something about the train that just can not be found on the road.
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Two days in Pune. There just isn't anyone there any longer. People you knew have either ditched or are ditching. Makes you wonder, Why the hell am i still in this organisation?
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