Farewell to Vishal
This was a long awaited trip to Pune and may be the last one for a very very long time. As Vishal is flying to US in few weeks, there will be no reason to visit the city. Pune is a city that I have liked very much especially because of its climate and food. And since one of my best friend was also that city dweller, it gave me more than one reason to visit the city from time to time. So there I was during my last weekend to bid farewell to him. We decided to celebrate this get-together by visiting a nice getaway point near Pune - Sinhgad Fort.
It all started with a 4 hour Mumbai-Pune drive which I was so much looking forward to test my new Maruti Swift. With Lothika and Gurpreet I reached Pune, picked Vishal and went straight to our fun weekend. It was a rather bumpy ride towards the Fort but the destination was amazing. Away from Mumbai heat it was totally refreshing in that rainy and cloudy weather.
Our main reason was not to visit the Fort but to get into a good resort and start the party. Nobody was tired, so we got straight to the business. Took out our 'Black Dog' and drank till mid-night. It was accompanied by some nostalgic talk about good old college days. Lothika's birthday coincided with the trip and we celebrated it in a grand way.
Next day, it was time for some site-seeing. The drive up to the Sinhgad Fort was made beautiful with some mesmerising view of the valley below. There was nothing much of a Fort remaining. It was almost in ruins. As Shivaji is most revered in Maharashtra, his Fort holds a religious kind of significance among Maharashtrians. Being Sunday, the place was flooded with people. Some came driving, while some took some adventurous route by trekking up to the Fort. May be I'll take that route too some time in future.
Anyways, after absorbing much of the picturesque view in our minds, we headed back to Pune. It was time to say good-bye to our dear friend. No matter he was a few hundred kilometers away, we used to meet often. It was always fun and frolic whether we was here or I was there. I am definitely going to miss him a lot. And I could see that he was also rather sad on leaving Pune and India. I hope the very best for his future in US and wish that he finds his long searched life partner in that country.
Adiós, Vishal Rana.
It all started with a 4 hour Mumbai-Pune drive which I was so much looking forward to test my new Maruti Swift. With Lothika and Gurpreet I reached Pune, picked Vishal and went straight to our fun weekend. It was a rather bumpy ride towards the Fort but the destination was amazing. Away from Mumbai heat it was totally refreshing in that rainy and cloudy weather.
Our main reason was not to visit the Fort but to get into a good resort and start the party. Nobody was tired, so we got straight to the business. Took out our 'Black Dog' and drank till mid-night. It was accompanied by some nostalgic talk about good old college days. Lothika's birthday coincided with the trip and we celebrated it in a grand way.
Next day, it was time for some site-seeing. The drive up to the Sinhgad Fort was made beautiful with some mesmerising view of the valley below. There was nothing much of a Fort remaining. It was almost in ruins. As Shivaji is most revered in Maharashtra, his Fort holds a religious kind of significance among Maharashtrians. Being Sunday, the place was flooded with people. Some came driving, while some took some adventurous route by trekking up to the Fort. May be I'll take that route too some time in future.
Anyways, after absorbing much of the picturesque view in our minds, we headed back to Pune. It was time to say good-bye to our dear friend. No matter he was a few hundred kilometers away, we used to meet often. It was always fun and frolic whether we was here or I was there. I am definitely going to miss him a lot. And I could see that he was also rather sad on leaving Pune and India. I hope the very best for his future in US and wish that he finds his long searched life partner in that country.
Adiós, Vishal Rana.
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