.......Resurfacing of the sub called Yatri1037.......!!!!!

.....feel elated & relieved to be back in touch with you all.....the Indian Mainland trip of a mnth just concluded.....departing 30th June aft a span of 16 mnth meant a lot in terms of reconnecting....though the mnth was a trifle too short to do justice to all...as pressing commitments for immediate extended fmly there mounted with travel fur flung both by air & train.....lucky we managed with due apologies to Sis & Brother in law @ Madhupur, whr we couldn't make it despite best intentions....... since certain commitments @ GURGAON(Haryana) curtailed our precious time....in the same breath wud apologise to dear frnds for the elusive contact.....!!!.....the landing at Bangalore our 2nd home in India on 30th June via Trivandrum unshackled our Indian Spirit & Indianess.....heading towards Cape Comorin the tip of India with wife & children for the first time, where I hv been visiting since childhood frm  1969....having seen the commissioning of Vivekananda Rock & Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam lodge as the only place of stay long time back in late 60's with no Rail contact @ KanyaKumari......the Cape is spl for me as I feel my parents presence nd siblings in every nook & corner ....though dramatically changed now......our 70s & 80's  arrival there by Trivandrum Mail from MAS only upto Trivandrum Central....& thereafter by Road....also remembered the commissioning of the Trivandrum KannyaKumari Railway Route probably 1979 where we were the early birds to avail the train frm TVC......the Granite temples of Kumari Amman & Suchindram & Nagaraja Koil were an ethereal experience for the Children & both Archana & Me holding hands in devotional pray, thanking Gud Lord for helping us there in togetherness.....the Train Journey to Kochi/Ernakulam thru the lush green Coconut jungle.....the backwaters.....the land of rich traditions as every west coast entrant left its hall mark cultural stamp on God's own country Kerala.....the Jew town at Mattanchery...the rivera with Periyar & Arabian sea backwaters with breathtaking lush green & waterfalls dotting & a vibrant city Kochi with its unique cuisine.....the Zuari & Mandovi rivers in spate with welcome rains greeted us at Goa...the Konkan Rly trip to Madgaon frm Ernakulam....& there was Goa ...!!!!....my first visit being as old as 1989......the children enjoyed every bit & Archana was  eloquent abt the pristine locales with lush green paddy fields greeted us every km amidst the modernity......the ten day stay at Gurgaon at Nirvana Country with Sanjeev ,Shweta & Children, parents....it was one beautiful period of unwind & reconnect......for onward journey to Bihar for Muzaffarpur ,Sitamarhi......meeting Ma, Didi, Elder bro nd fmly...& dear Jijaji & Didi(Archana's side) @ Bairgania(Sitamarhi)....the Highways excellent now....reaffirmed the bondage with our native state nd felt as if it was just yestday..........!!!!!!