Marriages galore

It was the second marriage that I attended in the last two weeks. Karthik-Jaya got married the previous week in Tirunelveli and this past weekend it was Venkatesh-Suganya in Madurai. These marriages really helped refurbish contacts with college mates.

Sheer coincidence or just that astrologers have become more cooperative, most marriages seem to fall on a Sunday! But, there are still some ingenious people left out on this earth. Not being one of that kind has helped me think of some trips in and around our destination.

On 28th morning, we ( Ashok, Arunprasaaaaaath, Hari Madhavan) reached Tirunelveli and checked into our rooms. We really need to appreciate ourself that we didn’t lie down and sleep! It was Ashok who suggested Thirparappu. We hired an Indica and set out to cover the falls and also the Padmanabhapuram palace at Rs. 6.5/km. Moving along in small groups is always good in one aspect, decisions are fast and you need not have to spend too much time on driving consensus. The bath in the falls is unforgettable. In the palace, I was stuck in awe seeing the intricate works on wood. Both the places are wonderfully maintained. Ban on plastics is adhered in these parts of the world!

For the Madurai journey, I felt some undefined inertia preventing me to make a decision on travelling. I couldn’t think of anything else when Venky phoned. I booked the tickets right away and am happy that I went to the marriage.

Madurai, she was as beautiful (mind you that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder!) as ever. She has also changed in all these years. Some small ad-hoc alleys have been made for bus stops (this was long overdue). Yellow-Red buses were now green and lots of blue (read ‘jnnurm’) buses roam around. Some posters have become smaller and others have grown. To keep it short, life just thrives here, no matter what. I stayed in Nari’s house and thanked his mom for the great food she prepared.

A visit to the college was on cards and few of us ( Ragunath, Sp Savaranan, Rajesh, Suresh, Nari, Sairam, Vins & myself) went there by evening. Took some pictures around the campus and spent almost till 8pm at Pump house. A very nice evening! Sunday evening I roamed around Town hall road and Nethaji road with Vins  and did a bit of shopping (I had walked so much in the weekend that the pedometer clinging on  to my waist read 38k when I reached Bangalore!)

Hoping to share the few photos taken, soon.

Both the marriages were splendid and I sense that more such marriages are in the pipeline!

p.s: bought a travelling bag and a pair of trekking shoes! So, whats next..?