Kondhwa Days

The ride on the Innova from Mumbai to Kondhwa took longer than usual thanks to a traffic jam on the Expressway and then, sadly, we had to pass by Kothrud which was on the way to Kondhwa, Raja's place, an hour away on the other side. Thankfully Prarthana was up and about with a wonderful spread and we settled down soon after. Raja's flat is on the 7th floor and its windy which made is quite bearable. Prarthana had also done some home improvement - artificial grass, lighting, planters etc which added a lot to the ambiance. I think we went for a walk in the premises after dinner.

Vijay and I catching up after years

I set off for a walk the next morning. I love Kondhwa's still on-the-way-to-development environs. The cute coffee houses, Irani cafe and other shops make for good appreciation while walking. I love that route. It takes all of an hour that route.

The master photographer

Back home and Pratty was ready with some wonderful breakfast. The day was about reading, catching up on sleep, catching up generally, music, beer, karaoke and such. For some reason the desire to visit Asha maushi who lives across the town bit us and we travelled a whole hour to meet her. She looked frail. Jyo and Manik maushi were around so we ended up having a good time. The Uber car failed on the return journey - a first for me. It was the most run down car I ever saw, broken wind shield, under age driver, and well a broken engine at the end. We ended up walking the last 2 kms of the journey!

Baddy

Same stuff on repeat mode all of next day again. The difference was meeting Vijay Chaggar my old team mate from MCC days. Vijay was a hard hitting middle order batsman and an off spinner, a tough competitor. After some jobs in Hyderabad he shifted to Pune and Mumbai and built a lovely career in the telecom sector. He picked me up, showed his lovely house in Undri with its garden and lawn, his cars and stuff and I am so happy he did so well for himself. Listening to him talking in a very sorted manner made me feel quite happy. 

Off to Kothrud

Back home and we decided on playing badminton. The evening was spent playing some badminton and then it was back to music, beer, IPL and stuff. Sitting in that balcony became our favorite hangout place.

Tomorrow, the plan is to head to Kothrud. Kondhwa was fun. Thanks Pratty for a good time and being a wonderful hostess.