With lot of expectation and hope I landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad.
The scene at the airport and around came as shocker. The word DEVELOPMENT in big bold letters shattered in my head with every auto rickshaw ride around the city for nearly 2 weeks.
When I shared it with the locals, they reacted as though they hear it everyday and appeared as though they have a script ready as an answer - 'Criminal politician ki effect hai. Vikas sirf baath mein, asli et yehi hai. Dheere dheere "AAP" ko patha chalega.'
By now, two things would be clear in your mind:
Now the good things:
Moving away from food topic, it was quite evident people here are warm and welcoming.
For 4 days there was no drinking water at home and our neighbor covered for us even without asking them. Appreciate their concern and care.
Ahmedabad autowalas are not mean nor they hoodwink but I must admit it was quite scary how they zip through traffic recklessly like any other vehicle on road I saw.
Well, that's it for now. Please re-read point number 3 under 'Now the good things'. I will graciously accept your invite. ;)
The scene at the airport and around came as shocker. The word DEVELOPMENT in big bold letters shattered in my head with every auto rickshaw ride around the city for nearly 2 weeks.
When I shared it with the locals, they reacted as though they hear it everyday and appeared as though they have a script ready as an answer - 'Criminal politician ki effect hai. Vikas sirf baath mein, asli et yehi hai. Dheere dheere "AAP" ko patha chalega.'
By now, two things would be clear in your mind:
- I am clever in pointing fingers at Modi ji without taking names
- My Hindi sucks and mostly probably you will be wanting to punch me in my face or something. Sorry, it will get better and reflect in my next blog post. Hopefully.
Now the good things:
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| Sugarcane - Hand crushed by the hawker |
- Food
- Yummy food
- Super yummy Gujju meal (this is on top of my to-do list. Don't be shy to invite me for a Gujju meal)
- Mouthwatering Khakhra
- Junk food at Law Garden (pronounced as 'LOW' garden!)
- Pretty expensive food at Swati Snacks (not so popular with autowalas. Drove us all around the town to locate)
- Ice Cream at Havmor (branches in every gully and main road like CCDs' in Bangalore)
- Roadside Vada Pav and Chaats (load your pocket well, it ain't cheap)
- Chilled sugarcane juice (photo)
Moving away from food topic, it was quite evident people here are warm and welcoming.
For 4 days there was no drinking water at home and our neighbor covered for us even without asking them. Appreciate their concern and care.
Ahmedabad autowalas are not mean nor they hoodwink but I must admit it was quite scary how they zip through traffic recklessly like any other vehicle on road I saw.
Well, that's it for now. Please re-read point number 3 under 'Now the good things'. I will graciously accept your invite. ;)
