Train and window

Today me and my friends we went to Saket. The motivation behind the visit was to eat one doughnut from Mad Over Doughnut. As usual, it was crowded. No space to sit. But fortunately I rushed to position myself in front of opposite metro door. I just love to stand there and look out of the big square window of the door with my mp3 player plugged in. 

Different scenes and places run past. First the mall street ( thats my term. so may malls between MG Road and Arjan Garh) and there comes numerous marble/ granite stores....and a huge green patch will jump in front of you and you will really wonder " Is it really Delhi - Gurgaon route?" But the fun ends as metro is underground after Saket. 

Today I remembered one memorable train journey. It was long back, around 2001 from Mumbai to Ratnagiri. I was fascinated by numerous tunnels on that route. The greenery, the mighty Sahyadris on one side and the blue sea on other side along with "Narali - Pophali".   :)

Other amazing train journey was from Amgaon to Nagpur in Sept 2011. I was travelling by a local. I boarded train at 6 am. It had rained whole night and just stopped at the wee hours. I fortunately found an empty window seat. Still I could smell of the rains. As the train started gaining speed, rush of wind blew on my face playfully messing up my hair. It was all lush green outside. Paddy crops were just done planting. A moist smell of forests and fields hung in the air. The hot Adrak chai tasted so amazing in that atmosphere. That train journey helped me to get back to roots as well. After a long time I was travelling without reservation, in a train compartment where people sat on floor, in the door and on the luggage compartment, with large sacks and cane baskets filled with a variety assorted different things. It was not very comfortable but I won't mind to repeat it either. 

This blog post is quite disconnected, the way ideas came I penned them down. 

I love train journeys. The patience of counting passing by poles, constantly changing wallpaper outside window, chai-garam and local specialties at various stations, antakshari in groups, relentless talking with neighbours, the fear of not getting up for a early morning destination..... Its all fun. 

I would second Sheldon of Big Bang theory in his opinion -  Only  a fool won't like trains...They are always fun!