Back from vacation
By Scindhia H
@Scindhia (1906)
India
March 30, 2016 2:10am CST
I went to my native place Ooty last week. The climate was cool and welcoming unlike Chennai where summer is steadily creeping in. It was a family get-together for the annual festival for Lord Muruga. I met a lot of relatives after quite a long time. After eating more than fifty dishes in one week, I'm planning to thrive only on curd rice for the coming week.
We danced and sang for the major part of the festival. It was a great stress buster. We have to wait another year to go to ooty now. I miss ooty already. My parents live in another city and we hardly visit our native place except for couple of festivals every year.
Have you settled down in your native place? If not how often do you go there?
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
30 Mar 16
I live where I was born and raised. Although Mom is a Delhite and my Dad was born in Punjab. we visit these places since many relatives live there....
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@Scindhia (1906)
• India
30 Mar 16
@Daljinder Bangalore is a great place to settle down. What stopped you then?
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
30 Mar 16
Sometimes I do then other times I don't. I fancied moving to Bangalore once.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
7 Apr 16
I wish I could go back to my native place but life does not permit it friend.
Wow at the beauty of this place that is yours.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
7 Apr 16
@Scindhia Well it is one of the green states here in the US my friend..cant go back sadly.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Mar 16
@Scindhia That sounds great! I simply must go!
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
6 Apr 16
50 dishes in a week? That's quite a lot. But, I am sure you really love the food there. It's really nice to have a family get-together, and the annual festival sounds fun!
I am staying in a city about 200km away from my hometown. My parents and parents-in-law are still staying there, so we go back about every two months. My parents visit us quite often, as they have retired and I have another younger sister staying nearby as well.
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@Scindhia (1906)
• India
5 Apr 16
He he.. But thats why family get-togethers are great in India. We eat, eat and eat!
@Letranknight2015 (52134)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
I went to our province last year along with some relatives. it wasn't just a vacation but also settle some family matters. If it weren't for our aunt, we wouldn't have to go there. I hope you enjoy your vacation.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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30 Mar 16
50 dishes? Wow, I wished I also tasted different recipes when I visited my parents. I'm glad your vacation was a memorable one.
I visited my parents during the Lenten Season. I stayed with them for 4 days. It's where I grew up.
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