Visiting Kashmiri Gate; meeting Rinchen from Ladakh
With metro ride taken on a Sunday, it was time take another ride on a Tuesday. Before i begin to write on this, there was one episode that should be told. Taking 615 bus headed towards Janpath, the red colour air conditioned bus was all i could manage. Taking from Africa Avenue, the bus stopped outside S N Depot for a while to take some passengers. As it turned right from roundabout, near the railway reservation point, there was a car being driven by a lady. Perhaps she took her time to reverse and reset and that brought some other vehicles to halt on the way. This offended the man behind wheels and the bus was stopped midway. The lady's car which was behind the bus could not move for a while and when she went past the bus with a look at the driver, there were volley of abuses hurled at her. Audible or not, the wise move the lady made was to get going instead of getting into an argumentative spell. Later the bus got onto its normal routine and reached Janpath in under 30 minutes. What those driving cars and bikes have to watch out for is that they should not come in the way of buses and try to align themselves on path that steers clear of big vehicles. You never know who can get offended and release the gamut of abuse that has been preserved for long.
With metro ride taken on a Sunday, it was time take another ride on a Tuesday. Before i begin to write on this, there was one episode that should be told. Taking 615 bus headed towards Janpath, the red colour air conditioned bus was all i could manage. Taking from Africa Avenue, the bus stopped outside S N Depot for a while to take some passengers. As it turned right from roundabout, near the railway reservation point, there was a car being driven by a lady. Perhaps she took her time to reverse and reset and that brought some other vehicles to halt on the way. This offended the man behind wheels and the bus was stopped midway. The lady's car which was behind the bus could not move for a while and when she went past the bus with a look at the driver, there were volley of abuses hurled at her. Audible or not, the wise move the lady made was to get going instead of getting into an argumentative spell. Later the bus got onto its normal routine and reached Janpath in under 30 minutes. What those driving cars and bikes have to watch out for is that they should not come in the way of buses and try to align themselves on path that steers clear of big vehicles. You never know who can get offended and release the gamut of abuse that has been preserved for long.
As for Tuesday, the ride to Connaught Place and later to Kashmiri Gate was accomplished in a metro. From Kashmiri Gate station as you take rickshaws, they are handy and affordable, the sole challenge being the road right opposite the Old Delhi railway station (the back point) that is in need of repair. This is not a wide road, mostly used by those on cycles and bikes. Returning back home came across Rinchen hailing from Ladakh. He had boarded the metro with his family members revealing the school winter vacations, December to February, gave him and the family the time to set a base in the national capital. Rinchen has been running a lodge near circuit house in Leh. The tariff for rooms as spelled by him were 3000rs upwards with both of us agreeing that Changspa in Leh was the affordable point for a large number of tourists looking for a simple stay. Rinchen had recently purchased a small house in Paharganj area with the assertion that the central nature of its location made him settle for a big deal. Perhaps the returns from the lodge in Leh made him go for this transaction. He has had relations in the national capital and beyond and that gives him the opportunity to visit them during the three months when Ladakh is on a vacation. Talking about Disket (Nubra Valley), the permit one needs and the truckload of passengers that visit to see among different wonders like Maitri Buddha was among other issues that we touched upon.
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