16-sep-2015
We had been speaking about it for a while, and since the past year both the kids have expressed their eagerness to travel alone to their aunts house. So we decided to do some growing up ourselves, and after a series of detailed q&a with the airlines, and the long weekend for the Ganesh break coming up, we booked them for a flight to Delhi with Armaan being the UAM and Alisha being the accompanying elder sister.
It was a refreshing break for the kids as well as us, with 4 days of unsupervised mayhem! ( for them and us )
Day 0
Waiting at the *bx at the airport until they board and leave, Deepa and I had a long chat over coffee and cheese cake.
Day 1
Woke up late ( 1030 hrs ), and made our way to Shivaji Park for a seafood meal at Gomantak, which I had last visited in 1998. Fortunately not much had changed, same dingy atmosphere, same delicious food. Kingfish fried with a curry, chapati, rice and kokum water. A side order of clams, and fried prawns. Oh boy did we have fun.
That night we went to The Sassy Spoon for a late dinner and nice conversation over a Redberry something and a shot of Stoli and Pernod on Ice.
Day 2
R&R at home watching half-watched movies which we had abandoned earlier and planning our next day.
Day 3
A Jazz workshop at the little theatre in NCPA, which turned out to be a free flowing Jazz improv take on some pop tunes. Some interesting participation from a fine Sitar player and another dude on the tabla. We left the place feeling very pleased with an evening we at first had misjudged to be a pure workshop for musicians only.
Cafe Infinito for Dinner and after 10 pm Tequila shots and that mint lemonade drink. Music too loud and techno for our taste, but we still had a good time.
Day 4
Kids back home. We were beginning to miss them. They were so excited from the trip with so many stories to tell. . . .
We had been speaking about it for a while, and since the past year both the kids have expressed their eagerness to travel alone to their aunts house. So we decided to do some growing up ourselves, and after a series of detailed q&a with the airlines, and the long weekend for the Ganesh break coming up, we booked them for a flight to Delhi with Armaan being the UAM and Alisha being the accompanying elder sister.
It was a refreshing break for the kids as well as us, with 4 days of unsupervised mayhem! ( for them and us )
Day 0
Waiting at the *bx at the airport until they board and leave, Deepa and I had a long chat over coffee and cheese cake.
Day 1
Woke up late ( 1030 hrs ), and made our way to Shivaji Park for a seafood meal at Gomantak, which I had last visited in 1998. Fortunately not much had changed, same dingy atmosphere, same delicious food. Kingfish fried with a curry, chapati, rice and kokum water. A side order of clams, and fried prawns. Oh boy did we have fun.
That night we went to The Sassy Spoon for a late dinner and nice conversation over a Redberry something and a shot of Stoli and Pernod on Ice.
Day 2
R&R at home watching half-watched movies which we had abandoned earlier and planning our next day.
Day 3
A Jazz workshop at the little theatre in NCPA, which turned out to be a free flowing Jazz improv take on some pop tunes. Some interesting participation from a fine Sitar player and another dude on the tabla. We left the place feeling very pleased with an evening we at first had misjudged to be a pure workshop for musicians only.
Cafe Infinito for Dinner and after 10 pm Tequila shots and that mint lemonade drink. Music too loud and techno for our taste, but we still had a good time.
Day 4
Kids back home. We were beginning to miss them. They were so excited from the trip with so many stories to tell. . . .
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