10 things about Chennai which is a shocker in a good and bad sense :)
-Malls and shopping strips at every nook and corner is a surprise.
-Most places that I go to seems to be unrecognizable from the last time I visited which was a little over 3 years ago.
-Most common roads have no tree cover just about increasing the heat that emanates from the earth :(
-Clothes shopping is quite a tug of war even for a non-fussy shopper like me :D
-Most youngsters as young as 7-10 years are sporting the latest cell phones in hand with a waiting driver and car at their disposal!! Whatever happened to traveling as a group in buses, occasional milky way icecreams and Gangotri/Vitan chats??
-The sheer amount of people traveling on 2 wheelers is unimaginable.
-The traffic seems to have worsened
-Most motorcyclists wear helmets which is a welcome change
-Roads are bad not to mention the waist deep potholes about 4 feet wide which are dug up not less than 4 feet apart :P So, essentially it's an open hole for the entire length of the road
And, when I landed at Anna international at 4ish in the morning with a small toddler in tow, 48 hours of sleeplessness and a missing suitcase, nostalgia hit big time just breathing in the familiar air. Nostalgia took on a relieved new face when I saw my family waiting outside with the first face being my brothers :)
But, all said and done-- Chennai will always be home and it indeed is nice to be back even if it's only for 6 weeks. Can't believe 2 weeks are already gone and I have to board that long dreading flight back sooner than I realize...
2 comments:
So true Meera!! every time I visit it is like a whole different place.
The other big change is so many multi-story apartment complexes.
kamala karthik
very true ,chennai has changed so much even if we could ever manage travelling back home once in 6 months i am not so sure if we can keep in pace with the lifestyle there !!!! talk about culture shock its more when we go from here to there not vice versa as was years back.
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