Travelling alone is such a joy. More so when it is unplanned. I had recently been to Sringeri without a plan or a purpose. In a single day, I had many such interesting encounters.
Meeting Statue-man Babu who poses for long hours as Gandhi, seeing first-hand a solar panel installation at a village near Kigga, watching the Khadi being spun and weaved by hand by the industrious Rathnamma , seeing the sun set in the crimson horizons at Agumbe, watching couples enjoy those moments, a kiss from a little sweetheart on my cheek and finally travelling to Mysore sitting next to an drunk anti-Naxal force sub-inspector listening to stories of naxalites, intelligence and magzines! I couldn't perhaps have hoped for a more eventful Sunday!
It also gave me the time to reflect on Myself, engage in a conversation with myself, and enjoy the solitude amidst the crowd. Life is beautiful.
:) nice. How'd you find the motivation to take off like that? It's been such a long time since I yielded to spontaneity like that. Would have loved to see photos of the journey though! Many more happy (solitary and otherwise) to you dear Rajes!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chin!
ReplyDeletePhotos, well, I didn't take a camera with me. Will try write more about it though. :)