Jai Mata Di

Just back from Vaishno Devi
Went on friday and was back on sunday.
So my spiritual year is about to end in Bombay (going to mum on 24 Dec) and will try and goto Haji Ali (Prach have you been there? any tips)

So went in a chopper (don't think you had to guess that :)
and rode a (poor) horse and and rediscovered the joy of seeing a milestone.

It is the second time that I went to Vaishno Devi
THe first time I was in about Class IV so much has changed now-cafe coffee day etc.
except for the monkeys on the way and of course the manyata of the temple
the yummy rajma (with no onion garlic)

Had made three plans this year to go to Kashmir
one with Divya to Sringar (flopped big time )
one khayalon mein with Mons for the tulip garden (yeh bhi flop)
and now finally atleast I went till Jammu.

Got stuck in a traffic jam on Sunday on my wasy to Jammu from Katra.
Last Sunday was general election day for them.
ohh almost forgot we hired an ambi from Jammu to Katra love the comfy car
ok so while we were stuck in the Jam our driver was telling us ki by paas par saari guddi jaam kar di hain Srinagar jaanein wali gaadeiyan to subah se atki hai blah blah and then the army guys let go of the traffice from the opposite direction, and our driver goes yeh dekho kashmir ki gaddiyan Jk01 and JK03 wale number inke hotein hain gaddi door se pehchani jaati, rang ek dum chamakda hai kyonki enkein yehan dhoop kam hoti hai :)
Kitni professional observation thi.
And you have to hear them do MC BC though jammuites i think have a punju and himachli tone par gaali gaali nahi lagti.
Dont ask kahan suni thi obviously 2 hrs ka traffic jam tha yaar.