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The Himalayan Expressway – piece d’art

26 Friday Jul 2013

Posted by Deboshri Paul in photography, road drive, travel, Wanderlust

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barog, chandigarh, Ghagghar, Himachal, Kalka Shimla toy train, monsoons, NH22, photography, road drives, shimla, The Himalayan Expressway, travel, tunnels, wanderlust

Saturday morning and we were out of Delhi, soaking in the morning light. The Okhla Subzi Mandi abuzz in all its glory, a train chugging and crossing over the Red Fort’s ramparts. Freedom!

Conversations spanned feminism (an obvious topic where I am there), impending general elections, the experience of being a lady driver on an Indian highway (well, this one’s a whole different topic now!), PILs and RTIs, the upcoming trip to ‘Heaven on earth’ a.k.a Kashmir, and of course our stop for breakfast. Early morning drives almost always make one ravenous, don’t they? Guilt-laden aloo pooris and relatively guilt-free idlis, and of course tea at a roadside stop! Continue reading →

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