OUR INDIA TRIP 2014
We started our trip with a bigger dinner. Sudeera cooked kotu-roti for us. Zai made pulled pork burgers. It was a lovely way to start our trip:
Day One 7 th June: Arrived at Mumbai airport @ 1205 pm
& luggage was delayed.Mum and Dad were worried .By 1 pm we finished customs etc
& reached home by 3 pm because of traffic delays. Lunch was tuna fry, dal
& Beef roast. A sad day as we found out Allwyn was in ICU & doc had
given up hope Dad & me rushed to c him & He passed away@ 1230 am.Hr was
55.Suzie called@ 130 am & was crying big time. Funeral @ 4 pm@ St Vincent d
Paul followed by burial@ St
Andrews Church.
Day Two 8th June: Woke up early @ 3330 am. Went for 6
am mass. Leftover dal & bread 4 brekkie.Will attend funeral mass @ 4 pm. Fried
rice & beef roast 4 lunch as bhujing guy did not turn up & when we
called he said There was a death in his fly but he did not have the courtesy to
call & tellme.After lunch we went to Chuim. Funeral mass was@,4 pm then burial
@ St Andrews Church. We got a good Dahanu train to
Naigaon .After Filling water we will go to Status restaurant in Papri for
dinner.
Day 3: 9th June: Stayed at home. Went to d mart after lunch.
Mum came along. Checked the new mall nothing Great. Beef steak 4 lunch
Day 4: Took the 840 vasai train to Churchgate.Zai was
lucky to get a seat. Had croissants & Danish with Lemonade @ Pizza by the
Bay in Marine Drive Shopped @ Asiatic.Zai bought earrings & shoes. Shopped
at Westside mall. Lunch@ Mondegar. Lollipops, veg fried rice &
ckenManchurian.Got a beer mug from Mondegar.Went to Gateway of India. Got chicken&
beef fry from Baghdadi.Home by 5 pm. Finally got my sim activated.Spoke to
Manoj Kabra.Pork pilaf 4 dinner.
Day 5 : Went for 6 am mass.Then as no water we filled
from downstairs.Will stay home & do gift wrapping.Pork vindaloo&
sorpotel 4 lunch / dinner.At night zai fried veg spring rolls.Sorted out my
data /sms issues on the phone finally.Spoke to Royston.
Day 6 : Attended 6 am mass.Pork ham & eggs 4
brekkie Beef fry 4 dinner.First monsoon rains today & its a bit cooler.But
it rained for only 10 mins.Beef fry 4 lunch.At 4 30 pm mum took us by bus to
vasai depot to change watch straps & batteries.Bumpy bus ride & the
driver thought he was a rally driver.We bought cken puffs & black forest
cakes from Monginis & had it in the park near tb college.Alas the black
forest was not in our luck as it fell down.As we neared our home Nathan came to
visit us & we had a good chat.Getting ready to watch the soccer world cup
opening ceremony & match @ 11 pm Indian standard time
Day 7 : Took train to Bandra & it was packed
as.Got shoes 4 dad from Batas. Got voucher for Maria from Shoppers stop&
Teacher’s whiskey for Claude Uncle.Visited Chuim gang as it was Mana Aunty
bday.Had beer,pilaf & pork sausages.Rosy Aunty packed mince cutlets 4 us
& rotis & mangoes.Pork roast 4 lunch.
Day 8.Had cornflakes 4 brekkie.Beef with yoghurt &
beef roast 4 lunch.Don't like to eat rice as its so hot.Woke up early @ 1230 am
to watch Spain
get trashed by the Dutch in soccer. Will go with Mum@ 3 pm to Our Lady of Remedy Church for novena/ mass 14th June Suz
bday.wished her & Sandra ,Joaquim Uncle called to wish her
Day 9: Went to Malad Inorbit mall then Maria’s house .Her mum had a spread of food such as wedding rice,vindaloo,fried
cken potato with mash,salad & bhugiyas.Was good to catch up.MY other uni
mate Maria was sick so we could not meet her.From inorbitmall we got Suz
chambor products & Australian cookies.Home by 6 pm.trains packed as.Zai did
not nearly get off at Naigaon.
Day 10 : Woke up @ 3,am.Raining when we left.Got a
rick, it was raining & we were by
the bus stop @ 445 am.Bus left @ 545 am Good seats.Had bread butter &
peanut sandwiches in bus.At the halt place, we went to loo.Mum and dad had idli& sambhar.i had vada pav& zai
sweet lime drink.They showed movie Son of Sardar on bus from Lonavla.Reached@ 1
pm.Took taxi to our hotel.Was lovely.Dad and mum loved the views.Had lunch at
the restaurant . Dad had goat biryani,mum cken Manchurian , Zai chicken
chilly& i had lollipops.Rested then 4 dinner we got room service of
lollipops & cken soup & triple schezuan fried rice .Watched soccer game
Day 11 : Brekkie of bhurji,chicken sandwich then left for Mahableshwar @ 945 am.Visited echo point.,kate point ,strawberry garden&
mala jam Lunch@ Delhi Durbar.Zai & mum had chicken pepper.with butter naan.Dad
&I shared a mutton dum biryani.Starters chicken pepper which
was gr8.got another portion.Shopped for beer,bread,butter, mums battery then
came home Dinner@ Mt view executive restaurant was lollipops, cken Hyderabadi ,tawa
parathas & tuborg beer
Day 12 : Had green tea in the morning.Zai and mum had
strawberries & yoghurt.Took taxi@ 10 am to city & had brekkie of chicken
cheese burgers ,bhurji Then shopped around. Got a knife and fork set for home
& souvenirs. Zai
mum had ice cream @ Hilltop. Roasted almonds fir zai
& strawberry ice cream fir mum.Veg lunch of paneer masala, puri bhaji &
veg kohlapuri. Took taxi back home& rested.Zai took a swim & i just
dipped my toes as
water was too cold.Zai & I had a game of ping
pong & snakes and ladders in the evening then we had a tuborg beer in d
eve.Mum & Zai has a Schweppes ginger ale.Dinner@ restaurant. Zai nd I had
cken 65 which was watery.Mum dad had chicken malwani
Day 13 (19th April) : Woke up & had brekkie of egg
bhurji with toast@ restaurant. Dad had puffed rice.At 945 we took tourist taxi
to see sights of Panchgani. It was a rainy day & very foggy.Could not see
much.Our shoe soles were full of red mud.Lunch@ Red Sea in Panchgani
city.No tandoori items.Dad had goat biryani.Mum had cken moghlai.Zai had Surmai
fry & in gravy with rotis & jeera rice.I had chicken lollipops &
nibbled on
everyone's food.Heavy rains & we saw mini water falls
on our way home.We watched tv on d sofa bed whilst we had mum & dad relax
in the bedroom to watch tv on the bigger tv In d evening we ordered food from
Delhi Durbar. Lavish feast of mutton & chicken biryani,salli botti, cken
pepper kebabs & garlic/ butter naan
Day 14 (20th April)Stayed at home,watched tv,played
ping pong.Lunch of veg fried rice,chicken garlic In d, eve all of us went 4 a
walk.Dinner of murg massala and rotis
Day 15 : Departed for Mumbai . Bus was late.Had puri
bhaji,4 brekkie.cheese omelet 4 dinner.
Day 16.Sunday went for 930 am mass Dad bought goat Mum
made goat xacuti . Yummy
Day 17 : Went to shoppers stop.Zai did some shopping.Had
dragon chicken,schezuan prawns for lunch.Beef roast 4 lunch.Sad news.Natul aunty
passed away
Day 18 Left at 540 am.Funeral mass at 9 am Burial at
st Andrews. Dad went to Bhayandar & got pork,salami
Day 19 : Stayed home. Red Pork for lunch
Day 20: Stayed home.Meatballs curry. Visited shabnam
family& edna
Day 21 Friday.Vindaloo cooked by mum.Mum took us to Mahim Church
for Perpetual Succor feat.Lunch At Stomach cken chily fried rice . Red pepper chicken was
the best.Lollipops ok.Then visited Aunt Lucilla.Mum and Zai went home by 4 pm.I
visited Royston then went to Manoj office near Kfc & he drove me to
Jugheads in Andheri.Good catch up with guys.they paid.home by 130
am.dad was worried i will miss the last train.
Day 22: We went to Robin’s house for lunch. Robin and I drank beer
till 6 pm then we had mutton biryani& pan rolls.Home by 830 pm.
Day 23 : Mass @ 7 am.Zai cooked pork stir fry with
cauliflower, french beans & carrots.Took 1030 am bus from.Vasai to
Thane.1hr 30 min ride.Mum and Zai slept in the bus. Took a rick to Zurika’s home.Renata had come
down with kids& Stalin.Pork pigling& potato chops & pilaf
& chicken fry & beef steak with spuds on d menu.Sad to see Janet Aunty in
such a state.heart breaks. Mum, Zai went with Zurika to mall to get chambor
products. Took Easy cabs taxi to Naigaon east.Rs 640.Home by 530 pm.No water
left due to shortage that nite.Dinner was pilaf & pork chilly given by
zurika along with pork stir fry made by Zai.slept at 815 pm.lol.
Day 24 : Bhurji & rotis 4 brekkie.Will go to
Infinity& inorbit malls.Mum will fry the marinated tuba given by Zurika
& make dal.3 other packets of fish given by Zurika in fridge.Met Maria
Rodricks from St Andrews college after 24,yrs.Went to Infinity mall & had
KFC 4 lunch.Got kfc 4 mum dad too& they loved it.Tuna& dal 4 dinner
Day 25: Mass@ 7 am then dal& bread 4 brekkie.Left
at 10 30 am for Chuim.Took fish curry for Chuim gang.Train had a problem &
halted for 45 mins.Rosie aunty made mutton mince cutlets & gave us
beer.Jojo made pilaf with boiled eggs & Petline aunty salad.Good to catch
up with all.Got strawberry, vanilla & choc ice cream. They enjoyed& we
took heaps of pics.Home by 430 pm.Rosie aunty gave rotis, mince cutlets & sausages
4 dinner.
Day 26: Big brekkie of bacon, eggs, potato rosti &
hard bread 4 Lunch will be bola bola & spinach.Monsoon has started with a
bang.Heavy rains.Did monthly shopping 4 mum from Prince.We all got wet.Later
had onion & potato bhajias
Day 27:.6 am mass.Slight drizzle.As we got home the
heavens poured.Bhurji ,toast& sausages 4 brekkie.Cken green 4 lunch mum
cooked
Day 28 : Stayed at home as tummy not ok.Pain in tummy.
Zai made ginger tea.dal& fry fish 4 lunch.Mum and Zai went to Papri shopping.
Zai bough murgh lassoni kebab& garlic nan bread from status.Rested at home.
Day 29 : Tummy better.Watched the German France
quarter finals soccer.Slept for 2 hours then watched the first half of the Brazil Colombia game Bread butter jam 4
brekkie.Showers.Left for Sylvia home at 1130 am .Pork,chicken mangalorean style
cooked by Sylvia fly.Beef roast was yummy.Mum cooked green pork& rotis 4
dinner.
Day 30 Sunday : 9 30 am English mass.Fried rice with
veg, bacon& salami along with fried cken 4 dinner.Dad had green cken with
bones. Day 31 : Took train to Dadar @ 950 am & visited Phoenix mall Lower
Parel.Browsed the shops.Had cken kali miri & cken schwarma with hummus
salad.Bought a soft toy 4 Suzie Mutton shaan 4 lunch.We home by 3 pm.Went by
first class.Took tourist pass for a day for rs 270.Got choc cake & bear
claw pastry with spicy cken 4 mum dad.Croissant 4 brekkieDad tried the Murphys
Irish stout beer & said it was like medicine . Cake was very rich &
filling.Goat was tender & yummy.no smell.My shoppers stop perfume Givenchy
finally arrived.Robin left for training in Delhi & i wished him all d best &
chatted him.
Day 32: Onion& thyme and chilly croissants 4
brekkie.Mum leg was hurting she took brufen.Zai tummy was not 100% she took
aloe vera & went to skeep.Gold fish fry & prawn with pumpkin curry 4
lunch.Mum friend Ann visited us and got us rasgoola.Went to Chuim to visit
Trinity my school mate & then months mind mass for Allwyn.Home by 1030 pm
as train stopped all d time
Day 33 : Last day in Mumbai. Went for 7 am mass with
mum dad Zai .Then had chilly mily garlic bread for brekkie.No cooking.Farmhouse
Vasai 4 lunch.Heavy rain all day.Lunch @ Farmhouse good.Took leftovers of dum biryani,garlic
cken,cken malwaani & cken handi.Left for airport @ 6 pm.At airport by 730
pm.Airport was spectacular.Checked in by 9 pm then browsed the airport.Had KFC
fiery grilled & Zai had chicken zinger with cheese.
Day 34 : Flight left 30 mins late due to loading of
luggage but we arrived on time.Turbulent flight & I was scared.Cken with
veges 4 dinner.Boarded flight for Akl @ 8 am & flight was ok.Watched movie
Indian , Odd Thomas & Great Budapest Hotel.Brekkie of cken with mash was
ok.Dinner of cken rending with rice & veg
& crackers was awesome.Zai had noodles with fish.Creme brulee was
nice.Arrived at Akl 1020 pm , 20 mins b4 sked inspite of 20 minute delay.Picked
up booze , immigration done , picked up bags super quick then customs was easy
as a few questions & took shuttle home.Home by 1150 pm.Holiday OVER ! Suz
was glad to see us.
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