FLYOVERS AND BANDIS
I went for a ride. Normally there is an errand to run, but I decided to just take a ride and check on a new flyover. There are so many new ones these days, attached to new roads. Normally sense of geography is pretty good, but now even I am a tad foxed.
Of course flyovers will lead to ease in travel provided you reach the flyover. Even as I was thinking that the roads were fairly empty, thanks to it being vacation time, I thought too early. While the ride on the flyover was easy and a dream, the moment you descend you get caught in the traffic swirl of the long signals and sometimes lack of them.
There are so many new buildings. They are going higher by the day. Is anyone wondering how fire fighters will reach top floors? Do we have such tall snorkels? Unless the builders have a water ace up their sleeves, I would be a bit scared. Also all the thunder and lightning during the storms that Hyderabad gets, it must be that much louder and brighter on the 38th floor. Whoa!
And amidst all that concrete, at a road turn, there was this gorgeous nursery. Wrong season to plant really but the small place looked verdant and blooming. Of course the weather was perfect, including fluffy clouds, azure sky and a dull version of the sun.
Decided to take the flyover to come into Mindspace and saw the metro roll by on top. Felt very proud for some reason and then saw that to my left were so many restaurants. Wonder if they have enough customers.
Then took the road to come to Durgam Cheruvu rope bridge. As an aside, by the way if you are going on the opposite side, don't take the IKEA flyover and take the first left turn. It is a treasure trove of bandi delights. Huge crowd, with barely any parking, but the aromas are overwhelming.
While I wanted to go to each bandi and talk to the guys working on them, I could not climb up, on to the pavement. I panicked unnecessarily I now think, but it was a regular foot high pavement, without a break and no small rock to get a little push up.
But the place was hopping with youngsters at every bandi and all of them doing quick business. We had some hot mirchis and an ice cold orange soda.
Obviously at some point of time these bandis will be removed from here, though they are doing excellent business, which is one of the reason for the lack of facilities. But the place was clean with all if them using dustbins. Wonder where they dispose all the waste?
These kind of places are gentle on the pocket of an employee. How often can you afford a pub or a fancy place for dinner? In fact on the road there was this guy mixing onions, green chillies, corriander and a dash of lime to good old mixture. There was no way I could have hopped off to buy a potlam.
I decided to have my share of deep fried goodies from a bandi near Ganapathy Complex, which is behind my house. He has been there long and there is a specific time when the vadas come out steaming hot and served with a sinus-relieving chutney. A few bandis later is a guy who knows how to make the best lip smacking lemon tea, waiting to add zest to the boiling tongue. Bliss.
Bought a few more for home and made dinner of it.
Of course flyovers will lead to ease in travel provided you reach the flyover. Even as I was thinking that the roads were fairly empty, thanks to it being vacation time, I thought too early. While the ride on the flyover was easy and a dream, the moment you descend you get caught in the traffic swirl of the long signals and sometimes lack of them.
There are so many new buildings. They are going higher by the day. Is anyone wondering how fire fighters will reach top floors? Do we have such tall snorkels? Unless the builders have a water ace up their sleeves, I would be a bit scared. Also all the thunder and lightning during the storms that Hyderabad gets, it must be that much louder and brighter on the 38th floor. Whoa!
And amidst all that concrete, at a road turn, there was this gorgeous nursery. Wrong season to plant really but the small place looked verdant and blooming. Of course the weather was perfect, including fluffy clouds, azure sky and a dull version of the sun.
Decided to take the flyover to come into Mindspace and saw the metro roll by on top. Felt very proud for some reason and then saw that to my left were so many restaurants. Wonder if they have enough customers.
Then took the road to come to Durgam Cheruvu rope bridge. As an aside, by the way if you are going on the opposite side, don't take the IKEA flyover and take the first left turn. It is a treasure trove of bandi delights. Huge crowd, with barely any parking, but the aromas are overwhelming.
While I wanted to go to each bandi and talk to the guys working on them, I could not climb up, on to the pavement. I panicked unnecessarily I now think, but it was a regular foot high pavement, without a break and no small rock to get a little push up.
But the place was hopping with youngsters at every bandi and all of them doing quick business. We had some hot mirchis and an ice cold orange soda.
Obviously at some point of time these bandis will be removed from here, though they are doing excellent business, which is one of the reason for the lack of facilities. But the place was clean with all if them using dustbins. Wonder where they dispose all the waste?
These kind of places are gentle on the pocket of an employee. How often can you afford a pub or a fancy place for dinner? In fact on the road there was this guy mixing onions, green chillies, corriander and a dash of lime to good old mixture. There was no way I could have hopped off to buy a potlam.
I decided to have my share of deep fried goodies from a bandi near Ganapathy Complex, which is behind my house. He has been there long and there is a specific time when the vadas come out steaming hot and served with a sinus-relieving chutney. A few bandis later is a guy who knows how to make the best lip smacking lemon tea, waiting to add zest to the boiling tongue. Bliss.
Bought a few more for home and made dinner of it.
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