Day 2, 7 am: We were up and about, all packed and ready, waiting to leave post breakfast and the poor Hotel Spectrum staff could not keep up with our pace, especially on a Sunday morning. After hurriedly devouring aloo parathas and clearing our bill, we carried down our luggage, without having the patience either for check out niceties or for the hotel staff to come and bid us adieu. 9.30 am, and we were on the highway once more after a quick refuel. And what a highway it was....the road that stretched out in front of us was smooth and totally without potholes. The scenic beauty of undulating hills and greenery on either side of such a road left us breathless and ecstatic. 10am: We were on cloud nine, having reached Ichchhapurum. Fortunately the check ... read more
During this puja vacation my husband and I decided to take a road trip to Vishakhapatnam. Our 2 sons Rahoul, aged 12 years and Rishi, aged 8 years were extremely excited though road trips are quite the norm in our family. Day 1 : 17.10.2015 We had planned to leave by 4am but we overslept after partying the night before and finally got onto the road at 5am...at that time our only concern was whether we would be able to make it to Berhampore, Orissa before sunset. Things went according to plan and we had crossed Kharagpur in 2 hours. Thereafter we slightly misjudged the turn and went along NH 6 for some time before we realised our mistake. We quickly turned back and got onto NH 60 to take us out of West Bengal. The ... read more
