End of a sojourn !

Back from the vacation and yes am in more than a mood to work. Feels so good to be so focussed, thanks to the feel-good vacation. It was a nice trip laden with moments of wonder, moments of joy, moments of enthusiasm, moments of cheer, moments of silence, moments of astonishment, moments of peace and moments of loneliness. Took a lot of notes that I can edit a good travelogue and may be try to weave stories, but am short of time for it right now. In a jist, these are some of the things ....

• Meeting up with a good friend.
• A punjabi get together at my yesteryear idol - KapilDev's restaurant.
• A peaceful sunset high up the hills.
• A calm walk in the gardens of chandigarh followed by an evening tea.
• Mouth watering punjabi special sweets and loads of punjabi food. The best Aloo-pyas Parantha..., one of the best tuty-fruity sundaes I have ever had....
• Cinema, Shopping, shopping and more shopping...
• A ghostly encounter in the wee hours of a cold morning
• Acquintance to the majestic mountains - I'm sure to visit them again soon.
• Feeling of spiritual belonging to the world.
• The touch of the snow high above the hills, sharing stories with a villager who trekked along with his one feet (actually faster than me).
• A trek to catch a glimpse of naturally formed temple and one more crossing a mountain just for the heck of it.
• Tasting the local mountain cuisine and feel the life of a mountain folk.
• A taste of pilgrimage @ manikaran - servicing for a bowl of food (trust me the food tastes heavenly after the service)
• Driving along the river high on the mountain tracks...
• Moments of artistic liking at Roerich Society, long talk with a fellow traveller from France, looking at his notes of a month travel in India.
• Long tiring journey to Amritsar to be greeted by hisorical places, Jalianwala bagh, Golden Temple and Wagah border (border retreat ceremony)
• Driving a local auto rick through the vast lands of punjab's crop fields.
• Moments of sadness in the city of Delhi - the striking poverty and dirt.

Well, these are just the few of many things that happened through the 9 day sojourn. A everyday list of things would take a whole lot of writing to do , but thats for later...