A YetiHoliday® - A surprise visit to TheOne® - Team-BHP

Sam Kapasi · 22nd July 2008, 14:24

That is correct. That's where I was for the weekend. Flew there on Friday and left from there on Monday.

Yes, just like that.

Crazy? Impulsive? 36 hours travel for 48 hours in Germany? Is there anyone here who thinks it was not worth it?

It's all part of living life, Yeti size isn't it?

The travel-story that ensues will tell you how the Yeti® hopped into Germany & spent a wonderful weekend with TheOne®.

I promise not to take too long with this one.

I hope you enjoy it.

ASHISHPALLOD · 22nd July 2008, 14:31

surprise! surprise!!
now, eagerly waiting for another yetiblog.

tifosikrishna · 22nd July 2008, 14:34

Ah, here's another one, third of the series.

Lord of Yeti & the one trilogy......

karanraheja · 22nd July 2008, 14:35

Waa Sam Bhai ! Here we go another Worth the wait Yetiblog. But please dont make us wait tooo long

.

phamilyman · 22nd July 2008, 14:45

Madness. But expected.

I thought Germany (FRA) was like 9 hours away only!!

Sam Kapasi · 22nd July 2008, 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by phamilyman

I thought Germany (FRA) was like 9 hours away only!!

You are correct - a direct flight to FRA is 9 hours. However...

1) The flight was not direct.
2) She does not live in Frankfurt

navin · 22nd July 2008, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

I promise not to take too long with this one.

You were getting the reputaion of being a real Scherazade.

kpbhatt · 22nd July 2008, 15:02

mere baap ki shaadi incomplete rakh ke Sam bhai bhabhi ke paas bhaag gaye -- good to see that u travelled so long for the love of your life. I was in US for 4 yrs ( in intervals) and longed to go see my wife in India over the weekend -- never could do it though :-(

ASHISHPALLOD · 22nd July 2008, 15:04

Hi Sam,
At last you have completed that story of Don, Father, Strawberry and Rajanikant just two hours back.
Now, please, do not keep us waited.
Now, pour the details and of course, thepics.

n_aditya · 22nd July 2008, 15:09

Nice. Another one from Sam.

Its really nice to read that you travelled so far for just a weekend but then its worth spending that time with theOne you love. What matters is quality time and as with this example, true love knows no boundaries. God Bless you and theOne with tons of happiness and togetherness (and lots of baby Yeti's

) .

Most of us wouldnt do this sorta thing but again, Yeti's are rare creatures.

Sam Kapasi · 22nd July 2008, 16:35

I'm at Sahar Airport. I have a big bag but it weighs nothing. I've got 3 teeshirts and some underwear in there.

She thinks I'm sleeping at home. I chatted with her, pretended to be really sleepy, slam dunked 5 clothes into this bag and left for the airport.

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When I got my ticket I realised I was going to need help on this one. What if TheOne® had left for the weekend, gone to her hometown? What if she had already made some other plans and I was going to upset them?

All I really wanted was to hop in and surprise the living daylights out of her.

Asking Navin for help was a super thing to do. Navin (being navin) had cooked up a story that would have stood up to Judge and Jury and passed every lie detector on planet earth.

No, Jenny was in Heilbronn and she was pretty sure she was going to have dinner with Navin that friday evening. We had made sure of that.
I had also emailed her friends and family, making sure that any plan she would try to make would get shot down making sure she was at home.

I had also emailed some of our colleagues at the office and they were very thrilled. Jenny's boss P made up some story about a "meeting" with an important agency that he was going to pick up from Heilbronn station and she was to wait for them.

"But I have a dinner meeting with Navin at 7!" she protested. Heh heh. What did she know...

This was going to be fun.

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It's 6am. Touchdown in Dubai. Amazing Dubai, bustling no matter what time of the day (or night) it is. Citizens of the world walking around, heavily peppered by Arab men and women. Fake palm trees and carpet designed to look like sand and those strange looking UFOs in the ceiling.

I haven't got any sleep, but have managed to catch up on a lot of new music.

Next stop - Frankfurt Airport.

I sleep for a bit on the flight to Frankfurt. The plane halts for an all familiar touchdown. I'm back in Frankfurt.
I'm a mixture of tired and sleepy and still have not taken my camera out. Immigration is full and strangely only 3 counters are working.

The lady at the counter doesn't even check the country of origin. One quick look at the multiple German stamps and she thunks another one with a smile and a Danke.
I'm back in Germany.

I quickly take the skytrain to Terminal 1 and a short walk to the Frankfurt Flughafen Bahnhof. I need to take an S Bahn to get to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.
I have an ICE(Intercity) to catch from the Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, where I will have to change, to take an RE (Regional) to Heilbronn. Counting the first Skytrain, that's 4 trains already. It's a good thing I like trains, lol.

I'm on BB messenger live with P and K, my friends from the office. P has offered kindly to pick me up once I am there. If all goes well, I should be at Heilbronn at 16.51.
Meanwhile I am also messaging and emailing Jenny, making her believe I am on my way to Pune and then Aurangabad for a sales conference.

I am at the station, well in time. I walk around and see a model train set. I whip out my camera, taking a few pictures for Gautam.

The train is on time (of course!) and I find my seat with little difficulty. I am on my way to Mannheim.

ASHISHPALLOD · 22nd July 2008, 16:43

Hey man,
It seems that you are in hurry to meet Theone.
Slowdown, its too fast travelogue.

PhrozenFire · 22nd July 2008, 16:53

Aha! Finally I've managed to catch a YetiHoliday/Blog in real time! Have read all the previous ones after they were over.
So in Indian news channel lingo, BREAKING NEWS: "Even as we speak, The Yeti is putting finger to keyboard for the next part in Yet-another bestselling YetiHoliday. Its over to the Yeti now!"

shajufx · 22nd July 2008, 16:57

Sam, to be frank, I was expecting something like this right from June. Wondering how it took so long !! All blames to the hectic work schedules ! I bet even 10% of the members are not aware of this new thread. Long live Yeti®

straight6 · 22nd July 2008, 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Hey man,
It seems that you are in hurry to meet Theone.
Slowdown, its too fast travelogue.

Its supposed to be fast. Its a short one.

22nd July 2008, 14:24	#1 (permalink)
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin (but watch this space) Posts: 6,876 View My Garage	A YetiHoliday® - A surprise visit to TheOne® That is correct. That's where I was for the weekend. Flew there on Friday and left from there on Monday. Yes, just like that. Crazy? Impulsive? 36 hours travel for 48 hours in Germany? Is there anyone here who thinks it was not worth it? It's all part of living life, Yeti size isn't it? The travel-story that ensues will tell you how the Yeti® hopped into Germany & spent a wonderful weekend with TheOne®. I promise not to take too long with this one. I hope you enjoy it. __________________ Live the YetiLife® *MA-DONNA! MA-DONNA! MA-DONNA!*

22nd July 2008, 14:31	#2 (permalink)
ASHISHPALLOD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 100 km southeast pune, sugarland Posts: 181 View My Garage	surprise! surprise!! now, eagerly waiting for another yetiblog. __________________ ASHISH

22nd July 2008, 14:34	#3 (permalink)
tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 516 View My Garage	Ah, here's another one, third of the series. Lord of Yeti & the one trilogy...... __________________ Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

22nd July 2008, 14:35	#4 (permalink)
karanraheja BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 982	Waa Sam Bhai ! Here we go another Worth the wait Yetiblog. But please dont make us wait tooo long. __________________ Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

22nd July 2008, 14:45	#5 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,323 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	Madness. But expected. I thought Germany (FRA) was like 9 hours away only!! __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

22nd July 2008, 15:02	#8 (permalink)
kpbhatt BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune\ Mumbai Posts: 148 View My Garage	mere baap ki shaadi incomplete rakh ke Sam bhai bhabhi ke paas bhaag gaye -- good to see that u travelled so long for the love of your life. I was in US for 4 yrs ( in intervals) and longed to go see my wife in India over the weekend -- never could do it though :-( __________________ ------------------------ 1991 Ford Taurus 1992 Honda Accord 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager 2004 Tata Indigo

22nd July 2008, 15:04	#9 (permalink)
ASHISHPALLOD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 100 km southeast pune, sugarland Posts: 181 View My Garage	Hi Sam, At last you have completed that story of Don, Father, Strawberry and Rajanikant just two hours back. Now, please, do not keep us waited. Now, pour the details and of course, thepics. __________________ ASHISH

22nd July 2008, 15:09	#10 (permalink)
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Currently at Chennai. Originally from Blore. Posts: 1,674	Nice. Another one from Sam. Its really nice to read that you travelled so far for just a weekend but then its worth spending that time with theOne you love. What matters is quality time and as with this example, true love knows no boundaries. God Bless you and theOne with tons of happiness and togetherness (and lots of baby Yeti's ) . Most of us wouldnt do this sorta thing but again, Yeti's are rare creatures. __________________ RIP Tootie !!! Missing you terribly.

22nd July 2008, 16:35	#11 (permalink)
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin (but watch this space) Posts: 6,876 View My Garage	YetiBlog® - 18th July 2008 I'm at Sahar Airport. I have a big bag but it weighs nothing. I've got 3 teeshirts and some underwear in there. She thinks I'm sleeping at home. I chatted with her, pretended to be really sleepy, slam dunked 5 clothes into this bag and left for the airport. ------------------------------------------------------- When I got my ticket I realised I was going to need help on this one. What if TheOne® had left for the weekend, gone to her hometown? What if she had already made some other plans and I was going to upset them? All I really wanted was to hop in and surprise the living daylights out of her. Asking Navin for help was a super thing to do. Navin (being navin) had cooked up a story that would have stood up to Judge and Jury and passed every lie detector on planet earth. No, Jenny was in Heilbronn and she was pretty sure she was going to have dinner with Navin that friday evening. We had made sure of that. I had also emailed her friends and family, making sure that any plan she would try to make would get shot down making sure she was at home. I had also emailed some of our colleagues at the office and they were very thrilled. Jenny's boss P made up some story about a "meeting" with an important agency that he was going to pick up from Heilbronn station and she was to wait for them. "But I have a dinner meeting with Navin at 7!" she protested. Heh heh. What did she know... This was going to be fun. ------------------------------------------------ It's 6am. Touchdown in Dubai. Amazing Dubai, bustling no matter what time of the day (or night) it is. Citizens of the world walking around, heavily peppered by Arab men and women. Fake palm trees and carpet designed to look like sand and those strange looking UFOs in the ceiling. I haven't got any sleep, but have managed to catch up on a lot of new music. Next stop - Frankfurt Airport. I sleep for a bit on the flight to Frankfurt. The plane halts for an all familiar touchdown. I'm back in Frankfurt. I'm a mixture of tired and sleepy and still have not taken my camera out. Immigration is full and strangely only 3 counters are working. The lady at the counter doesn't even check the country of origin. One quick look at the multiple German stamps and she thunks another one with a smile and a Danke. I'm back in Germany. I quickly take the skytrain to Terminal 1 and a short walk to the Frankfurt Flughafen Bahnhof. I need to take an S Bahn to get to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. I have an ICE(Intercity) to catch from the Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, where I will have to change, to take an RE (Regional) to Heilbronn. Counting the first Skytrain, that's 4 trains already. It's a good thing I like trains, lol. I'm on BB messenger live with P and K, my friends from the office. P has offered kindly to pick me up once I am there. If all goes well, I should be at Heilbronn at 16.51. Meanwhile I am also messaging and emailing Jenny, making her believe I am on my way to Pune and then Aurangabad for a sales conference. I am at the station, well in time. I walk around and see a model train set. I whip out my camera, taking a few pictures for Gautam. The train is on time (of course!) and I find my seat with little difficulty. I am on my way to Mannheim. __________________ Live the YetiLife® *MA-DONNA! MA-DONNA! MA-DONNA!*

22nd July 2008, 16:43	#12 (permalink)
ASHISHPALLOD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 100 km southeast pune, sugarland Posts: 181 View My Garage	Hey man, It seems that you are in hurry to meet Theone. Slowdown, its too fast travelogue. __________________ ASHISH

22nd July 2008, 16:53	#13 (permalink)
PhrozenFire BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 130	Aha! Finally I've managed to catch a YetiHoliday/Blog in real time! Have read all the previous ones after they were over. So in Indian news channel lingo, BREAKING NEWS: "Even as we speak, The Yeti is putting finger to keyboard for the next part in Yet-another bestselling YetiHoliday. Its over to the Yeti now!"

22nd July 2008, 16:57	#14 (permalink)
shajufx BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 261 View My Garage	Sam, to be frank, I was expecting something like this right from June. Wondering how it took so long !! All blames to the hectic work schedules ! I bet even 10% of the members are not aware of this new thread. Long live Yeti® __________________ "Woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep." Robert Frost

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