Re: Christmas Offroading in the Nilgiris Ancient Vanguard taxis and Bedford Trucks. Also Bedford trucks converted to vans!
The comforting smell of silver oak and eucalyptus wood-smoke intermingled with crushed eucalyptus leaves, the scent of freshly mown grass on the golf courses and lawns or the lovely fragrance of tea during the crush-tear-curl process in those tea factories,the sight of sloping roofed bungalows with their lovely English Gardens, the sight of smoke curling lazily up from the chimneys and such are things that simply help to bring a sense of nostalgia home to me.
I love the Nilgiris as also Munnar and Anamallais for the memories they hold for me. The golden years of childhood, adolescence and early adult-hood were all spent there, most fruitfully too, I might add!
Today I pop across and stay at the club, cocooned in comfort, waited on hand and foot, away from the rat race, the madding crowds and make an attempt thus, to re-live those years, for a brief while in time, until I am jerked back rudely into the present day and work and all the other crass and commercial things that I have to deal with day to day.
I wish... Quote:
Originally Posted by esteem_lover Shankar, i did not live in the Nilgiris, but was packed off every summer along with my sister and terrific times there from my childhood, memorable times. I used to hate the long walks and always looked forward to the huddled taxi trips in those OLD vanguard taxis. But when I look back, those were the most wonderful days I have spent in my life. Like nilanjan said, the smell of those eucalyptus trees alone are enough. |
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