Monthly Archives: December 2011

Day 26 Mumbai 27th Dec

Posted on December 30, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

Second morning in Mumbai, got a surprise – Nita’s foi & fua (Arjun lal) had arrived early morning and checked in to the room next door. At around 9 am, when placing our laundry clothes out in the corridor, foi … Continue reading →

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Day 25 Mumbai 26th Dec

Posted on December 28, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

First day in Mumbai, we woke up around 10 am – very late, by the time we had shower and were out of the room, it was close to 11:30 am. Took a taxi to Cafe Mocha @ Nariman Point. … Continue reading →

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Day 24, Navsari to Mumbai 25th Dec

Posted on December 28, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

XMAS day in Navsari, very different to XMAS in Brisbane. Nothing to differentiate today from any other day – except it was my last day in Navsari today – going to Mumbai this afternoon.Made my last round to the local … Continue reading →

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Day 21–23, Navsari & Surat Dec 22nd – 24th

Posted on December 24, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

No need to repeat the same, we are in Navsari this week – the same relax, eat, sleep, some shopping in between and another trip to Surat. Today was running around organising last minute things for the house and stocking … Continue reading →

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Day 20, Surat, 21st Dec

Posted on December 22, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

Morning routine is same – get fresh buns (they call it “PAU”) from the local bakery. Having them with butter toasted on tava with eggs – nice start to the day! Today we had hired the car again for Surat, … Continue reading →

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Day 19, Navsari 20th Dec

Posted on December 21, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

Today was local shopping for Navsari home, Nita needed to buy essentials to setup the kitchen. Pushpa kaki was a massive massive help in this. She took Nita to a grocer near our place where the essentials were easily picked … Continue reading →

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Day 18 Surat, 19th Dec

Posted on December 21, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

Today we were visiting Surat, had hired a car to take us there. We left @ 10:30, however getting out of Navsari took us close to 30 minutes, some crazy traffic on the main roads. Finally out of Navsari, highway … Continue reading →

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Day 17, Navsari, 18th Dec

Posted on December 21, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

Another lazy morning in Navsari, Nita joined me for the morning bakery run – the normal fresh buns. Nothing much was done during the day, after all Navsari is all about taking it easy, especially on Sundays – nothing is … Continue reading →

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Day 16, Navsar, 17th Dec

Posted on December 20, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

Night was a bit sleepless, Nita was vomiting, with lots of stomach cramps. Got awakened around 7:30 am by some guy beeping his horn continuously, luckily got up too see what the fuss was all about from the upper balcony … Continue reading →

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Day 15, Navsari 16th Dec

Posted on December 19, 2011 by dharmeshkalyan

First morning in Navsari, in the new Kalyan Bhuvan, felt good. Nita wanted to eat some desi biscuits – walked down to local shops, literally down the street and picked up some “Parya Biscuits” and my favourite – Parle G. … Continue reading →

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