Monday, April 27, 2020

The W's of City Connect

A to Z Challenge - My Theme-  City Connect - my connect with....
Aurangabad-Schooling & Junior College / Bombay- Graduation & First job/ Chennai - Marriage & Motherhood


AURANGABAD
WINDSOR CASTLE - At some restaurants we eat less though we see & hear of it regularly. Windsor Castle was on such place. Our choice for family dinner was always Angeethi   - as mentioned in Prompt A. Windsor Castle, like Angeethi offered Moghulai food- similar fine dining experience. Yet our visit to this place was restricted to get-togethers or send off parties hosted by others. But I always had a liking to the anglicized name of this restaurant



BOMBAY
WHILE IT RAINS -  When RJ Malishka on Radio says "Ek Garam Chai ke saath yeh gaana toh banta hai." a lot of Mumbaikars are waiting to hear which Rain song is coming up next. Monsoon in Bombay use to bring out some aimless talent at home. On rainy mornings- we have written our names on window panes. This blog has also reminisced some poetic pondering on rains. Office corridors will welcome us with open umbrellas - followed by rain story that each colleague happily narrates.

CHENNAI
WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ..... Yes I have been humming a lot of rhymes - thanks to my toddler. Earlier the spontaneous songs that I use to hum while cooking/ cleaning would be Hindi songs. These days inadvertently I sing a lot of rhymes. And many of these rhymes, though popular I havent learnt them in school. These learnings are recent..... .....Incy Wincy Spider....

6 comments:

Arti said...

Love this journey of three cities every time I visit your blog Vyoma. From an English name for a Mughalai restaurant to rain soaked memories of songs and office corridors to your current songs/rhymes of choice/habit--It feels like gup-shup with an old friend. Thank you.

SG said...

Wheels on the bus go is a popular nursery rhyme. It is so cute to see the kids face when they sing the line "babies on the bus go wha, wha, wha.

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Lovely memories, a very pleasant theme, and not so easy I guess ;)
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Srivalli Rekha said...

A Mughlai restaurant with a proper English name, that's fun.
Rainy days are my favorites (after autumn).
How beautifully you talk about three cities in each of your blogs. :)

A Tarkabarka Hölgy said...

We used to learn English through nursery rhymes too, even in high school sometimes :)

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Pradeep Nair said...

Nothing like rainy days!