TOUR De SHIMLA

Day-4

24^th March, 9:00 am.

Incredible India!!

Morning Beauty

I Love This pole

Our Dear Hotel

The last day of our beloved TOUR. With a heavy heart, I am being able to write it. We didn’t have much time that day as we had to Check-Out from the hotel at most at 1:00 pm. So, we had to return to our rooms by 12:30 so that we could catch our UNCLEARED WAITING RESERVATIONS Train, the toy train. We left our rooms at about 10:00 in the morning, and just roamed about here and there looking for things to buy and just get some photos clicked. Well, there were many who bought many things. But contrastingly, by the time we reached our room, many of us (BOYS) had the similar looking… sorry exactly similar caps on their heads. By the God’s Grace and SAurabh`s and ASHU`s stomach sized hearts, I too got a cap I desperately wanted.

Jaaye Jaaye, EK baar jo Jaaye......!!!

Hum Saat SAATH Hain @Station

Finally, we left our rooms, bought a chunk of water bottles and were again on our feet to reach the station. Thank God!! Our luggage was taken care of by the HOTEL VAN, which safely (I doubt it.) landed it at the Station. Again, the same situation on reaching the platform: The train to be boarded by us was standing there, air-tight, sealed in every compartment allowing you to only peek through the windows. We made the girls sit in the LADIES compartment, which was vacant enough, and we outside were having a discussion on how to board this train. Imagining the situation of our arrival by the same train 2 days back, we finally decided to catch the train at 5:45 pm, last train running on that route, by captivating a whole dubba.

Anger of The NATURE

But that meant spending another 4-5 hrs on the platform. We roamed around the station, trying to find the means of Re-creation and filling our bellies. In numerous small groups, we ate at the Station Canteen, the food there was good enough and felt Home-Like which completely eloped our Hunger of so many days. By the time everyone was TUMMY_FULL the weather took a complete drastic turn: Thick Dark Black clouds with bursting thunder and lightning, Cold and Speedy breeze blowing through the Air, accompanied by vigorous Rain, a thing which completed our Tour of Shimla in the real sense. Again, BRAVO to the GIRLS!!

THAAKUR

Sardar KHAN

 Where the boys were shivering and had to pull out the moderate Blankets from their Heavy Luggage, the girls were just sitting calmly and enjoying the weather. But, we BOYS derived a game out of those Blankets: Contest started, who could better portray the characters of Sardar KHAN and THAAKUR with SHAHID BHAI and NARULA emerging clear winners. Another sport, which was popular throughout our journey : KAMBAL- KAMBAL was lively Broadcasted at the Platform , even in front of the teachers. That weather, a sort of helped us in achieving things which would either would have not possible. Like, the singing of DBMS Sir and Fareed Sir, along with the singing of many boys individually accompanied by SAGAR….

(Saale se bas kehne ki der thee, tayaar baitha rehta thaa… ).

KAMBAL KAMBAL..

Thirchi Topi waale

As the arrival time of the train was approaching, we were feeling a bit nervous as we had to catch this train somehow: by HOOK or by CROOK. But, seriously guys!! There lies WIN ahead of the FEAR, courtesyà DEW. We a group of boys, went to the spot where the trains initially stand before setting themselves on the platform, popularly known as THE OUTER. We entered into the train after making sure that was The One, occupied a whole compartment, locked the Doors, prevented others from entering in that sacred compartment and opened the windows as soon as the trains approached the platform. Our friends waiting eagerly outside i.e. at the platform, swiftly started pushing the luggage though the windows followed by the entry of the remaining students into the train. When we were done, we shouted so badly that even the ones awake were forced to close their ears. After all, the TRAIN at KAKORI had been looted of it`s seats. The remaining journey was like the previous one: CARDS, Songs, Talks, Laughter and Giggle accompanied by an Add-On The Shayari by many talented amongst us. For the first time throughout out Tour, I had a worthy and useful communication with the Ma`am.

LIGHTMAN Stop...

We reached KALKA and that was  the point where we knew that our NIGHT was going to be tough, really tough. With Seats waiting to get confirmed, we had made up our minds for the Strength to be required for standing throughout the night. Broken in groups of small numbers, we entered in different coaches, trying to manipulate whatever little seats we could get. Luckily, we were the ones, the ones of S6, who were slept the most. We all got a chance turn-wise to occupy a vacant seat and get a NAP for about an hour. But clearly, Gagandeep scored again as he was the one who slept for around 4-5 hrs, where some of our buddies were struggling to get their a**es straight in different compartments. May be we were the ones (of S6) who were ready for the worst, that`s why we got the best.

Somehow, we reached Aligarh in the morning. Went straight to our homes, slept whole day long but are still captivated in the dreams of TOUR, that`s why posts like these are brimming Our FB group. I wish and hope that our NEXT Tour, whenever it goes is much better than this.

GOOD NIGHT!!!
HOPE You all had a good tour. :)