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Tour Diary 04

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The RETURN Home.


30 Sep 2007 Sunday
Our last day at Mumbai. Packed and lunch at 11AM. Ravi and Sweta came by 1130 and we started for airport. Had a very enjoyable time with everyone at Mumbai / Pune / Thane.


Reached airport by 12 noon and checked in the two bags. Vijaya trolleyed these bags for X-raying. Checked in, security clearance completed, and we were inside the aircraft by 12-50. Took off at 1-25PM. The flight was via Bangalore and we reached Bangalore by 3-30PM. The aircraft had to circle around for over 30 minutes before being permitted to land. Informed Arvind and Ashok re this delay. Took off from Bangalore by 4-10PM and after a 40-minute flight we landed at the Kamarajar domestic airport, Chennai at 4-50PM.

We walked out thru the air-bridge and came to the baggage arrival conveyor belt. Collecting our two bags, we came out to wait for Arvind. He came 10 minutes later and then we drove back home. Home, sweet home. Aditi was all smiles on seeing us and she rushed to me. Heavenly.


Thus our trip to Mumbai was successfully completed. We thoroughly enjoyed it. All thanks to Ashok, Neeraja, Arvind, Krithika, Ravi, Krishnaraj, Ganesan, Manni, Sundaresan, Manni, Sudhakar, Revathy, Subha, Magesh, Rajamani, Mami, Kamakshi for the most wonderful time.


Diary concluded.


rajappa
12.30 noon 2 Oct 2007


On 30 Sep evening by 7PM, Gayathri came here to our house with Sow. We are seeing the children after 16 days - Sowmya after her recent mottai. The face has changed ! But Sow came rushing to both of us - our both grand daughters never forget us.

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