Our OOTY - Coimbatore Visits April 2015

We two went to Ooty and Coimbatore from Apr 27th to May 2nd for SATISH marriage with APARNAH SREE.

We left by the 07:15 AM Shatabdi express from Chennai. Sowmya also came with us. We took an OLA cab to the station. The train reached CBE by 2-15 PM and we took another OLA cab to வெள்ளைக்கிணறு பிரிவு where Gopalan came and took us in car to his home.

After rest etc, we all went for a walk. Sowmya took the dog Buddy for the walk. We slept in Gopalan's house.

28-04-2015 Tuesday : Arun, Gayathri, and Sriram arrived in CBE ? Gopalan's house by 7 AM. After bath and breakfast we all left by bus for Ooty by bus. Reached Ooty at 2 PM, after 3 1/2 hours' travel. Reached the KSTDC hotel. Ashok and Neeraja came to that hotel from Mysore at 3 PM.

In the evening we all went to the Botanical Gardens and walked for a long time. Coming out of it by 5:30 PM we had coffee and started searching for the Delhi Group. After a long walk we could locate them and had a talk. Tomorrow Vijaya and I are leaving with the Delhi Group back to CBE.

29-04-2015 Wednesday: We had lunch in a different hotel and waited for the Delhi Group to arrive. They came by 2 PM. We were to travel with them to CBE but they changed the plan and put us in Mrs Radha's car (cuddalore). We travelled with her, her son Muthu, and daughter-in-law in their City car. Reached CBE by 5 PM and went to Gopalan's house. Arun, Ashok and others remained in Ooty. We slept in Gopalan's house.

30-04-2015 Thursday : Bath in Gopalan's house and we left his house by 6:30 for the Kalyana Mandapam -- DURGA HALL at Perur road -- and reached by 7 AM.

Rama and others had already come to the Mandapam. We were given a room behind the Hall - spacious enough. Rama, Satyamurthy, Satish, Savithri, and Sugavanam (with Venkat) are staying in the Hall itself. We stayed with Pattu manni, Sudhakar, Subha, Magesh.

Vratham started by 8 and the Nichchaya thaartham later. Arun, Ashok, Gayathri, Neeraja, and S-S came from Ooty by 1PM (via Gopalan's house) Jayaraman came by 3 PM and Ramesh and family also by 3 PM.

Reception in the evening. Grand gala event. Dancing all the way. Gopalan came. The meals was so-so.

01-05-2015 Friday : SATISH MARRIAGE WITH APARNAH SREE. Got up by 4 AM, bath, and dressed up and came to the Hall. Functions started by 6:15. Kasi Yathirai, Maalai exchange, Pidi sutruthal etc went off well. Gopu Anna, Yoga, Dr Ramesh came from Salem.

Maangalya thaaranam at 07:40, and S and A became husband and wife. Breakfast and then lunch. Gopu anna and co, Ramesh and family, Jayaraman and family left by 2:30 PM. Evening Nalangu. After meals, Arun and family left by 9 PM train for Chennai.

Pattu manni, Sudhakar, Savithri left for manni's relatives' house. Subha and co also left.

02-05-2015 Saturday: We two, Sugavanam, Venkat left Mandapam by 5:15 AM in an OLA taxi and reached station by 5:25. The train was in PF #4 and we boarded our AC chair-car. The train left CBE at 6:15 and reached Chennai by 1:50 PM. It took about 30 minutes to come out in the taxi (OLA) and we reached home by 3:10 PM after dropping Sugavanam in his house.

Arjun was slepping when we arrived.

Thus ended our CBE - OOTY trip. We are attending a GRS family marriage after 8 years !!

Rajappa
4-5-2015

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