The cool breeze swept our faces as the car passed by the seaside...yes..it was finally happening....the trip to Kanyakumari which we had planned for a number of times but in vain had finally become a reality as we 7 sat in the
Ivory,Innova.
The 7-Terrors/7-Devils as we call ourselves,are a very famous and popular[& a bit notorious] set of friends at my college,RIIT. The 7 of us include-
Mary,Kanmani,Laavanya, Afrah, Tameem,Boazina and Myself.
Mary owns a Hotel at Kanyakumari[Apart from the Textile Shop in Town,Singaraya Naadar]. So we always planned to spend some quality time at her Hotel etc.It was Saraswathi Pooja vacation and so having a consecutive 3-day vacation and after making sure all 7 of us could come, we planned to leave for KK the next day at 11A.M
We all arrived at Mary's house and were so excited after much anticipation.Mary's mom was supposed to be accompanying us but when we were all ready to get into her car,we came to know,much to our delight that Auntie wasn't coming and that we 7 were on our own along with the Chaffeur!
Woww! Talk about Freedom! This celebration however stopped within seconds as we overheard Mary talking to Uncle and promising him that we will not go to the beach.Laav,Bozi and I were rather bummed about us prohibited to set foot near the beach while the others agreed that it was not safe to go there without an adult.After some thinking,we realized it was true and so dropped the idea of going to the beach.
Mary,Laav,Kannu and Bozi were dressed in jeans and sweats whereas Tam,Afra n I wore Churis. We chatted all the way,as the car glided past the roads. We were taking the Beach Road to KK,the route through which i have never gone. The
Sothavallai Beach looked so beautiful,with the sea having almost three colours-
Greenish blue,Sky blue and a darker shade of blue and some boats which were anchored,moved with the gush of waves.Mary enlightened us with small descriptions about the Sea and the bridge which followed,which had been destroyed by the Tsunami in 2006.There were also a number of Churches,perched atop the small mountains.The beach was in view for about 10mts drive and very soon we passed the beach,nearing towards our destination-
Kanyakumari.
The Kanyakumari beach came in view,looking stunning as always.And we all screamed with excitement.It was a beautiful sight--the vast,deep sea with the 3 shades of blue,glittering under the Sun's radiant light-the smell of the fresh sea-the cool,windy breeze gushing through the window,caressing our skin and making our hair windblown.......
We passed the seaside,entering the streets which were crowded and full of tourists.After a few seconds of driving,there it was-
"Hotel Singaar International",towering like the rest of the buildings.The car came to a halt at the entrance and we all got out,carrying our belongings.We entered the Hotel led by Mary.I experienced a very different feeling-A mixture of happiness,thrill and felt mature.
I surveyed the room-The White Marble floor was spotless,there was an enormous Chandelier hanging from the roof and a well-attired,smiling Receptionist's,greeted us warmly.Mary introduced all of us and she asked if we were all from Chennai to which Mary replied in the negative.She looked a bit surprised and remarked,
"Oh! So there are pretty girls in Ngl too!" and we all blushed,smiling broadly. :P
Mary got the key to a room in the top floor where she said we would get a nice view. So we took the Lift up to the 5th floor.Mary led us through a few corridors and we found ourselves standing in front of
Room 5516.We all squealed with excitement.The room was large yet cozy with Red,velvet curtains draped near the windows.There was also a balcony were we got a wide view of nearly the whole of KK.We started fooling around-applying make-up,changing hairstyles and taking pictures.Soon it was lunch time and we were called.
The dining area in the ground floor was again splendid,with a rich ambiance-With dim,yellow lights and light,soothing music played in the background.Mary led us to a large table which had a small block written,
"Reserved".
"Woww! I am going to sit in a Reserved Table!!" i thought to myself smiling. Food was served- With a first course of hot,steaming soup followed by a variety of things-
Chappathis,Chicken,Fried Rice,American Chopsuey,Paneer etc.We were making the most of noise,talking on the top of our voices,laughing away which resulted in people glancing at us frequently.We had our fill,eating more than we should and got up after 1 n 1/2 hrs :D
The back of the Dining place was the swimming pool where we settled down for sometime[We were too stuffed to move].Later,we followed Mary towards the backyard of the Hotel.We strolled down the long stretch of grassy pathway which were lined with big trees-it looked more like a park.There was also a big tank with fishes.Next to it, i found to my surprise,a big cage packed with around
25 Guinea Pigs! I literally ran towards them and they all gathered there-scrambling quickly and nibbling my fingers when i put them through the net to touch them.They were the most cutest,adorable things-small,white with brown spots,with its tiny black nose sniffing rapidly with long whiskers.
Oh! How i loved them! (I have been nagging Appa to get me a Guinea Pig ever since) :)
After some time of walking and plucking small gooseberries,we returned back to our room.We spent the rest of time clicking pics and posing away.
Boy,was that fun!
We wanted to go shopping,so we got ready.We were accompanied by a lady from the hotel while we shopped.The streets were busy,bustling with people.I wanted to get a handbag like Bozi's,the one I had been eyeing for sometime.I found one which caught my eye,a sky blue with white stripes.On asking the price,we were told it was 180Rs(Bozi had bought it for 100Rs a month back).We started bargaining and the rates came down to Rs 120.I was prepared to pay that much but Kannu silenced me,asking for Rs 110.The salesman was pretty adamant and after egging him more,he finally agreed.I got my dream bag and left the shop feeling very happy and pleased with myself...:P :D
We had to stop shopping as it was getting late.So we got ourselves some peanuts and ice-cream and headed towards the car and travelled back home and reached at 7P.M.Thus we went to KK without going to the beach n also spent a day at a
3-Star Hotel for free :P...but what a day it was! With all the fun! It was truly an Unforgettable experience!!
