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We had a nice unplanned walk around the neighbourhood last night. Some charm in the usualities at night.

An Evening Walk in Chennai

Last week, I was on a work trip to Chennai. I have been to this town before, but never spent any meaningful time here. It was either during a packed schedule or during a layover en route to places like Pondicherry.

The schedule this time was different – I had a free workday, which I wanted to make full use of. So I decided to take an auto to Elliot’s Beach and walk down Elliot’s Promenade.

It had rained throughout the day, and the weather had cleared slightly as the evening dawned. I had forgotten my AirPods at my hotel – and I could not have been happier. I got to enjoy the place in its most natural form—the wind, the sounds, the absence of the hustle and bustle that comes with a beach in India.

I spent a good couple of hours roaming around the empty street, drank a couple of filter coffees. Walked down a wooden walkway straight to the crashing waves – I couldn’t have been happier to see that, given that I didn’t carry any extra shoes with me.

It’s a place I would love to spend every evening at. At the same time, Chennai is not a city I can ever settle in. So the evening was a one-off, but I carried back many memories with me.

When the skies peek from the canopy of the greens, sometimes that’s the best part of the walks! Yesterday was one such day - a walk through the old city of Pune. My daughter fell in love with the city that she never knew she was living in.

Just had one of the worst Cafe Mocha that I have ever had. And the only reason I even came here was that I had to pass an hour and this is the only place that had good parking spot. I know now that shouldn’t be a parameter ever in choosing a cafe ☕

Thanks to Chai Point, had a “good” ginger tea at Airport. Something that wasn’t just dark muddy water. Low bar I know, but still nice! 😊

My daughter loves her music. Listening to it. Making it. Learning it. She enjoys her music classes and recently started self-learning Ukelele through YouTube. It didn’t take her long to get the chords right for one of her favourite songs. As she performed, I recorded it and up it went on her channel. A new video is out now.

She’s also super excited that she is a click away from reaching 100 subscribers. I calm her down. But the excitement of any milestone is challenging to push away.