Just about travels

Welcome into a ride through Konkan! This is a travelogue of my Diwali ’09 trip to Ratnagiri and Ganpatipule. These two places lie on the Konkan coast of India. They are one of the most scenic places in Maharashtra. It was a chilly October morning. The wind from the open train window was slapping against my face. The train picked up speed and departed from Thane station even as we arranged our luggage and settled ourselves down into our seats. I was just admiring the beauty of nature when the train sped into the Parsik tunnel at top speed. The engine suddenly blared and the loud voice boomed and echoed in the tunnel. The train came out into the open sent the nearby grass almost flying away. But this display of majesty lasted barely for a few minutes. The train slowed down changed its track curved a bit and then zoomed into the Konkan railway. The fun began there itself. Soon, the usual thud-thud of the train, the loud horn, the screams of the tea-coffee vendors and the gossippi...