A Trip to Mumbai (Day Two, Part 1)
29th July 2016
5:20 am, Madagaon- The train halted at Madagaon for a few minutes in the early hours of the morning. I stepped out of the train and stretched myself. I very badly needed some black coffee but no coffee was available in black. Why don't Indian Railways provide black coffee?. Got back on the train and sat near the window, waiting for the Sun to come up so that I could enjoy the beauty of Maharashtra. I had completely missed Karnataka while I was asleep.
5:55 am - The train again stopped at Verna for about half an hour. The train moved. The Sun is slowly coming up. The landscape changed. Vast areas of flat land with lots of greenery. Small hills are also visible here and there. The roads here are flawless and beautiful. Streams are full of waters and have plenty of boats in them. The vegetation here mainly consists of bushes. I wanted to know which place it was and saw a board with 'Karmali' written on it. I have to check this place out later. This place reminded me of Kuttanad in Alappuzha district of Kerala. Waterlogged farmlands and plenty of coconut trees. The soil here seems to be red soil (Which has to be validated later). The waters in the streams are all muddy.
It is a common sight to see people using oxen to plow the fields. Advancements in farming technologies have not touched these people yet it seems. If one looks closely, one can find that more than 6 people are engaged in the work on a small piece of land. This puts to our notice a large amount of disguised unemployment that is present in our country.
One of the amazing things you see while you travel on a train through the Konkan route is the tunnels, very long tunnels. Those tunnels reminded me of the famous five adventures I have read as a teenager.
10:00 am - I fell asleep again. Woke up when the train was entering Ratnagiri station. Had a Vada Pav for Rs 30 and it was tasty. Ladies were selling ripe bananas at the station.
11:20 am - I am nearing Panvel, the stop where I have to get down. I sat near the window and watched the beautiful farmlands and the river flowing elegantly between the farmlands.
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The Journey
5:20 am, Madagaon- The train halted at Madagaon for a few minutes in the early hours of the morning. I stepped out of the train and stretched myself. I very badly needed some black coffee but no coffee was available in black. Why don't Indian Railways provide black coffee?. Got back on the train and sat near the window, waiting for the Sun to come up so that I could enjoy the beauty of Maharashtra. I had completely missed Karnataka while I was asleep.
5:55 am - The train again stopped at Verna for about half an hour. The train moved. The Sun is slowly coming up. The landscape changed. Vast areas of flat land with lots of greenery. Small hills are also visible here and there. The roads here are flawless and beautiful. Streams are full of waters and have plenty of boats in them. The vegetation here mainly consists of bushes. I wanted to know which place it was and saw a board with 'Karmali' written on it. I have to check this place out later. This place reminded me of Kuttanad in Alappuzha district of Kerala. Waterlogged farmlands and plenty of coconut trees. The soil here seems to be red soil (Which has to be validated later). The waters in the streams are all muddy.
It is a common sight to see people using oxen to plow the fields. Advancements in farming technologies have not touched these people yet it seems. If one looks closely, one can find that more than 6 people are engaged in the work on a small piece of land. This puts to our notice a large amount of disguised unemployment that is present in our country.
One of the amazing things you see while you travel on a train through the Konkan route is the tunnels, very long tunnels. Those tunnels reminded me of the famous five adventures I have read as a teenager.
10:00 am - I fell asleep again. Woke up when the train was entering Ratnagiri station. Had a Vada Pav for Rs 30 and it was tasty. Ladies were selling ripe bananas at the station.
11:20 am - I am nearing Panvel, the stop where I have to get down. I sat near the window and watched the beautiful farmlands and the river flowing elegantly between the farmlands.
http://livelifeveryday.blogspot.in/2016/07/a-trip-to-mumbai-day-one.html
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