Last Wednesday night I boarded the bus to Bangalore.
You may ask, what’s so special in that? Why are you telling this to us?
Well here is the twist! This was no ordinary bus. This is some vehicle I had been wanting to travel in, for quite a few months now. Let me start the story from the beginning...
Couple of months back my uncle had come to visit Chennai among other places in the south of India. They were to travel to Bangalore from here. They chose to travel by bus – the sleeper bus! This was the first time I heard of the concept. I, however, could not visualise how it would be in reality. So had to wait till the day when they would board the bus.
“WOW”... that’s what I said after peeking into the bus. It was a very tempting thing. A never before idea! Immediately I wanted to travel in one of those and started pestering my hubby to plan a trip to Bangalore :)
And finally, last Wednesday it was the moment! We were travelling to Bangalore – and in a SLEEPER BUS :) I stepped in with a big grin pasted on my face.
These buses have two tiers of bed arranged as 2-1. We had the first two-seater on the upper bunk. Climbing up was a bit of adventure given my no-gym structure. But it was worth the effort. There were pillows tucked under the cover and also a soft warm blanket. The AC above could be adjusted to suit our needs and also there was a curtain to shut out the rest of the bus.
It was such a different feeling. Lying under the blanket I could see the whole city pass by. The same roads which I traversed hundred times a day for various work just moved by. I could see the lower portions of the flyover which otherwise go unnoticed; the top of the skyscrapers; the street lights; the billboards; the sky... It was like looking at the world from a different angle. Unfortunately it was very late in the night and not many vehicle or people were on the road. I’m sure that would also look different when seen from under.
The excitement kept me awake till there was nothing else to see outside other than the darkness....
Well here is the twist! This was no ordinary bus. This is some vehicle I had been wanting to travel in, for quite a few months now. Let me start the story from the beginning...
Couple of months back my uncle had come to visit Chennai among other places in the south of India. They were to travel to Bangalore from here. They chose to travel by bus – the sleeper bus! This was the first time I heard of the concept. I, however, could not visualise how it would be in reality. So had to wait till the day when they would board the bus.
“WOW”... that’s what I said after peeking into the bus. It was a very tempting thing. A never before idea! Immediately I wanted to travel in one of those and started pestering my hubby to plan a trip to Bangalore :)
And finally, last Wednesday it was the moment! We were travelling to Bangalore – and in a SLEEPER BUS :) I stepped in with a big grin pasted on my face.
These buses have two tiers of bed arranged as 2-1. We had the first two-seater on the upper bunk. Climbing up was a bit of adventure given my no-gym structure. But it was worth the effort. There were pillows tucked under the cover and also a soft warm blanket. The AC above could be adjusted to suit our needs and also there was a curtain to shut out the rest of the bus.
It was such a different feeling. Lying under the blanket I could see the whole city pass by. The same roads which I traversed hundred times a day for various work just moved by. I could see the lower portions of the flyover which otherwise go unnoticed; the top of the skyscrapers; the street lights; the billboards; the sky... It was like looking at the world from a different angle. Unfortunately it was very late in the night and not many vehicle or people were on the road. I’m sure that would also look different when seen from under.
The excitement kept me awake till there was nothing else to see outside other than the darkness....
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