Distance makes the heart grow Fonder

Sometimes in our life there are times when the goings are good and we take life and the perks with it for granted. By perks I mean - Love, Friendship, Time. 

We actually realise the worth of of those perks and appreciate them when you actually have time away from them, when the goings are not as smooth as you want them to be. But thats Life... Sometimes we just need to 

STOP & STARE, think about the beautiful life we have however complicated & frustrating it may be that theres always a Silver Lining and Life is Worth Living and being grateful for. 

The lovely people in my life play such an important role for me becoming the person I am today. 

Am sure you can think of atleast 5 people who you are grateful to have in your life and who make life worth living! 

Am right ain't I? 

Funky DIY

It was my sisters best friends birthday and she asked me to help her make her a Hamper of all her friend's favorite stuff!

Got a basket & tied some ribbons around the border to make it look colourful & then placed a card, a bff cushion, perfume, makeup and some more goodies! Hope she likes it!

A Day in the City

You know your in Kolkata when your Taxicabs Are Yellow Ambassadors!

The Streets are flooded with them & these drivers know how to drive and HOW!!!! Not for the Weak hearted!  They can't stop honking, even on an empty street their horns are blaring away!
We visited the St. Pauls Cathedral which is quite close to the Victoria Memorial. The building was initiated by Bishop Daniel Wilson in 1839 and was completed in 1847. The structure is huge & beautiful.

 From here we decided to travel by the public bus & visit the famous Howrah Bridge. The bus ride was good fun. Kolkata has these mini buses with their conductors screeching loudly the destination to where the bus is heading so whoever wants to get in, can get in my hailing for the bus. Most of the buses have the word Pilot written on the bus drivers door, really they are pilots but the difference is they are maneuvering through clouds of bad traffic & people! The bus drivers are more rash than the taxi drivers!! Its like a crazy ride in an amusement park.

This bridge was originally a Pontoon bridge but then replaced in 1943 made into a Cantilever bridge which was called the New Howrah Bridge. In 1965 the bridge was officially renamed "Rabindra Setu", after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore however still it is popularly known as the Howrah Bridge. This bridge was made to connect the cities of Howrah & Kolkata (Calcutta earlier) because of the increasing traffic across the Hooghly river. It is said that the Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world.

 Some Glimpses of the Howrah Bridge

Had a nice walk from one end of the bridge to the other. It was nice & breezy with a lovely view of the Hooghly River.