Trichy in TVS 50!

Exploring a city is fun, to be escorted by your husband makes it even more exhilarating! Trichy, a small city in the state of Tamilnadu is my hubby's hometown. During my first week of marriage, I had to stay there as a part of traditional hindu wedding formalities. My husband had settled in Chennai and had been out of his hometown for the last 5-6 years. His enthusiasm to roam the city and get nostalgic was a new experience for me and got me also excited about it!

So, we began our city tour (!) in a TVS 50 (practically a cycle with a small motor!) (actually it is the most commonly used two wheeler in the state!) Needless to mention the road conditions were pathetic, just like any other small town - bumpy and full of potholes. The ride was like riding a camel's back! But hubby was ecstatic about it!

He went around the city showing every single street of the city including side lanes, open patches (where he used to play cricket!), even his favorite 'hiding' spots! I was surprised to see all of them intact in just the same condition he had described earlier! We also went to some of his favorite road side shops and even tasted the delicacies (egg bonda, masala dosa, sambhar vada, noodles) there! This time he was surprised that the taste of all his favorite dishes remained just the same as it was about 10-15 years ago. For a very brief moment I could see his eyes were turning moist and his voice breaking!

Like a kid, he explained how he used to sneak out of his house and come running to eat these snacks! He also showed me where he got caught by his dad and how he had to dodge his fathers thrashings all the way back home! He used to play cricket in every open space available and the match would continue till every member of the group could not identify the ball (due to darkness!) or till every member got thrashed by their respective mothers asking them to get back home!

Next day we went to some of his friend's house. The visit brought back waves of lovely memories to him and to his cheerfulness stuck to me also! As we were newlyweds, it was tradition to offer cut bananas in milk and we had to have this everywhere we went! I felt happy to get blessings from many elders and it gave me a new hope to a new beginning.

My first outing in Trichy was my husband's revisit to his childhood and it gave us both immense happiness. Today after so many years the numerous holiday destinations we went could match this simple and humble Trichy visit! It was special to me in my own way as it was my first outing with my husband and I got to know a lot more of him! Every time we visit Trichy after that, we get around in our TVS 50 and explore mada veedthi (s) (mada streets), NSC Bose road, Rockfort, Akilandeshwari temple, Sri rangam ... The happiness is always multifold at Trichy!