Just a week before I had landed into Bangalore in the pursuit of doing my Internship. The usual company life had got into me already in a week and this time I really wanted to do something new! Few days back I had met my friend who was talking about solo trips! She had been telling about Solo trips in such a passionate way that after listening to her, I decided on the spot that even I should have one solo trip! What more can I ask for?
So, after the usual party routines of Friday, I was heading back to my home on Saturday morning. Suddenly it occurred to me that instead of wasting a weekend in Bangalore, why not get something out of it! I just had reached my home by somewhat around 12 in the noon. In no time I was out of it with my luggage all set to head for a solo trip! But not knowing where exactly to go, I was wandering the streets of Bangalore till 2p.m. I was heading on Bannerghatta road that suddenly I happened to see a lorry with TN registration. Seeing the lorry the first thing that came to my mind was Chennai. Without any second thought in my mind, I headed directly to Nice road and then set off to Chennai!
Just on reaching somewhere near Hosur, I found a sign board with my desitnation name written on it! Chennai 350km was written. Whoa ! For a moment that 350km seemed so huge that I began counting number of hours I have to sit in the rider seat of my bike! But as the journey began, I almost forgot of that number. The journey was equally awe-full as the destination where I was headed. Rain god had already blessed me and now it was the turn of Sun God to do so. After crossing Vellore I started feeling the blessings of Sun god. It was getting all hot and the climate change was so evident. If its your first bike trip , then I will have to warn you, youll be all fine for the first 200 kms , later on youll be requiring stops every now and then. So was my case. After crossing Kanchipuram I was literally stopping for every 30 mins. The heat wave was so much that I had to take rest in between and cool both bike and myself down .
Finally I happened to reach Chennai only by somewhere around 9 p.m. After checking in at a cheapest hotel I dumped my luggage, kept my bike and decided to go for a stroll. I knew I couldnt ride any longer that day. Chennai was so beautiful at night. Not much crowd, roads being wide enough, it really is a nice place to roam.
The next day I woke up quite early and headed to Marina beach to spot sunrise. But unluckily a cloudy weather was spotted and may be ill have to head again to see sunrise! After spending some time in the beach, I headed back to room and checked out. I was in a confusion to decide where to visit. So had headed to a mall nearby, Skywalk Mall, it was starting to get crowd , the Sunday crowd. Theatres were getting full and people started to flock in large numbers. Next , I decided to visit the St. George Fort Meusem. This was a cool place located well along the shores of Bay of Bengal and had a collection of variety of weapon's, coins, dresses,paintings and what not!
From here I headed to Semmozhi Poonga . This was a pretty cool garden, but with couples situated everywhere. I'd say you are more probable to find more couples than trees here. But nevertheless in the scorching heat of Chennai , I definitely needed a place like this to cool off ! Still the cool it provided wasnt enough. As I was searching for a better place to take a nap, I was reminded of Planetarium . What other best place would one find where you would be given an AC room with push back chair and a dark environment to sleep off.
Without loosing time i headed to Periyar Science Center. The Center had a science exhibition center , a planetarium, a playground, a 3D show all in a fare of just Rs.45.
So after avoiding the scorching mid-noon sun of Chennai , I decided to visit a beach. Initial plan was to visit Kovalam beach on the ECR, but due to time limitations I had to stick to a nearby beach. So, headed to Elliots beach .Spent some time sitting there peacefully.
By now, the time was all up! It was already 7 p.m and I had to leave to Bangalore (ride to Bangalore actually). So, I started after feeding my bike. The weather was getting cloudy and I could feel that i'd be caught in a really bad rain tonight. But I didnt have a option either. So, I decided to cover the max distance possible. By around 10, I was at Vellore.
After having dinner at Vellore, the second phase of my journey started. My stomach was full , it was raining heavily, that too in night, and a cool breeze. Everything was making me sleepy. Even though I took pit stops it didnt help. Then at one point I just found a empty bus stop and slept for some time ! Sleeping in this bus stand was no less luxurious than a 5 star hotel for me at that point of time! After a small nap, I started again.But sleep was still behind me. I had to take 2 more stops. Somehow I managed to reach Bangalore that night and it was already 3 by the time i reached !
That was it for the trip! My first SOLO TRIP was done and that too on my bike riding all the way covering around 750km in just 36 hours !
