A journey to remember....!!! (Part 1)

"Are you sure about this?", Asked Vikash at Kempegowda Interstate bus terminal. "Yes", I answered with a smile on my face. He said with his devilish (trust me he loves this description for himself.... ) looks and cunning smile , "Fine then.... Don't call me in the middle of the night to pick you" and he left. I knew he was the person I could rely on blindly and he would come running to rescue me whenever I call.

June 18, 2010, My last day with my previous company . The date overlapped with marriage of a cousin of mine at Pune. I could not plan the travel before hand because I was not sure when the formalities would be over. So, I skipped buying the ticket for the last moment. Getting relieved from the formalities, I reached home by 6:30 p.m. First thing I did was, to search for the bus tickets but unfortunately ( or fortunately), I could get none. So I decided would go the Bus terminal directly and look for some private buses. Packed the bag in next few minutes, and pulled Vikash to drop me to KBS.

Thanks to the terrific traffic of Namma Bengaluru, It took us almost 2 and half hours to reach the Bus terminal. So... All the private buses had either left for Pune, or were left with not a single seat. We went around the kalasipalya area, thinking even a single bus with a single seat will do, but the trail was in vain. So I thought of taking a KSRTC bus to Pune. But as expected all the Volvo and Ultra deluxe buses were packed and I was left with a single option of taking the passenger bus to Pune. But I reluctant for this plan as it would end up to be a very hectic and tiresome journey.

Soon, the clock ticked 10:00PM and I had to choose between a nice adventure filled with uncertainties and or a dull sleep for the whole weekend at home and I, as usual was confused about it. Someone said that a man's brain works more faster when he is in front of food. And to prove this saying, Both of us went to the restaurant at KBS.

So the final decision was set over the plate of Chicken Biriyani and Kababs, I was leaving for Pune on the first bus whichever I get. I left Bangalore in a passenger bus, destined to Hubli. And all know today is that it was one of the best journeys I had ever done.