Relished your FC-Century cuppa and was reminded of the lovely movie “ The Sound of Music “ where Julie Andrews goes to the hills leaving her nunnery for a break and sings “The hills are alive with the Sound of music , with songs they have sung for a thousand years .
You surely deserve a good long coffee - break and am sure will come up with much stronger and refreshing FCs post your well deserved and earned break ! Have a great and safe holiday !
You have described Shillong so beautifully - makes the place ethereal ....When I was there many years ago - wish I had seen it the way you described Shillong.
Congratulation on reaching a mile stone. I did see your typo of 1000 posts but knew it was just a typo and there is no need to make a hullabaloo about it.
These days taking to the hills means Kodai or Ootty etc. Could even be Dubai, especially if you need just to get out of your present place. DId visit Sikkim a few years back but will need to make a tour to Meghalaya as advised by you
Jim and I literally took to the hills for our wedding ceremony as the Susquehanna river ravaged and flooded the entire area in Pennsylvania in June 1972. Our wedding was cancelled as everything and place was flooded and all we could do was leave in a caravan to high ground in a nearby town. What should have taken 1/2 hour took us 3 hours, as all the bridges were under water. We were married under a kupah ,which is a Jewish tradition ,in an Aunts backyard where we first had to remove the clotheslines. Neighbors brought simple food and picked flowers from their garden for me to hold. Jim was in borrowed clothes as his house was under water and guests invited and not invited came in whatever clothes they had available. I wore my mother in laws wedding gown, unpressed. The wedding was small,simple and what we really wanted instead of the 350 Kosher wedding but at a cost we so wish had not been the case. Yes, we “headed to the hills” and glad we did and were able to do so.
Pras and Geetha, enjoy the love of another grandchild. Lynn
Dear Prasanna, ninety nine cups of Filter Coffee are more than enough to develop an addiction. It did make me look forward to read every Sunday morning. Some cups were delightfully enjoyable while some fell a little short. Probably the fault lies with the beans. :) But drink I did. For the hundredth cuppa I eagerly waited. When I did not find it in my mail box this morning, I thought the fear of the nineties had got better of you. Before I gave into disapointment, I checked the spam box. There it was loud and clear of your ‘escape to the hills’. Bravo my friend on your feat ! Not a small one at that. You have earned a break. Don’t take long to pad up again for a second innings ! Au revior
Thank you for your insightful comments. Coffee can be black with or without sugar. Café Latte can be with or without sugar no sugar. Espresso typically leaves a strong taste on the tongue. Each one to his own taste. Some posts may have disappointed you and some may have delighted you. But that's life. Take the rough with the smooth,
Very interesting travel experience I have added this place in my bucket list.lovely pics and very interesting story .and loved to see the living Root Bridge.
Congrats on your century Pachu mama.. Well done! Unlike the T20's where you could be a Buttler and reach a ton in 50+ balls with 4's and 6's, you could only take singles to reach the 100 in 100 weeks.. Kudos!!
On your visit to Assam/ Medhalaya.. it came at the right time to add my own comments as well.. Must visit states in India and what struck us the most beyond the beautiful landscape of mountains and falls, was the discipline of people and the cleanliness of the states.. Did not see beggars on the road, and for someone from 'Namma Bengaluru', was amazed by the well mannered drivers on the road..
On the friendship road you have spoken about, heard this from the cab driver.. all petrol pumps are on the side of Meghalaya.. As petrol is cheaper in Meghalaya than Assam, people cross over to the other side to fill the tanks and so there is none on the Assam side.. ;)
Congrats Pm on the 100th Filter Coffee!! Bravo!! Looking forward to the next set of Filter coffees! We loved Assam and Meghalaya too and also did that crazy zip lining :)) We were there during the Bihu month and it was so beautiful to see Bihu dance celebrations and of course the mighty Brahmaputra !
Wow! Prasanna . Sounds like a really exotic holiday! Looking forward to a stronger filter coffee when you resume. Depends upon what variety of beans you want to stock up & importantly in what proportions !
Amazing Pras!! I cherished your FC posts which were very useful and interesting readings!! Look forward to next 100 in times to come!
Thank you Shanti. Much appreciated.
Relished your FC-Century cuppa and was reminded of the lovely movie “ The Sound of Music “ where Julie Andrews goes to the hills leaving her nunnery for a break and sings “The hills are alive with the Sound of music , with songs they have sung for a thousand years .
You surely deserve a good long coffee - break and am sure will come up with much stronger and refreshing FCs post your well deserved and earned break ! Have a great and safe holiday !
Thank you Naina. Much value your good wishes.
Congratulations on the century Pras!
Your description of your holiday and the place puts Shillong right at the top of my travel list :)
Looking forward to the next edition of FC!
Thank you Rajashree.
You have described Shillong so beautifully - makes the place ethereal ....When I was there many years ago - wish I had seen it the way you described Shillong.
thank you Maya. You can always go back with your grandkids!
Congratulation on reaching a mile stone. I did see your typo of 1000 posts but knew it was just a typo and there is no need to make a hullabaloo about it.
These days taking to the hills means Kodai or Ootty etc. Could even be Dubai, especially if you need just to get out of your present place. DId visit Sikkim a few years back but will need to make a tour to Meghalaya as advised by you
Yes you must put shillong on your bucket list
Lynn Weissjust now
Jim and I literally took to the hills for our wedding ceremony as the Susquehanna river ravaged and flooded the entire area in Pennsylvania in June 1972. Our wedding was cancelled as everything and place was flooded and all we could do was leave in a caravan to high ground in a nearby town. What should have taken 1/2 hour took us 3 hours, as all the bridges were under water. We were married under a kupah ,which is a Jewish tradition ,in an Aunts backyard where we first had to remove the clotheslines. Neighbors brought simple food and picked flowers from their garden for me to hold. Jim was in borrowed clothes as his house was under water and guests invited and not invited came in whatever clothes they had available. I wore my mother in laws wedding gown, unpressed. The wedding was small,simple and what we really wanted instead of the 350 Kosher wedding but at a cost we so wish had not been the case. Yes, we “headed to the hills” and glad we did and were able to do so.
Pras and Geetha, enjoy the love of another grandchild. Lynn
Dear Prasanna, ninety nine cups of Filter Coffee are more than enough to develop an addiction. It did make me look forward to read every Sunday morning. Some cups were delightfully enjoyable while some fell a little short. Probably the fault lies with the beans. :) But drink I did. For the hundredth cuppa I eagerly waited. When I did not find it in my mail box this morning, I thought the fear of the nineties had got better of you. Before I gave into disapointment, I checked the spam box. There it was loud and clear of your ‘escape to the hills’. Bravo my friend on your feat ! Not a small one at that. You have earned a break. Don’t take long to pad up again for a second innings ! Au revior
Thank you for your insightful comments. Coffee can be black with or without sugar. Café Latte can be with or without sugar no sugar. Espresso typically leaves a strong taste on the tongue. Each one to his own taste. Some posts may have disappointed you and some may have delighted you. But that's life. Take the rough with the smooth,
Very interesting travel experience I have added this place in my bucket list.lovely pics and very interesting story .and loved to see the living Root Bridge.
Happy and safe journey enjoy your holidays
Waiting to read second innings of Filter coffee.
Thank you Rajashree
Congrats on your century Pachu mama.. Well done! Unlike the T20's where you could be a Buttler and reach a ton in 50+ balls with 4's and 6's, you could only take singles to reach the 100 in 100 weeks.. Kudos!!
On your visit to Assam/ Medhalaya.. it came at the right time to add my own comments as well.. Must visit states in India and what struck us the most beyond the beautiful landscape of mountains and falls, was the discipline of people and the cleanliness of the states.. Did not see beggars on the road, and for someone from 'Namma Bengaluru', was amazed by the well mannered drivers on the road..
On the friendship road you have spoken about, heard this from the cab driver.. all petrol pumps are on the side of Meghalaya.. As petrol is cheaper in Meghalaya than Assam, people cross over to the other side to fill the tanks and so there is none on the Assam side.. ;)
Excellent observations. Thank you!!
Congrats Pm on the 100th Filter Coffee!! Bravo!! Looking forward to the next set of Filter coffees! We loved Assam and Meghalaya too and also did that crazy zip lining :)) We were there during the Bihu month and it was so beautiful to see Bihu dance celebrations and of course the mighty Brahmaputra !
Thank you! We plan to do Assam with Ria. She wants to do Kaziranga.
A well made century, Pras! I see your raised bat in acknowledgment of the cheers of the crowd! 💐💐💐👏👏👏
Thank you Shashi for being my referee.
Lovely Pras! For most mainland Indians North East is unchartered territory. Real gem yet to be properly discovered.
Thank you TK.
Wow! Prasanna . Sounds like a really exotic holiday! Looking forward to a stronger filter coffee when you resume. Depends upon what variety of beans you want to stock up & importantly in what proportions !
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Thank you Prabha. My search for best beans will be robust-a
The travelogue was very interesting, Prasanna. Hope you have a great break ! I look forward to the 2nd edition of Filter Coffee.
Thank you Nisha. So kind of you.