Trip 2 7th Heaven [18/11/2006 & 19/11/2006]

It was a plan 2 visit d Seventh Heaven... It wasn’t hard 2 find d heaven on d Earth… Itz simply d way up 2 d Peak District.

It was 17/11/2006 11:00 pm…
when I got a call from d PE - SIVA, d conversation goes like dis...
[Note : PE SIVA – Permanent Employee of Citigroup SIVA ]

San: Hello...
Siv: Hi... We hired a 6 seater Zafira for tomo travel...
San: Hey... Kewl
Siv: Have Parked in d Burges Road , in front of my house…..
San: HoOoOoOoO...
Siv: We need 2 start from EastHam by 5:30 in d mornin...
San: Oh no...FYI 5:30 z not mornin… itz d damn night...In LND, Sun never comes out so early
Siv: Haaaa... Haaaaaaaa...

I went oomph on hearin
Except for d mournin
that I need 2 get up earlyin mornin...
[hey kewl... gud rhyme]

It was 18/11/2006 4:30 am...
Sang slowly got up n switched on d heater…
In d mean while,she toasted her Bread...She happily went 2 take bath only 2 discover that water was ice chill... however she managed 2 take bath in it n had her breakfast n all set 2 go 4 d Trip.

Here comes a gang of youngster crowded in d Zafira...I joined them 2 have d very Elation...
The Monarch Siva was seated in Driver’s Throne...
Next 2 him was d gr8 guide Vijay(VJ), d sovereign ...
Siva drove d Zafira... however d real drivin force was VJ...

The Second row seats were occupied by d ppl from d Land of Backwaters… Rama n Shibu, d charismatic Malus in our crew...

He drove Far n Farrrrrr n Farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
He stretched long n longgg n longgggggggggggggg...
He rode faster n fasterrrr n fasterrrrrrrrrrrrr...
He reached 70 miles per hour... gradually to 90... jumpin up to 100…Hoooooooooooooo... He reached his peak...110 miles per hour...

However... U never feel that sittin inside...At dis speed n d music bangin... Now... Happens a kewl stuff...
A police patrol car, over took us... [Imagine his speed, we were in 110] , while doin so... He waved his hands up n down vertically, indicatin 2 lower d speed…
Then over took us 2 flash d LCDs behind his car, d flash read dis“ SPEED LIMIT: 70 ““ SPEED LIMIT: 70 “After dis... He took a super kewl left turn n went into d misty clouds in a fraction of a sec...Now...We all were like...
“ Oh gosh...Siva...come down to 70... Look @ d way he signed us 2 control our speed... “ “Hooooooo “We were still drivin...

It was 6:00am... itz still dark...It had become 7:00 am... n we were like…..
“Hello… Mr.Sun wake up now !”[Sing like…. ‘Dr.Jones’ in Aqua ]
Yea,Mr Sun, Sun,Wake up now, Mr Sun, Sun,Wake up now,
Mr Sun, Sun,Wake up now, Mr Sun, Sun, wake up now
Ay yippi yiy ay ooh, Ay yippi yiy yea,
Ay yippi yiy ay ooh ah, Ay yippi yiy ay ooh,
Ay yippi yiy yea, Ay yippi yiy ay ooh ah,

Then…. He slowly came up givin us some light but he wasn’t warm… so mean of him!Drove all along 2 reach d Stoke-on-Trent where we need 2 pick up d elegant lady, Ramya 2 join us 2 d Heaven...

So now... Our crew took it fullest shape…
It was Siva, d Honourable driver
Vijay, d primary guide support
Rama, d secondary guide support
Shibu, d Appetizer of d crew
Ramya, d elegant ladyd sweet
ME, d source of music

We started our Trip from Stoke-on-Trent 2 d Land of Paradise, PEAK DISTIRCT...

D Peak District z an upland area in central n northern England. Despite its name, d landscape lacks sharp peaks, being characterised by rounded hills n gritstone edges. D area z surrounded by major conurbations, includin Manchester, Sheffield, Derby n Stoke-on-Trent.

D whole trip, in a summary
Terrible National n motor Highway
Rushin cars from behind
Huge Trucks passin by
Giant Lorries with d speed of light
Pullin us towards themSteep up hill
Sharp inclination 2 drive
Very scary :O
Very chillin :p

At d same time...

That was kewl ride both on d motor way n on d up hills
Whizzing thru d air
Dashing d mist
Snake tailed Wipers wiping on d windscreen every now n then 2 clear d mist
Thermometer mecury pointin to <=5 degree outside always
Tnx Siva 4 d kewl roller coaster ride ...

We visited few lovely places like Black Rocks of Cromford , stanton moor, nine ladies stone circle, Eldon Hole.Eldon Hole z a lovely place... it z one of d seven wonders of d Peak. It z d deepest local pothole; an alarming, evil-looking chasm in d side of Eldon Hill 2 d north of d village of Peak Forest.

Black Rocks was another super keeewl place... where sang n siv showed their ancestral activities... 2 b plain, Chimp-kinda activities... tsk... tsk...
Climbing hills n rocks
Jumping from 1 rock 2 d other
Posing 4 pics up in d rocks
Ooppps...She came down only after itz been told that foxes n jackels usually roam around here...
N now… she was like... “ Yeeks... Foxes ! letz push off !” tsk... tsk...
Thus... Proving that “ Homo sapiens emerged from gracile Australopithecus (great Apes)“

Hey spl mention on dis day... we all jumped out d car when d temperature showed 0 degree Celsius ... juz 2 experience
D chill...
D freeze...
D frost...
D halt...
D benumb...
For a while... Blood stopped 2 flow thru d aorta from d heart...

@ d EOD : Gosh.... dis part of it nullified our stamina!

Very tiring
Total Depletion
Complete exhaustion
Now we felt that we need a proper food... for our hunger...We stayed in a hotel ‘Moat House’ on Ramya courtesy ,where we met a Dazzlin lady , Amita, who had cooked Rice, sambar, garham spicy potato, pappad... Hooooooooooo… had a nice meal n a good sleep in her room...Guys after havin their dinner... went back2 their room with BIIIIIIIIIIGGGGG tummy ... esp... u must see VJ’s Tummy... as big as santa’s… tsk… tsk...

Guess... Guys would have started thier spl plans in their room
[£$%^ Ooooops !”&*# ] ... I spoke a lot with Amita abt d life n living... A real super kewl talk... n went 2 my dreams in my deeeeeeeeeeep sleep

It was 19/11/2006...
we drove 2 Stanage EdgeStanage z d largest n most impressive of d gritstone edges n a unique landscape of d Peak District. it z not only breath takin but provides an Oasis of adventure for extreme enthusiasts...D home 2 all kinda adrenalin junkies Awesome place !

We climed d mountain... it wasn’t tough at all... we reached d peak... Saw d world from thr... Viwed from an Eagle’s eye! I have never seen such a place in my life… guess... never will again... now I felt

D seventh heaven from d earth...
D real paradise ever in my birth
D enormous million joules energy tht flowed in my veins
was sendin tumors thru my strong vertebral spines
Pushin strong wind
Combo of earth n sky was a gr8 Blend
[Rhyme schme : aa bb cc ]

I couldn’t express my whole feel by these wordz... it was 1001 times more than wht i say...

Thnx god... For creatin a heaven in here...
Thnx god... Makin me visit such heaven...

Amidst d clouds
Amidst d mist
Amidst d fog
Amidst d wind
Amidst d hills
Amidst d rocks
Amidst d heights
Amidst d nature
Amidst d serenity
Amidst d extremum
Amidst d pinnacle
Amidst d Zenith
Amidst d peace
Hence, Amidst d heaven

The North Wales Fun

This time it was a trip to Wales, the Land where 3,560 ft of slate rocks formed of volcanic eruptions called SNOWDON formed. No worries... Snowdon is a dormant volcano.Aye I was anticipating few things b4 i landed there ....climb up the huge majestic Snowdon, Visit the longest place name and the BBQ dinner ;-p I was foreseeing the air of Excitment in Wales... n my prognostication didnt fail... :-)))

It is a 4 day tour starting from Friday night 6:30 PM to Monday 9:00 PM.

Day #1 :
To begin with, we took the tube in District Line , got down at Mileland to the take the Central line to GreatProtland, where we were asked to assemble. We occipied the last seats of the 16 seater white comfortable coach. Here comes Mr.David wearing a Dark-Red jacket, the guide & driver, to describe the whole journey.. Now aheading to North Wales.......

Meanwhile.... we were asked to play a small game in the coach to get familierised with the other ppl in d crew. Next to us was sitting Mr.Sieman, who was from Australia.... I wasnt really interested to learn about his doing.... I was simply listening to "Vaji Vaji Sivaji..." Now comes the time to introduce the person next to u, to d other members in d crew. since i wasnt really interested, i had none to talk abt... then, brilliantly, (as always ;-p) I screamed "Now let me introuduce to u , the person sitting in the front with Red jacket, he is Mr.David working in RoadTrip, now he is aheading to Wales"... the whole bus laughed out ..... Hoooh ! Managed..... Phew !

Lotta gals in the bus and few guys.... guys not so good.... Australians, Polish, South african and Americans n ofcourse INDIANS.....

We stopped for Dinner .. had Double mac cheese burger with drink n fries..... n went Zzz in the buz until we reached d cottage in Llandudno at 12:30..... David rasied his voice saying... "Letz meet for breakfast at 8:00Am in the morning and start at 9:00am"Then .... Sang went Zzzzzzzzz in a nice comfortable Soothing bed..............

Day #2:
Had a chance to explore Llandudno and enjoyed the fresh air near the castle walls.. walked up near the river... walked upon the moving bridge...Actaully... waiting to climb the Majestic SNOWDON.

Lucky that d day was sunny. Afternoon from 12:00 to 7:00 was dedicated for Moutain Climbing... We packed up lotz and lotz of water, loadz n loadz of snacks n Juice in our back pack.
Start fellas.... it is juz 3,560 Feet high ... highest peak in England and Wales.

"Total greenary.... high up the hills.... challenging climb awaiting.... " said David and he will be waiting in the other end of the mountain.

There are totally 11 peaks in snowdon. The path to the highest peak was not clean n neat..
it sprialed around 2,3 peaks on its way....
High SteepsClumpsy rocksFlat n smooth slate surfaceShort and Deep creek holesSudden Deep valleys
Rough and tring climb be it oneside.....
However on the other side, kewl sceneic viewsGreen mountains and Green valleyBlue Lake Water in mid of the valleyDifferent textures of rockDifferent forms of stone....

I liked 2 things in the Sonwdon
#1. Rail routes and climbers path spriling arond the mountain like a Snake Vasuki spriling the Mount Mandara.[ Hindu Myhtology : The Ocean was churned by using the Mount Mandara as the pole and the king of snakes, Vasuki as the rope which was wrapped around the mountain. The Gods held the tail of the snake while the demons(Asuras) held the head end of the snake and pulled on it alternately, causing the mountain to rotate, which in turn would caused the Ocean to be churned for Amrita .]

#2. The Arragement of the rocks and stones.... they were placed 1 above the other with a slight balance as in the game Jenga. [ Jenga is a game of physical and mental skill, in which players remove blocks from a tower and put them on top. The player who causes the tower to collapse loses, usually played in Pubs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenga ]

Fine.. after we reached the peak, after 4 hours of struggle....
i breathed hard,
Heavy perspiration,
was totally exhausted.
Sat down there in the peak and had a orange cake and snickers.....
Relexed a lot....

Now.... Remember need to go down now... we were asked to take the path the cog rail track... esides wearing the shoes, small stones on the rail track were peciring the legs , Run babe run... guess the people who came with us already in the ground....

Hooops ! Please i cannt..... lets take a cog rail down the mountain... however the rail starts only at certain height. So no choice had to run down uptill that level... Complete Exhausion....

When we reached home, we releazied the Barbeique Dinner is wating for us... yeah hOOO... Quickly refersh .. take bath... apply painkillers creams and run down for dinner..... Yummuy.... had Lotz n went to sleep...I Pity sangee... She was in the room sleeping when others r in the Pub.

Day #3:
Headed to Conwy and Betws-y-Coed. Went to Gellert's grave [ Gellert is a dog who was kept as a guard for his master's child, when his master went out. And when he came back, he saw Gellert with bloddy mouth. The angry master thought that d dog 'd eaten his child and had put the sword straight thru his heart. Gellert died on the spot. The master went inside his house only 2 c d baby smiling and playing, and next to him was a dead, torn Wolf which earlier came to attack the child. So the master built a grave for him with his statue there. ]

Then went to Icecream shop which was famous for it 24+ differnt flavors.... Enjoyed it...

Then we headed to Ugly House , which was built in a day, with its chimeny smoking. Headed to a beutiful n rocky river.... spent time there for a while....

Visit the amazing artistic hang out and marvel at the waterfalls and stunning scenery that has attracted artists for centuriesheaded back to Llandudno for our evening meal.

While waiting for ppl to gather for the evening meal..... i played the Game jenga in a Hotel Pub, when every1 was having a beer, pity me had fanta....Eveing meal in a Restrutanat.... awesome .. but i had Fish and Potato wedges only.

Day #4 :
Fresh in the morning, Hopped on a steam railway at Blaenau FfestiniogSmallest house in great bratain.
A visit to Portmeirion village, a taste of Italy in the heart of Wales. a chance to wet my feet as we cruise the sandy beaches of Porthmadog.A visit to Wales would not be complete without a stop at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (longest place name in the world) to get your passport stamped. Headed back home to London. Returned to London at 9:30. Went to Chennai Dosa and had one full non-veg Meal to complete the trip.