Year 2006 has begun and one more year has been relegated to history!
A lot has happened in my life too....
31st Dec. 2005 brought endings and new beginnings for me. Does this sound like the reading of a tarot card? But truly this is how it has been!
It was on this very day that the uncertainties of the past six months ended and I finally landed in Libya to be with my husband . The ticket was booked for 29th and there was a last minute rush because the programme had been been finalised at a short notice. Savitri bhabhi and Bhai Sahab came to say bye and brought home made laddoos and mathris which we are enjoying now. Savita bhabhi came with them too. Lots of phone calls and good wishes later it was time to start. Sandhya,Vipul,Suju,Shyam and Divyam came to see me off at the airport.
The Journey....
The Royal Jordanian flight was to start at 6.30 am but was delayed by four hours due to fog in Delhi. Finally it was check in time and we queued up for our boarding passes. There was a lot of rush of Haj Piligrims at the airport but finally everything got sorted out and we were on board!
To my surprise I found that I had been given a seat in the executive class maybe due to the heavy booking....anyways I settled down for a very comfortable journey to Amman.
The flight reached late and as expected I missed the connecting flight to Tripoli. I had to spend two days there in hotel Aliaa, waiting for the next flight. The hotel was good and I had a good time meeting lots of people from different countries who were there in transit...waiting for their flights to various destinations. Finally on 31st I took off for Tripoli! All was well till I came to pick up my baggage....to my dismay it was nowhere to be seen. I lodged a complaint with the authorities and suffered some anxious moments before I got it on the 3rd on the third trip to the airport.
The Destination
From the airport we started straight for Ruwais...... the place where Vipin works and I got my first glimpse of the countryside. Ruwais is about 250 km from Tripoli towards the western mountains and it takes about 2 hours 15 minutes. there is little traffic once you leave the city and vehicles move fast. Tripoli is on the mediterranean sea and has a good climate. We saw a lot of orange trees laden with fruit on the way. As we move on, the terrain changes and we find ourselves in the desert somewhat like we find near Jaisalmer back in India. At last we reached the house in Tijee, a small town near Ruwais .....which will be our home for the next few months.
A lot has happened in my life too....
31st Dec. 2005 brought endings and new beginnings for me. Does this sound like the reading of a tarot card? But truly this is how it has been!
It was on this very day that the uncertainties of the past six months ended and I finally landed in Libya to be with my husband . The ticket was booked for 29th and there was a last minute rush because the programme had been been finalised at a short notice. Savitri bhabhi and Bhai Sahab came to say bye and brought home made laddoos and mathris which we are enjoying now. Savita bhabhi came with them too. Lots of phone calls and good wishes later it was time to start. Sandhya,Vipul,Suju,Shyam and Divyam came to see me off at the airport.
The Journey....
The Royal Jordanian flight was to start at 6.30 am but was delayed by four hours due to fog in Delhi. Finally it was check in time and we queued up for our boarding passes. There was a lot of rush of Haj Piligrims at the airport but finally everything got sorted out and we were on board!
To my surprise I found that I had been given a seat in the executive class maybe due to the heavy booking....anyways I settled down for a very comfortable journey to Amman.
The flight reached late and as expected I missed the connecting flight to Tripoli. I had to spend two days there in hotel Aliaa, waiting for the next flight. The hotel was good and I had a good time meeting lots of people from different countries who were there in transit...waiting for their flights to various destinations. Finally on 31st I took off for Tripoli! All was well till I came to pick up my baggage....to my dismay it was nowhere to be seen. I lodged a complaint with the authorities and suffered some anxious moments before I got it on the 3rd on the third trip to the airport.
The Destination
From the airport we started straight for Ruwais...... the place where Vipin works and I got my first glimpse of the countryside. Ruwais is about 250 km from Tripoli towards the western mountains and it takes about 2 hours 15 minutes. there is little traffic once you leave the city and vehicles move fast. Tripoli is on the mediterranean sea and has a good climate. We saw a lot of orange trees laden with fruit on the way. As we move on, the terrain changes and we find ourselves in the desert somewhat like we find near Jaisalmer back in India. At last we reached the house in Tijee, a small town near Ruwais .....which will be our home for the next few months.
