Day 1 - 6-28-2025 - Saturday - Bangalore to Madrid

The best ride

Mercedes E Class, and Mohd Siddique! Few life lessons I learnt from Mr. Siddique -

  1. You define your role. Role does not define you.
  2. Kindness is more important that righteousness.
  3. Maintain your niche-ness
  4. Life might give your lemons. You can always make lemonades our of them.
  5. Know your priorities. And be sincere to them.
  6. Sometimes a strong sense of morality makes things simpler in life. A sense of black and white. Right and wrong. (Although I derive pleasure in diving into the shades of grey)
  7. Never forget from where you have come, no matter where you go.

The wish tree

Glass blowers doing an incredible job! The wish tree made of glass

The dubai Airport

Glitz, People, Glitter, Glass

The trailblazing Terminal 2

Curved LEDs Bamboo and cane interiors Hanging gardens Waterfall and streams

The whale of the sky

777-300 ER Boeing it is!

Artificial but real!

Roses are real The leaves are real The berries too But their confluence is unreal!

The Mercedes Van drive to Hyatt

Huge van, Chauffeur standing with the name placard, Two people in a van for 10. Comfortable, spacious and luxurious. Semi arid landscape,

Plan for Barcelona

Tried till last breath, No space in train, Plan changed to local visit. Learnt the local train ecosystem.

The Dinner stroll

Beautiful roads, Naman path - named the spacious walkways by the roads, Sitting benches spread across, Saw a very old couple well dressed for the dinner date, Sitting at the bus stop, Waiting for the bus. Metro side of the hotel, The city well knit together, By the tapestry of metros, bus, trains and taxis. Great public transport! Belonging to the European League!

The chocolate doll

Complimentary doll of milk and chocolate, garbed in glossy dress of gold, on a linen brown, A welcome gift, A kind gesture!

Anochecer - transition into dusk

When night is not known What is just known is the transition to dusk Yes, Anochecer Is what we know in Spain!