Four days in Ahmedabad - Day 4

I didn't do much my last day in Ahmedabad. Mum was busy cleaning, washing, and cooking (the woman loves these verbs - and doing the acts too!) I sat down in a corner to write down my random observations in Ahmedabad. Here's the list:

1. Motorists honk a lot - I mean, a lot!
2. Among the Pulsars and Activas, there are many Chetaks (Bajaj Chetaks, the two-wheelers with foot brakes, remember?)
3. Counted a total of 13 tractors in my four-day stay here.
4. Not many skyscrapers in Ahmedabad or at least, in Navrangpura and the places that I visited. Mostly individual houses with a garden and a swing in the front or back yard.
5. Admired a beautiful house in Navrangpura. A plaque on the compound wall says "Madhuram 1954." Wonder what kind of stories must have transpired among the generations that inhabit this house?
6. The shop Induben Khakrawaala was the inspiration for Krishnaben Kharkrawaala on Colours.
7. Noticed hawkers dyeing kite strings; the dye was either shocking pink or mellow yellow.

On flight from Ahmedabad to Mumbai

Mom and I boarded the 6 30 pm flight from Ahmedabad to Mumbai on Tuesday. We buckled in and got ready for take off after a 10 minute delay. As the flight began its ascent, the city spread below us like a dark mass of land lit up by bright orange and white lights. As we gained altitude, the roads lit up by orange lamps looked like a gorgeous golden river flowing through the city. And the dark mass became more pronounced with the lights diminishing into mere specks. Then, all of a sudden, the golden river also disappeared from sight, and all I could see were dark mountains of clouds shifting in the sky in a smooth but random manner. The sun had set, leaving its last remnants, a faint streak of red-orange in the sky.

There was nothing much to do or see in the hour-long flight, and I was getting bored when I got the first glimpse of Mumbai through a veil of dark clouds. The cityscape looks no lesser than an alien spaceship with all its twinkling blue and white lights! It truly was a sight to behold! From up above, Ahmedabad and Mumbai look similar; the only difference is that Mumbai is lit up with far more lights, and there are many bright orange rivers zig zagging through the land mass. As we began the descent to the airport, the city's concrete giants - the skyscrapers - greeted us. I could make out the name of one of those buildings, "Swastik." Then, the individual elements  - the headlights of the automobiles - that make up the orange river came into view, and as I smiled at the traffic on the roads, we touched down.