Sunday, July 24, 2011

Visit to Mashinder Rumi and Karan at Hepstedt North Germany - WONDERFUL11




Our friend Mrinal put us on a train to Bremen via Hanover, in the nick of time after we arrived at the wrong station ha ha. The train was wonderful and so was the trip. I wonder how they manage to coordinate the entire system so efficiently. We passed through beautiful countryside, tunnels and little hamlets and towns on the way - they were all like one would see in a fairytale.
For the first time in many years, the trains were delayed due to some problem on a bridge but we were met at the station by Mashinder and he drove us the short distance of about 35 KM to Hepstedt where he and Rumi have a beautiful house.
This album is about them only and perhaps I may have to write a tome someday about this beautiful family. I am going to post some photos which will give every one an idea of this heaven on Earth.
AND CONTINUING NOW - the stay with Mashinder and Rumi was more and more enchanting hour by hour. Abha said that the couples marriage was so perfect that the marriage must have been arranged in Heaven. The days when we did not go out, they cooked up wonderful dishes including a PERFECT birthday party for me at Midnight on the 26th! Rumi had quietly baked a cake par excellence and they had the Champagne chilled to perfection - all done without me knowing about it!!
The day before we left, they made a wonderful Barbeque with coals in their beautiful garden .. I wish we were not going back to India ... and finally, just the two of them maintain that heavenly house as though some fairy waves a magic wand every day to keep it so perfect - imagine keeping a house with garden with 40 Trees and myriad other things so perfectly speck free ...

8 comments:

Catherine Armant said...

Dear Deepak,

Thank you for the Photos !

I was myself in Germany in October 2009.

I enjoyed looking at the very nice premises here, and the good food too.

Glad that your trip in Europe is going so well.

Take care, and your Family.

Catherine Armant said...

The Story of your Friendship with Mashinder is so cool, dear Deepak.



Honor Bright said...

Sounds a lovely trip.

Honor Bright said...

I wish I'd of known you were going to germany. Perhaps you could have met my nephew.

Deepak Menon said...

Rose - the next time we travel here - I shall send you the dates and contact numbers - we are about to leave for the airport to fly to India just now - so have missed your nephew this time - but shall be posting many pics soon on the blog.
Take care
Deepak

Samir M said...

So cute! :-)

Samir M said...

Is that in the greenhouse? Very fancy!

Samir M said...

Great snap Papa! :-)