Trip to Porbandar

Finally, I got a chance to visit my home town of Porbandar during Christmas holidays. Porbandar is a small beach town located near the west coast of India. It is better known as birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.

I love visiting the place because unlike Bangalore, things are generally within walking distance. It is totally laid back and more importantly, there is not much to do. This ensures that you relax :-)

We live 5 minutes walking distance from the beach and it is my favourite past time in Porbandar. Even as school going kid, we used to go every Sunday to the beach with friends and families and play, eat etc for hours on end.

We also visit a farm in village of Khapat every time I visit Porbandar. The greenery, Keshu bapa's family make it the most relaxing and soothing place to be. The Bajra rotlas, fresh curd/butter milk are amazing there. The smell and the sounds makes you want to stay there and not return to the hum drum of the city of Bangalore.

The 8 days we spent there were amazing. I really should not have waited 2 yrs before visiting. next time, I would love to spend more time here and visit Madhavpur, another quiant little place near Porbandar, near the Arabian Sea.

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