This picture sums up our experience, and yes, we will go back for more!
P.S. More pilgrimages to come, especially to East Ham, to our South-Indian roots. More pictures here.
It’s been 6 years and 2 months since I’ve been here
2 months ago
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
And to the mother ship they went...
We made the 'pilgrimage' to Southall this weekend - a shrine to India in the heart of London's suburbia. We came back amused, entertained and stuffed to the gills (Punjabi pun intended)! The place is a smörgåsbord of all things Indian or rather north Indian. You have the 'Glassy Junction' pub where the signs urge you to 'maujan mannoo', several 'Gold Factory'-ies, the 'Chaudhary Express', dahi puri at 'Chappan Bhog', dental surgeries where the list of practitioners reads like the who's who of Chandigarh, a marriage introduction and welfare advisory service, and shops selling nylon-polyester-sequinned thingummies for £700 (down from £1450 - definitely one for Swast Ani Masta), among other delights. My poor very South-Indian bedfellow was not impressed with the near absence of South-Indian representation until he found his poison - very sweet, very Punjabi lassi - heaven!
This picture sums up our experience, and yes, we will go back for more!
P.S. More pilgrimages to come, especially to East Ham, to our South-Indian roots. More pictures here.
This picture sums up our experience, and yes, we will go back for more!
P.S. More pilgrimages to come, especially to East Ham, to our South-Indian roots. More pictures here.
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Tell me you got the Pure Punjabi tee-shirt
at 10 quid a piece?! you have got to be joking! i don't read swast ani masta for nothing
Oh, its Swasta Ani Masta, btw. I just took out the extra 'a' in the URL to make it easier. When are you sending me the write-up for the picture?
And, Dot guided me to a blog you read, and I really like it. So thank you, hanh. Accha, bye.
Did you know they accepted rupee notes in one of the pubs in Southhall?
Wonder at what exchange rates.
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