I am a huge travel party, always ready to explore new places, different cultures and sophisticated food all around the world. Every time in my summer break, I go to different places like Kashmir, last summer because I went there, a must visit place with pristine Lake and lush green valleys and snow capped mountain, very attractive. Uh, previously, we went on Punch money, which is a place in Gujarat. Beautiful place, but sometimes it happens that things don’t go according to our preference. Just this summer vacation, like, last month, I had a vacation. So instead of going to a new place, my mom said that this time, you’re not going anywhere. We’ll be going to, uh, my grandmother’s home. So I was a little bit sad that I don’t want to go there because I love spending my holidays at new places and explore new things, but my mom forced me, so I had no other choice, but I went there. And it was very unusual because it happens once in a blue moon that I go to my grandparents, place, and visit them. Because every now and then, we keep on visiting them with for holiday, it was once in a green moon task. My mom, my dad, and me. We were total 3 visiting them, and they were so happy and delighted to see us even my grandmother had happy tears in her eyes that melted my heart, and I felt privileged that I’m loved when I went there, they welcomed, uh, they welcomed us with a beautiful drink and my grandmother put a red color, uh, tikka on my head because I was so much aware that how they follow the traditions We love each other. I was at beginning, I was petrified that what I’ll do over there, how I’ll spend my time. But as soon as I reach that place. I was completely in a opposite situation. I was enjoying myself and I realized that try before seeing and thinking.
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I am a huge travel enthusiast, always ready to explore new places, different cultures, and savor sophisticated food all around the world. Every summer break, I visit different places like Kashmir. Last summer, I went there, a must-visit place with pristine lakes, lush green valleys, and snow-capped mountains, very attractive. Previously, we visited Ponmudi, which is a place in Kerala. A beautiful place, but sometimes things don't go according to our preferences. Just this summer vacation, last month, I had a different experience. Instead of going to a new place, my mom said that this time, we're not going anywhere. We'll be visiting my grandmother's home. I was a little sad because I love spending my holidays at new places and exploring new things, but my mom insisted, so I had no choice but to go. It was very unusual because it's rare for me to visit my grandparents' place. We usually visit them for holidays, so this was a unique occasion. My mom, my dad, and I, a total of three of us, visited them, and they were so happy and delighted to see us. Even my grandmother had tears of joy in her eyes, which touched my heart. I felt privileged to be loved. When we arrived, they welcomed us with a beautiful drink, and my grandmother applied a red tikka on my forehead, following our traditions. We share a deep bond. Initially, I was nervous about how I would spend my time there, but once I reached the place, my feelings completely changed. I enjoyed myself and realized that sometimes you have to experience things before judging them.
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