The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  This might be the happiest book haul I've shared on this blog.  I didn't intend to buy any books on my recent trip. We had one suitcase and honestly no room to carry extras back with us.  But my sister first came across The Cambridge Book Depot while out on work. She went in and picked up three books, all Ruskin Bond, all signed :)  She also spoke to the kind owner of the place and left one of my books to get signed by Mr. Bond. :) I had carried two of my Ruskin Bond books to maybe get signed but mostly so I could read them while I was on holiday. :)  I went to Mussoorie 2 days later and bought all of these books :) All of the Ruskin Bond books are signed and so special. I also wanted to pick up some other local writer- I choose Stephen Alter and picked up 2 of his books as well.  I highly recommend stopping by this bookshop. It is full of books and it simply a delightful place to spend time. Plus signed copies! And every...

Hello! Day 2 was a chilled out one. My sister had some work to do and left soon after breakfast for the rest of the working day.  I spend my morning sipping coffee and taking in the beauty all around me. It was the most chilled out day of our holiday, for me.  I read a little bit. Sat in the swing. Took a ton of pictures of flowers. Took a long, leisurely bath. Got ready. Took a stroll. Chilled in the room. Ordered room service. Had tea. And soon my sister was back in the hotel. In the evening we hung out with some of her colleagues and had some delicious Indian food for dinner.  A slow but perfect day!  Here are some pictures from my second day in Landour.  Golden hour.  Views from breakfast! I wish I could share the sound of this morning. The birdsong, the chirping of crickets. It was magical.  Breakfast- this marmalade was delicious! And I want that Danish right about now!  Mo...

Hello!  This is day 1 of my travel adventure to Landour and Mussoorie.  Our day began early for our flight at 11:50 am. Since Mumbai traffic can be insane, we left home at 7:30 am! Got to the airport by 8:20 am and after long lines at check-in counters and security check, we were done and ready by 8:45 am or so.  It was a bit of a wait for our flight. Luckily we were at T2 and there was plenty to see and plenty to eat and plenty quiet spots to sit and chill. My sister was busy working on her laptop.  I walked around and saw some shops- bought my sister a notebook from Accessorize. We ate at a place called Fresco's. And then it was time for our flight. We both got window seats and read and listened to music on our 2 1/5 hour flight.  Finally, we arrived in Dehradoon. :)  And then it was a lovely long drive to Landour.  An obligatory wing shot! Somewhere over the coast, soon after our flight took off.  ...

Hello!  It's been a little over a week since my last post. I didn't mean to simply disappear from the face of this Earth but I was wayyy too busy having fun and smelling flowers to write blog posts.  I was though very active on Instagram. :)  I took a little holiday last week and it was the best break ever.  We, my sister and I, went to the mountains.  :) To Landour. The city of Ruskin Bond.  A quiet, cozy and beautiful little town in Uttarakhand. It was peaceful and serene and every corner of the city was a sight for sore eyes.  I will share a ton of photos on the blog, because I took a ton of photos :)  For now I leave with with some mere glimpses of all the beauty.  Regular programming will be back soon. Also get excited to see my somewhat massive book haul from Mussoorie. I bought several signed copies of Ruskin Bond's books. :)  I loved every single moment of my ho...