What to do when stuck at 10 hours halt between connecting flights?

I guess I just figured out something to ease the pain mentioned in the title. I hope this helps my readers when stuck in a similar kind of a situation.

Working in a private sector, getting the leaves approved and syncing it by booking an under budget flight to home for Diwali. Sometimes seems like comprehending rocket science. All the private employees out there hats off to you guys for your unmatchable sync sense.

Out of all the hastle I managed to book a flight to Jaipur from Pune via Ahmedabad {considering the 10 hour halt}. I reached Ahmedabad by 01:00 am. Taking short naps, hearing Gujarati chatters all over, repetitive gaze at clocks and roaming in the airport premises somehow killed 5 hours for me.

It was the first time I was in the mostly considered capital of Gujarat i.e. Ahmedabad. Hence, I thought of a peek a boo. Also known as the “Boston city of India”, being a traveler cum blogger I had read a lot about this ‘Manchester of the east’ and wished to visit it someday.

So, I stepped out and enquired a few autowalas about the must visit nearby places keeping in mind the constraint that was time. Where I met Mr. Praveen bhai, a decent human being he listed me a few places like patel museum, Sabarmati riverfront etc. I enquired the charges he will incur and informed him about the time constraint as I had to board the flight for Jaipur. “Madam, tension nahi lene ka meter se chalenge aur time pe ayenge”. I bought his confidence and gave it a go.

On the way I told him about my passion of travelling and blogging. I did explained him both the terms. There we came across an autowala who was waving his hand in despair. Praveen bhai stopped by and enquired, “su thayu?”(what happened). The man was carrying a lady with an emergency medical situation to a hospital and was left with no gas in his vehicle. Praveen bhai wanted to help them but reluctant to ask, as he was occupied I nodded him to take the woman to the hospital. After dropping the lady to the hospital, with a big smile he turned around, “madam achha karne walo k sath accha hi hota hai.”

My then tour guide Praveen bhai and me went to visit the "Dada harir step well". Not to mention the human art of engineering, it is very well designed and 500 years old. A lovely architecture to capture in snaps I would say.

Thereafter we moved to the lovely Sabarmati river front. It is said that Sabarmati crosses Ahmedabad from the center. But I guess, Its beauty certainly crosses the center of a person’s heart.