Return to old house

19972007

                       1997                                                             2007

After hitting my old school during the first day of my visit to Panchgani, next stop along the road was my family’s old house.  The plan was to walk up to it, knock on the door and language barrier or no – invite myself in for a self-guided tour. 

The house was vacant and locked – I know this because I checked all of the doors.  On my flickr site are just a few new pictures, old and new, with memories of forts, about five dead dogs and literary celebrity

Dining room, 1997     Our dining room

Next post will feature photos from my parent’s workplace and the buildings my father build there.  And if he isn’t too busy building new ones, he can get around to scanning more old photos so I can show some more before-and-after glory. 

Mum, the scooter + I

                      1997                                                             2007




One response to “Return to old house”

  1. […] Era High School and the Baha’i Academy.  On the way to NETTC, I wanted to swing by my old house again to see if it was still empty.  There we encountered the new owner and was glad to let me in […]


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