Thugs...the pub, not the people

I happen to be in the gang of the most prestigious group of walkers in Delhi...if I may say that...i.e KLOD_B matlab Knowing and Loving Our Delhi Better. leking uske baare men alag entry hogi.

So, my fellow KLODB walkers have often bragged about this pub and it was the favourite place for the gang to catch some beer after an old Delhi walk. Unfortunately, I have always missed it.

So, one fine day I went there with my friend. By the way, before I tell you the story let me tell you that the claim to fame of this bar (apart from its name Thugs)





is the ambience... which is of Bollywood villains. So right from Gabbar Singh to Mogambu...you will find all on the walls.

To isliye mera jaana zaroori tha aur hum pahuch gaye. I knew that its a little rustic...but the ambience seemed to be decent.

A valet parked the car for me. Its right on the main road if you drive from Delhi Stock Exchange to Delite Cinema parallel to Ram Leela Maidan.

The menu card also is a little different. Rum with cola is called Kalia and Bloody Mary is Mona Darling.

But thats what it has...otherwise its the usual drinking station with I would say... limited menu and not so inspiring crowd...unless you join in.

Service is ok.

But definitely a place to visit for the filmy guy

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Para-motoring in Sohna near Gurgaon

Was looking out for some interesting movies on book my show and there were none for the week. Just went into the events section and found something called Flyboy. Read that its about para motoring. Didnt know what that meant. So googled para motoring and found it to be interesting.

There was the phone number of a person there. Called the person and fixed up for a slot the next day early in the morning at 6 am. He asked me to give him a call at 5 to check if the wind condition was right. Next day morning it was windy and when I called him up he said it wont happen that day. A few days later, the same procedure was repeated and he asked me to come in.



The site is about 30 kms from Gurgoan on a road that chips off from Sohna. Its right next to the Westin Resort and Spa. The site is nothing but a patch of fenced land where you can do your thing. A small outdoor lounge is there for people who are not so keen to go up in the air.

I was curious to see how it works. But in some time it was all clear. Two people sit on a cycle kind of a thing with a huge fan behind it and a parachute which takes the air from the fan. It takes off like an aeroplane and lands in the same way.

Goes to quite some height, lets say about a 1000 feet up. I have always wanted to fly a plane but off late I realised that the slower moving air borne vehicles are much more fun because you get to see around whereas in a fast moving plane...you miss out on that.

Here's how you go up

For about  a 20-25 minute ride it costed me 3200 rupees. They said it was a discount and the actual rate is around 5k. Dont know if thats true. But it was sheer fun prompting me to try out para gliding at Beed-Billing in Himachal. But thats another story.