Having the last laugh

The author is talking about Shantiniketan

One of the high points of coming to Santiniketan since our childhood was the cycle rickshaw rides. The slow ride through town which allowed you to look at the beauty of every house and every garden and smell the sweet scents of flowers and fruits as you turned each corner was a real treat. Even when my father bought a car and we occasionally drove to Santiniketan, once we reached the house the car was parked in the driveway only to be taken out for our return to Kolkata. All travel within Santiniketan to buy provisions or see friends and