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I am a twenty five year old woman but whenever I find time, I visit a popular toys shop in Dehradun. Dehradun is very close to my town and having a developed city so near to me has always been a great thing. The city is a 30 minute drive from my town and whenever I need a change of air or am feeling blue, I just head over to Dehradun and hang out at Hamleys toy store in Pacific Mall. I find the toy store very warming as it reminds me of my childhood. My late grandfather would take me to a toys shop and a gift shop in Dehradun on the weekends and would encourage me to pick a small toy or an accessory of my choice. I look back at these memories with great love.

To relive the memories, I visit the Hamleys toy store and the Archies gift store in Pacific Mall, Dehradun. Sometimes, my brother tags along and I encourage him to pick a small toy or an accessory just like how my grandfather did with me. Lately, my brother has been accompanying me on these trips more frequently. I think he has also started liking this little personal ritual of ours. My grandfather passed away before he was born, sadly. Maybe, my brother will look back at our mall trips with love when he is all grown up.

Of course, the stores that I would visit with my grandfather were different but they have shut down since. Now, these new stores are the only stores that are easily accessible and are located at a convenient location. Also, when I was a child, the kind of toys available in the market were very different. Now, the toys are more advanced and complex, catering to the new generation of children. It is not the same but this is the closest I can feel to the old memories I hold so dearly in my heart. And I hope to create such memories for my brother, so that he can look back at our trips with love and maybe create new memories with his children in the future.


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