Of new roads and dead ends

Many years ago I used to know the way to Blue Diamond hotel (thanks to Anjor's timely hinting and all that :p) That knowledge had also earned me a treat at this multi-star hotel on a Christmas Eve! But now if you ask me how to reach there I would not know. Too many changes. Too many roads (modulo the holes). Flyovers and subways! Nope, I can't tell my way around. Usually I would not give up hope. We would set off on an afternoon drive to explore the roads. Dead ends were our favorite! 'Learnt something new today' we would say :) But not this time. This time my father was driving. He knows the city too well to be excited by 'new' short cuts or dead ends.