The meetup of India local guides in Pune on 24 November 2024 was another fun-filled day with joy, laughter, games, quizzes, food, drink, sharing Google Maps tips & tricks, and more and more discussions about how awesome or awful some of the new Connect features are.
The weather was perfect in Pune for a get-together and will remain pleasant for the next 6 months.
Early birds arrived and quickly got down to chat, small talk, and guiding new local guides to reach the venue using Google Maps.
After that people got busy with various things.
@dpalash2205 did the Youtube LIVE of the event, @AjitThite spent most of the time interacting with people joining online via Google Meet, and @NERKARAMIT and others tried hands at paintball.
We visited the various galleries of the War Memorial Museum in Pune that exhibited primarily decommissioned tanks, ammunition, aircraft, and various such battle-related exhibits.
After this, we visited the Cream Cravers food joint nearby and enjoyed lip-smacking Pav-Bhaji 
and fresh Strawberry juice with cream 
Amit Nerkar presented @Durgak03 with a nice gift for hosting her first meetup.
I presented Durga a thank you + appreciation card for hosting a memorable meetup wonderfully and elegantly.
We displayed our badges, cards, and stickers from the previous meetups in the backdrop of a clock tower nearby.
An integral part of meetups of local guides in India, this meetup saw local guides exchanging new cards, badges, and stickers…
Local Guides will meet again next to celebrate the One Year of Meetups in Pune on 22 December 2024.