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Bombay to Bangalore by Car(NH4)
View Larger MapA journey of 1000 KM from Mumbai to Bangalore I was asked to reallocate to Bangalore in early May from my work; as usual had no plan till the last minute. Sitting in Durg (center of India) was thinking what will be best way to reach Bangalore on Monday via Mumbai. I have [...]
Shiv Jayanti
“Shiv jayanti” should not be confused with Shivratri (Night of lord Shiva)- marked with devotion to one of most powerful lord in Hindu mythology. While Shiv jayanti (Birthday) is celebration of birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj who ruled Maratha region in 17th century fighting against powerful Mughal Empire of North-India. He was named Shiva, after [...]
Berlin Diary- Potsdam
Today sun and clouds chase each other across the skies along the shores of Berlin as it glides past. We decided to visit Potsdam city situated on southwest of Berlin known for Sanssouci (without worries) palace; reached there by train. As we were short of time having our return ticket to Paris same evening we [...]
Berlin Diary
Today while leafing through the pages of our album found yet another trip waiting to be jotted down before it gets erased from our memory. A trip to Berlin where present and past are in sync once again. We went there for 3days- 2 nights stay by train on Easter weekend when sky was gloomy [...]
Milan shopping – trip came to end
Time to say Ciao, a presto (bye, see u soon) to Venice!!! Although we knew it might never be soon again. With happy mood we left for Milan from where we started our memorable journey. We boarded Euro-star for which we had to make advance reservation. Indisputably it was the best train we boarded in [...]
Venice at leisure
Next day, when we woke up, were very happy to see blue sky after two days of grey sky. Around 9.00 AM we came by boat to hot-spot St. Mark’s Square. St. Mark’s Basilica which is Byzantine influenced was too crowded to visit that time and unfortunately in evening we ran out of time and [...]
Half day at Florence and Venice
After spending three nights in Florence it was time to move on. We packed and checked out, keeping our luggage in the hotel. We walked towards Palazzo Vecchio (Piazza della Signoria) – city square adorned with fine arts. Basically, Florence is full of timeless beauty which can keep you captivated. Close to this square is [...]
Florence
Yesterday, late evening when we reached Florence it was drizzling and continued raining during the night. We got up to find grey sky – a very big disappointment compared to last few days as we had picture perfect blue sky. We also had to take out light jackets as temperature dropped. The hotel we stayed [...]
An afteroon at Pisa
Being exhausted from last evening we got up bit late and had very good breakfast before hitting the road. According to our itinerary, distance to be covered was long one as our hotel was booked at Florence. We took train to La Spezia, it was a crowded, got packed with each passing stations of Cinque [...]
Cinqueterre – Mediterranean nirvana
We got up early had a quick breakfast and dragged our bags to Milan Central Station; bought our ticket for next destination “Cinqueterre” – refers to five small villages (Corniglia, Manarola, Monterosso al Mare, Riomaggiore and Vernazza) – cling to the rugged mountains along Mediterranean coastline with breath taking view. This UNSECO heritage site is [...]
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