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Paradise on Earth- Jammu and Kashmir (Part 3)

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We passed the first town enroute тАУ Ganderbal, within an hour. It was after Ganderbal that the real beauty of the drive commenced. After Ganderbal, the snow-capped Himalayas greeted us bang on. Every turn gave us panoramic new scenes, which always seemed to better than the previous one. Complimented by the untouched beauty of the Sindh River, the landscape was picture perfect.

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Patal Bhuvaneshwar – Paradise regained !!!

Patal Bhuvaneshwar – Paradise regained !!!

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We left Jageshwar around 10, refreshed and forgetting the horrible incident of yesterday night. When we came out of Jageshwar road, there are two ways to go to Patal Bhuvaneshwar. The normal and shorter route is that we turn towards Almora and 5 Kms after Jageshwar turn right and passing Bare Chhina, Shera Ghat and by-passing Beri Nag, we reach Patal Bhuvaneshwar.

The other road, we were told is longer and lonely. So we decided to take this longer route, because we had enough time and I am so happy to drive on lonely roads. We turned to our left towards Gangolihat. The road was Ok for most of the parts and we hardly saw any car crossing us. Occasionally 2 or 3 trucks passed. The scene was beautiful and awesome.

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Ghumakkar Insights – Camera-derie

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Browsing through old albums is one of those things that bring unalloyed joy. Be it the wedding pictures of my parents, the pictures from my birthdays and rice ceremony, the pictures of us as we grew up, or the pictures from that first trip to Puri and Vizag, I could spend hours browsing through memories left decades back in some forgotten alleys of time.

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рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдЫрдард╛ рджрд┐рди (рдЦрд╛рддреА-рд╕реВрдкреА-рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░-рдЕрд▓реНрдореЛрдбрд╛)

рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдЫрдард╛ рджрд┐рди (рдЦрд╛рддреА-рд╕реВрдкреА-рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░-рдЕрд▓реНрдореЛрдбрд╛)

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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рдЪрд╛рд░ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдореИрдВ рдЗрд╕реА рдЦрд╛рддреА-рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдХреА рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рдЬреБрдЯрд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╕рдлрд▓рддрд╛ рднреА рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред рд╕рдлрд▓рддрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реЛ рддреЛ рдЗрдВрд╕рд╛рди рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╛ рдмрдвреЗред рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдЦрд╛-рдкреАрдХрд░ рд╣рдордиреЗ рднреА рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдкрдХрдб рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рдореИрдВ рдФрд░ рдЕрддреБрд▓ рддреЛ рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдкрд▓рдбреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдЯ рдереЗ, рдЬрдмрдХрд┐ рд╣рд▓реНрджреАрд░рд╛рдо рдХрд╛ рдЭреБрдХрд╛рд╡ рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рдкрд▓рдбреЗ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рдХреА рдУрд░ рдерд╛ред рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рдПрдХ рдЧрд╛рдЗрдб рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдерд╛ред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдиреЗ рдЗрд╕ рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдордирд╛ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдХреА рдордирд╛рд╣реА рдФрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЬрдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд рд╕рдорд░реНрдерди рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рд╣рд▓реНрджреАрд░рд╛рдо рдмреАрдЪ рдореЗрдВ рдлрдВрд╕ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЬрд╛рдЯ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЪрд▓реЗ рдпрд╛ рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рдХреЗред рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рднреА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдУрд░ рд╣реА рдЖ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬрдм рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдирдпрд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗред рдзрд╛рдХреБрдбреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдХреЗ рдореБрдХрд╛рдмрд▓реЗ рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдирдпрд╛ рд╣реА рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдХреЛ рдорд╛рдирдирд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ред

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Of Seven Capitals and New Delhi: Chapter I тАУ Rai Pithora & Mehrauli

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Qutub Minar of yore was entered through its four monumental gates of which only the Southern one renowned as Alai Darwaza remains standing till date. Along the western periphery of the precinct runs a giant wall with pointed archways, creating a тАШQiblaтАЩ or the decorated prayer wall. There are several buildings in the complex most of which lay in ruins except for the exquisitely carved tomb of Iltutmish which is still in fairly good state. The structure of note inside the complex includes the magnificent Qutub Minar, Ala al-Din Khalji’s madrasa and the Imam Zamin Mosque.

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Road trip – Delhi to Mussoorie

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GPS showed an internal road near Modinagar тАУ about 40-50 km till Khatauli. We followed that тАУ it was single lane with farm on one side and some small river kind of on other side. I was kind of worried, visibility went even bad, it was dense fog at 7.00 am тАУ after some 10-15 km, and we decided to take another turn connecting back to main road…

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A Quiet Day in Romford тАУ Day 9

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Today was our 9th day in London, and my mother had planned for us another тАШfunтАЩ day at the mall. The logic was simple тАУ it was raining, we had to be indoors, so we might as well be indoors outside. We were to go to The Brewery first, and then The Liberty Mall, both located within close proximity of each other, in Romford. Romford is one of the major commercial centres in the London suburbs.

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рдХрдлрдиреА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдВ рджрд┐рди (рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдХрдлрдиреА-рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдЦрд╛рддреА)

рдХрдлрдиреА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдВ рджрд┐рди (рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдХрдлрдиреА-рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдЦрд╛рддреА)

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рддрднреА рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджреВрд░ рд╕рдлреЗрдж рд╕реА рдЖрдХреГрддрд┐ рджрд┐рдЦреАрдВред рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╡реЗ рддрдореНрдмреВ рд╣реИрдВред рдЪрд▓реЛ, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рддрдХ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рддреЛ рддрдореНрдмреВ рд╡рдореНрдмреВ рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛, рдмрд▓реНрдХрд┐ рдХреБрдЫ рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХ рдХрд╛ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдЧреМрд░ рд╕реЗ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдлрд╛рдЗрдмрд░ рд╣реИ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдПрдХ рддрд░рд╣ рдХрд╛ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХред рдХрдо рд╕реЗ рдХрдо рд╕реМ рдореАрдЯрд░ рдХреЗ рдШреЗрд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдмрд┐рдЦрд░рд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ рдерд╛ рдпрд╣ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ред рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдХрдбреА рдХреЗ рджрд░рд╡рд╛рдЬреЗ рднреА рдереЗ рдЬреЛ рдЖрджрдордХрдж рдереЗред рджрд┐рдорд╛рдЧ рдЦреВрдм рдЪрд▓рд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрд▓рд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдирддреАрдЬрд╛ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдХрднреА рдХреЛрдИ рд╣реЗрд▓реАрдХреЙрдкреНрдЯрд░ рдЧрд┐рд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рдпрд╣ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ рд╣реИред

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The River and the City

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The airport is located in Babatpur, a slightly funny name but when you see the airport name displayed in bold letters as Lal Bahadur Shastri aiport, suddenly it gains stature and you feel a connection, a long lost memory jogged. And you remember a story of young Lal bahadur swimming across the Ganga for his studies.

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Iceland – Reykjavik, the capital !(Last part)

Iceland – Reykjavik, the capital !(Last part)

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Reykjavik is a small city having a total population around 120,000. There are very few foreigners here and Indians are hard to find. There are a few Indian families and 10 students in Iceland University. Reykjavik is on the North Atlantic sea. Since the warm gulf stream traverses nearby Reykjavik, the climate of Reykjavik is never harsh. A maximum of 15/16 degrees in summers and around -5/-6 in winters. Some days may see temperature as low as -16C but these are rare. We enjoy 6 months of day and 6 months of night here. Another interesting point is that every other Icelanders vows to have met a ghost or troll or an elve. ┬аThere are certain places around Reykjavik known for such entities. ┬аI have yet to meet one !!

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рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рд╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╛рддреНрдХрд╛рд░ тАУ рджреНрд╡рд┐рднрд╛рд╖реА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рдореБрдХреЗрд╢ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде

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рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝.рдХреЙрдо рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рдардХреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдирд╡ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдХреА рд╣рд╛рд░реНрджрд┐рдХ рд╢реБрдмрдХрд╛рдордирд╛рдПрдВ| “Featured Authors” рдХреА рд╢реНрд░рдВрдЦрд▓рд╛ рдореЗрдВ реирежрезреи рдЬрдирд╡рд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдРрд╕рд╛ рдирд╛рдо рдЬреБрдбрд╝рд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬреЛ рдЗрд╕…

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