A visit to the Golden Coast :- Costa Dorada
The color of gold – soft, warm and sparklingly bright – is prevalent along the shores of the southern part of Catalonia. This beautiful…
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The color of gold – soft, warm and sparklingly bright – is prevalent along the shores of the southern part of Catalonia. This beautiful…
Read MoreWe had just set foot in GodтАЩs own country, in search of that elusive stuff called peace. It had rained just then. The sheer…
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Rock garden is open for limited time, so confirm the timings first. The entrance leads to a magnificent, almost, surrealist arrangement of rocks, boulders, broken chinaware, discarded fluorescent tubes, broken and cast away glass bangles, building waste, coal & clay-all juxtaposed to create a dream folk world of places, soldiers, monkeys, village life, women and temples. In the end there is a huge open space surrounded by different kind of mirrors having special effects.
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The adjacent Bari Masjid built during 13th century is a specimen of the typical brick style of Bengal. It is a long low building measuring 70.41 m by 12.80 m having three aisles, with 21 door openings in front and 3 on the sides. Its roof has 63 small domes over brick arches resting on stone pillars of hindu design.
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Timber Trail Heights is a resort/hotel on a hill where you can only reach through a cable car. How to reach Timber Trail, which…
Read MoreFrom here we entered the sinews of Shahjahanabad: Paranthawala Gali, Kinari Bazaar, Katra Kushal Rai and Dharampura. As we negotiated the narrow bylanes, someone mentioned how cool the place is. A smart piece of planning made sure that too much sunlight did not enter the area, we were told. The day was yet to start in these gallis, only some eateries in the Paranthawala Gali were doing brisk business. The smell the fresh ghee on the paranthas wafts through the galli. To woo customers, most eateries have strategically placed old photographs of politicians and Bollywood stars devouring paranthas made by them.
Read MoreLast weekend, I drove to Kalka, rather Parwanoo, on my way to Timber Trail Heights, its one of those hotels perched on a hill…
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Driving to the remote part of Arunachal Pradesh in the north east corner of India was an exhilarating experience . Colours change with every…
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There is something about us and wild life sanctuaries ..We chase and then we always get chased . We had gone to Tawang in…
Read MoreThis post is in continuation with my last post Delhi-Vadodara-Delhi Road Trip (Part -1). Starting from Delhi, with a stop-over at Udaipur, we arrived…
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It is the classical Indian story . A tale told by Gods and demons, filled with kings and queens, replete with curses and boons….
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27th Jan 2007 – In the morning we saw the captivating frescoes in the open art gallery of Nawalgarh. After that we decided to…
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