Mumbai Tour Part -1 / рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреА рд╕реИрд░ рднрд╛рдЧ -1 (рд╕реА.рдПрд╕.рдЯреА. рдПрд╡рдВ рдмрд╛рдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдмреЗрдВрдбрд╕реНрдЯреЗрдВрдб)

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рдмрд╛рдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдлреЛрд░реНрдЯ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░ рдХреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдирд┐рд╣рд╛рд░рдиреЗ рддрдерд╛ рд╕реА рд▓рд┐рдВрдХ рдХреЗ рдЦрд╝реВрдмрд╕реВрд░рдд рдирдЬрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЖрдБрдЦреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ┬ардмрд╕рд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдордиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЕрдЧрд▓реА рдордВрдЬрд┐рд▓ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдмрд╛рдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдмреЗрдиреНрдбрд╕реНрдЯреЗрдВрдб рдкрд░ рд╣реА рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╛рдордЪреАрди рдлрд╝рд┐рд▓реНрдореА рд╕рд┐рддрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЖрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдУрд░ рд░реБрдЦ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛. рдЪрд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрдм рдореИрдВ рд╡рд┐рджрд╛ рд▓реЗрддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдФрд░ рдЕрдЧрд▓реА рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдФрд░ рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЖрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛рдиреЗ рд╢рд╛рд╣рд░реБрдЦрд╝ рдЦрд╛рди, рд╕рд▓рдорд╛рди рдЦрд╛рди рдФрд░ рд░реЗрдЦрд╛ рдХреЗ.

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Alluring Amsterdam – Part 3

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Since the weather wasn’t too favorable for cycling, we decided to opt for the guided tour. A 6 hour round trip with a visit to the cheese and clog factory plus walk tour in the fishing village of Amsterdam – cant get any better, can it?

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A Whiff of Paris

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We skipped the conventional and recommended тАЬLidoтАЭ show and тАЬThe Moulin RougeтАЭ on our trip to Paris. These were highly recommended night shows, presented aesthetically and were a huge crowd puller at Paris. We had to skip the energetic and spirited adventure bus. Our priority was to keep the young ones engaged, interested, while keeping our expectation about their energy levels strongly grounded. So we did take the hop in hop off bus to tour the grand city (Sacre Coeur, Champs Elysees etc) but planned on a 3 days stay at Disney World Paris.

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рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рджрд┐рд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛ рдХреА – 2

рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рджрд┐рд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛ рдХреА – 2

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рдХрд╝реБрддреБрдм рдореАрдирд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдорд╛рдБ рдХрд╛рддреНрдпрд╛рдпрд┐рдиреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдЫрддрд░рдкреБрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ. рдпрд╣ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХрд╝реБрддреБрдм рд╕реЗ реи.рел рдХреАрд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рджреВрд░ рд╣реИрдВ. рдФрд░ рдЧреБрдбрдЧрд╛рд╡, рдореЗрд╣рд░реЛрд▓реА рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧ рдкрд░ рдкрдбрд╝рддрд╛ рд╣реИ. рдпрд╣ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рджрд░рдЕрд╕рд▓ рдордВрджрд┐рд░реЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдореВрд╣ рд╣реИрдВ. рдФрд░ рдорд╛рдБ рдХрд╛рддреНрдпрд╛рдпрд┐рдиреА рдХреЛ рд╕рдорд░реНрдкрд┐рдд рд╣реИрдВ.

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Madrid – Amsterdam in bonus !

Madrid – Amsterdam in bonus !

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The tram brought me back to Centrum and I still had about 1 hour to wander so I walked towards the Dam area, which is a famous touristic spot, with lot of fun, museums, shops etc. There was Madame Tussaud wax museum also, but before the wax museum of London, it is quite small,…but still there was long que before it.

I entered the shop and saw one dark niece of Cleopetra silently deep frying the Pakoras, which are stuffed in Falafel. I asked her to make one for me by stuffing with some onions and other things. She quite rudely told me that she will give the falafel and I have to fill the garnish myself. In Lebanon, the Falfel is wrapped in a thin roti, like mexican tortillas. But she took a bread like “рдмрдВрдж” cut it from half and put the pakoras inside and handed it over to me for filling it with other things. I put the garnishes inside and tried it. The taste was no where like Lebanese falafel, but it was sufficient for a poor veg animal like me. Seeing my face, she asked If I did not like it. I told her that it was ok, but not like the one I ate in Beirut.

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Nainital

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Twilight is dancing on the lake water. All the myriad reflections of life are alive. The sun is receding behind the mountains.┬а There are no more clouds in the sky. I wish for a starry night. Soon the last boatmen will oar his way back; his mind will be occupied by his earnings of the day. How much is sufficient, how much is luxury? In the end, weтАЩll all be Capitol Cinema тАУ alone, old, dead.

My favorite bench near the band house is unoccupied. I scurry my way to it. The gurudwara, the oaks and the local salesmen stand tall. They have lived lives here, they are living lives hereтАж

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рдорд╣рд╛рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдореА рдордВрджрд┐рд░, рдореБрдВрдмрдИ /Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai

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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреА рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд░рд╣ рд╕реЗ рд╣рдо рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдорд╣рд╛рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдореА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдирд┐рдХрд▓реЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдЧреБрдбреА…

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Madrid – tour of the city !–(part 2)

Madrid – tour of the city !–(part 2)

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Crossing one side of the garden and after walking for about 2 Kms, we came out of one side of the garden and found ourselves before another famous landmark of Madrid – La puerta da Alcala…. on in desi style the India Gate of Madrid.

The Alcala Gate is a National Monument and it was designed by famous Italian architect Fransesco Sabatini in 1764. It took 9 years to complete this 19 meter high granite monument. This was a real gate to enter the city of Madrid and was erected to welcome King Charles-III into the city of Madrid.

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From the Editor – The Second Chance

From the Editor – The Second Chance

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These are some of the proverbs we have practically grown up hearing and, unfortunately, all of us have been тАЬbittenтАЭ at least once and, in most cases, multiple times in our lives. All of us experience minor failures every day without realizing their impact on our psychology. At times, these so-called minor failures have such a huge impact on our confidence that we can hardly gather courage for a second try. Every New Year Resolution that we are not able to fulfill leaves us with slightly less confidence in our ability to achieve goals. Each promise that we make to others but are not able to keep, not only impacts the trust others place in us, but also makes us lose faith in ourselves.

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Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

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Some details on Joshimath. It is a popular hill station and a famous center for pilgrimage at a height of 1,890 meters above sea level in Chamoli district of Garhwal division in Uttarakhand. It is the base for trekking to the famous Valley of Flowers. It is connected with a 4km cable car up to Auli, a hill-station famous for ice skiing sports, making it the longest and highest trolley of Asia. Joshimath is the also the home of the oldest tree of India, Kalpavriksha, which stands here from the time of Adi Guru Shri Shankaracharya, who established this town as one of the four maths or monasteries, in the 8th century.

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рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рджрд┐рд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛ рдХреА – 1

рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рджрд┐рд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛ рдХреА – 1

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рдирдЧрд░ рд╕реЗ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рдЬрдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд рдХреЛрд╣рд░реЗ рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдШреЗрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛редрдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдбреНрд░рд╛рдИрд╡рд░ рдЗрд░рдлрд╝рд╛рди рд╕реЗ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдзреАрд░реЗ рдЪрд▓рд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрд╣рд╛, рдЦрддреМрд▓реА рдкрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реА рдЬрдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд рдЬрд╛рдо рд▓рдЧрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛,рдЬрд╛рдо рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдмреБрдврд╛рдирд╛ рд░реЛрдб рд╕реЗ рдирд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкрдЯрд░реА рдкрд░ рд▓реЗ рд▓реА ред рдмрд╣реБрдд рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдХреЛрд╣рд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдИ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛редрдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдзреАрдореА рд░рдлрд╝реНрддрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред рдбреНрд░рд╛рдИрд╡рд░ рдХрд╣рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХреА рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдореЗрдВ рдбреАрдЬрд▓ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИрдВред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдХреА рд╕рд░рдзрдирд╛ рдирдЬрджреАрдХ рд╣реИрдВ рд╡рд╣реА рдкрд░ рднрд░рд╡рд╛ рд▓реЗрдЧреЗ, рдЖрдЧреЗ рдкреВрд░реЗ рд╕рд░рдзрдирд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣реА рднреА рдбреАрдЬрд▓ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛, рд╡рд╛рдкрд┐рд╕ рдирд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкрдЯрд░реА рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░рда рдХреА рдФрд░ рдЖрдХрд░ рдХреЗ рдбреАрдЬрд▓ рдорд┐рд▓ рдкрд╛рдпрд╛ред рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдирд╣рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЧрд┐рд░рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрдЪреАред рдЦреИрд░ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдХрд░ рд░рд╛рд╣рдд рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕ рд▓реАред рдЪрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЬреА рдХреЗ рд▓рдбрд╝рдХреЗ рд░рд╡рд┐ рдХреЗ рдШрд░ рд╡реИрд╢рд╛рд▓реА рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ, рдФрд░ рд╡рдВрд╣рд╛ рд╕реЗ рд╕рднреА рд▓реЛрдЧ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХреА рд╕реИрд░ рдХреЛ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗред

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MADRID — Bienvenido a Espa├▒a !!

MADRID — Bienvenido a Espa├▒a !!

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Hailing from southern Spain’s outcast populations, flamenco dance and music drew early influences from Greek and Roman and later from Indian, Moorish, and Jewish cultures. With the arrival of the Moorish and Jewish populations to the Iberian peninsula centuries ago, Andalusia’s already thriving music and dance inadvertently began extracting characteristics from the newly-arrived populations. The flamenco dance and music that we see today are the dazzling results of centuries of absorbing and flawlessly sewing together elements of this myriad of diverse cultures.

So due to some Indian connection and to watch beautiful girls, in place of fighting bulls or human animals, I opted for flamenco in a famous hotel nearby and was soon drowned into the dance. See a small clip of flamenco dance on youtube to know about this beautiful art :

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