03 Mar

A Memorable Tour to Kutch- Part 2

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Mandvi is known for its 400 year old ship building centre. The local carpenters still make ocean going Dhows in much the same way that their ancestors had done a century ago. One can go and visit the men at work, shaping the great vessels with hand tools and coaxing the seasoned timber into shape. The predecessors of these very same ships had roamed the Indian Ocean and made Kutch a maritime power. Hand made models of these Dhows can also be procured from local artisans.

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Trip to Harrods

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It being a Sunday, the place was kinda full, but the fullness of it did not take away the splendour, grace, elegance & overall beauty of the place. There were beautiful chandeliers hanging from the ceilings, antique looking furniture was scattered everywhere and there were, of course, beautiful mannequins in windows. The d├йcor of the place somewhat varied from section to section. The toys section was done in tones of cheer, with streams of holly adding to the gaiety, while the fragrance section was done up in subtle tones, so that the focus was totally on the brands displayed.

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Pyramids: sepulchres of the Pharaohs

Pyramids: sepulchres of the Pharaohs

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The sides of the Pyramids were originally clad with highly polished white limestone slabs and were topped by gold-plated capstones called pyramidions which picked up the first rays of the sun and these rays reflected off the cladding to make the entire pyramid glow with solar luminescence.

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A Memorable Tour to Kutch – Part 1

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Meanwhile there came two foreigner tourists and they asked me about bus for Bhuj, The same bus in which I had to board was going up to Bhuj so I informed them about the bus. They also had a long time to wait for bus so in order to pass the time they started talking me regarding the India, its culture, tourist places etc. Though they had a very good hand book containing complete information on India tourism destination but still they were very enthusiastic about India. They were from USA and one of them was Kevin who later became my friend as we had to travel together for next 7-8 hours.

It was 11:00 OтАЩ clock and I was feeling hungry, I saw a small shop having garmagaram Jalebi and Fafda, I along with Kevin went there to taste this delicious Gujarati breakfast. It was really tasty and Kevin also liked it, Jalebi was a miraculous dish for him.

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Cairo, the city of a thousand minarets

Cairo, the city of a thousand minarets

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ghumakkar loves serendipitous moments, when one comes across something remarkable but totally unexpected. I had such an experience a few minutes after landing in Cairo. The drive to the hotel from the airport was rather uninteresting as the architecture was pretty drab, just row after boring row of grey, rectangular concrete blocks . All of a sudden, I saw a building which looked like a Hindu temple…

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Venice: City of Dreams

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The buzz of the place, sparkling water, numerous boats, quaint buildings тАУ all combined to create an image like nothing we had seen before. Venice is enchanting, romantic and iconic, bustling with life yet crumbling and ghostly. Everywhere we looked, it seemed like we were inside a painting or a film set arranged around picturesque canals.

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Drive to the district lake

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Around noon we reached Nainital.The weather was just perfect and nice breeze was blowing which was a great relief from dusty and parched plains of delhi and gurgaon.Since we hadnтАЩt booked the accommodation,we had to search for the hotel and also this was a long weekend ,people had started reaching the hill station.

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London Dungeons & Stuffing Up

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…a half hour walk through the gruesome parts of the history of the city of London. The plague, Jack the Ripper, Sweeney Todd, The Fire of London etcтАЩs scenes were created by the actors, and of course, the props….

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Ujjain Darshan-2 / рдЙрдЬреНрдЬреИрди рджрд░реНрд╢рди-2

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рдореЛрдХреНрд╖рджрд╛рдпрд┐рдиреА рд╢рд┐рдкреНрд░рд╛ (рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрд░рд╛) рдирджреА: рд╢реНрд░реА рд╣рд░рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд┐ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реА рджреБрд░реА рдкрд░ рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрд░рд╛ рдирджреА рд╣реИ. рдЙрдЬреНрдЬреИрди рдЗрд╕ рдкрд╡рд┐рддреНрд░ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реА рдЫреЛрд░ рдкрд░ рдмрд╕рд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИ. рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рддрдЯ рдкрд░ рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдореБрдирд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд╕рд╛рдзрдирд╛ рдХреА рд╣реИ. рд╕реНрдХрдиреНрдж рдкреВрд░рдг рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреА рд╕рд╛рд░реЗ рднреВрдордВрдбрд▓ рдкрд░ рд╢рд┐рдкреНрд░рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рди рдХреЛрдИ рджреВрд╕рд░реА рдирджреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ, рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреЗ рддрдЯ рдкрд░ рдХреНрд╖рдг рднрд░ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд░рд╣ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдорд╛рддреНрд░ рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ. рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╡рди рддрдЯ рдкрд░ рдорд╣рдБ рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣рд╕реНрде (рдХреБрдореНрдн рдореЗрд▓рд╛) рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рд╕реЛрдорд╡рддреА -рд╢реНрд░реАрд╢рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд░реА рдЕрдорд╛рд╡рд╕реНрдпрд╛, рдХрд╛рд░реНрддрд┐рдХ рдкреВрд░реНрдгрд┐рдорд╛ рд╡ рдЧреНрд░рд╣рдг рдЖрджрд┐ рдкрд░реНрд╡реЛрдВ рдкрд░ рд▓рд╛рдЦреЛрдВ рдирд░ рдирд╛рд░реА рд╕реНрдирд╛рди рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдкреБрдгреНрдп рд▓рд╛рдн рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрд░рд╛ рдорд╣рд╛рд╕рднрд╛ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рджрд┐рди рдЧреЛрдзреБрд▓реА рдмреЗрд▓рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрд░рд╛ рдХреА рдорд╣рд╛ рдЖрд░рддреА рдХреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ.

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Mumbai-Canacona(South Goa)-Bangalore-Mumbai by car.

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After several turns passing through small villages and asking on the way at long last we sighted the narrow NH 17 and turned left onto it toward Canacona. We reached the huge and luxurious Intercontinental Lalit Goa Resort at about 5 pm and checked in after a 9 hour drive from Satara. In retrospect, despite the slow progress, we actually thought we enjoyed the drive through the generous greenery and the suspense which lingered for the better part of the day. We had covered a total of 654Kms.

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