10 Oct

Roma – where Gods still linger

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As we walked towards Piazza Venezia,we were greeted by a majestic white monument. The Vittoriano built to honour Victor Emanuel II, the first king of Italy, offer some breathtaking views of Rome . Built of white marble, the monument invited controversy for destroying a large portion of the Capitoline Hill . It also has the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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рдорд╛рдБ рдЪрдВрдбреА рджреЗрд╡реА, рд╣рд░рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛

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рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдХреЗ рдЬрд┐рд╕ рд╕реНрд╡рд░реВрдк рдХреА рд╣рдо рдмрд╛рдд рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдереЛрдбрд╝рд╛ рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдЦреНрдпрд╛рди рдХрд░рдирд╛ рддреЛ рдмрдирддрд╛ рд╣реИред рддреЛ рдкреНрд░рд┐рдп рдкрд╛рдардХреЛрдВ рдорд╛рдБ рдЪрдВрдбреА рджреЗрд╡реА рдХрд╛ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдиреАрд▓ рдкрд░реНрд╡рдд рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдПрдХ рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рдкреАрда рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рд╣реИред рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреА рдЖрдард╡реАрдВ рд╢рддрд╛рдмреНрджреА рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреВ рдзрд░реНрдо рдЧреБрд░реБ рдЖрджрд┐ рд╢рдВрдХрд░рд╛рдЪрд╛рд░реНрдп рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдХреА рдореВрд░реНрддрд┐ рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рдХреА рдЧрдпреА рдереАред рдЗрд╕ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рд╕реЗ рдЬреБрдбреА рдПрдХ рдкреМрд░рд╛рдгрд┐рдХ рдХрдерд╛ рдпрд╣ рд╣реИ рдХреА рд╢реБрдореНрдн-рдирд┐рд╢реБрдореНрдн рдирд╛рдордХ рд░рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╕реЛрдВ, рдЬрд┐рдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдЗрдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдореНрд░рд╛рдЬрдп рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдзрд┐рдкрддреНрдп рдореЗрдВ рд▓реЗ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛, рдХрд╛ рд╡рдз рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдЪрдВрдбреА рджреЗрд╡реА, рдЬрд┐рдирдХреА рдЙрддреНрдкрддреНрддрд┐ рджреЗрд╡реА рдкрд╛рд░рд╡рддреА рдХреЗ рдЕрдВрд╢ рд╕реЗ рд╣реБрдпреА рдереА, рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд░рд╛рдо рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╣реЗрддреБ рд░реБрдХреА рдереАред

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Khana Mihirer Dhipi

Chandraketugarh – a tryst with the mystical ancient history

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When king Chandraketu was ruling the kingdom, a Pir named Gorachand arrived from Arab and tried to convince the king to convert his religion to Islam. During that time, he showed several magical tricks. One of the tricks was that he bloomed Champa flower during off season on the Bera (fence). From that time, the place is called Berachampa.

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Walking Tour of Isle of Arran, Scotland

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Presence of the Gulf Stream in this bay area lent a very diverse element to the foliage, extremely distinct from the other coastal regions of the British Isles.
This is the little mountain that we climbedтАжnot exactly the steep climb but we hiked all around it to reach the other side.

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рд╢рд┐рдВрдЧрдгрд╛рдкреБрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ – рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╢рдирд┐ рджреЗрд╡ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ

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рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рдмрддрд╛рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣реВрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдИ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреА рдмрд╛рдпреЛрдореЗрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рд┐рд╕реНрдЯрдо рд╣реИ рдЬреЛ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реНрддрд┐рде рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд░рд┐рд╕реЗрдкреНрд╢рди рд╕реЗ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдкрдиреЗ рдСрдирд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓реА рддреЛ рдЖрдк рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдмреЙрдпреЛрдореАрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХреНрд╕ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╢рд╛рдо рдпрд╛ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдХреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХреА рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ ред рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдпрд╣ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИ рдХреА рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдЧреЗрдЯ рез & реи рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд▓рд╛рдЗрди рд╕реЗ рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЛ рд╕рдордп рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧрд╛ рд╡рд╣ рд╕рдордп рдмрдЪ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджрд╛рд▓рдп рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдЬрд╝рд░реВрд░ рдкрд╛рдП, рдпрд╣ рдПрдХ рдбрд┐рд╡рд╛рдЗрди рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ ред

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Dhanushkodi тАУ No Land only Sand

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We reached Rameshwaram from Madurai about 3:00 PM, we planned to visit Rameshwaram temple in the morning, so we asked our taxi driver Kannan if there is any beach nearby, he nodded his head and said тАЬYeeessssтАЭ (I liked the way he used to say YeeessssтАЭ), it is 13 kms from here and is called Dhanushkodi.
Well, we reached the beach in about 45 minutes, on the way, we also visited a temple where Lord Rama performed the тАЬRaj TilakтАЭ of Vibhishan. Kannan told us that this is the beach, it was very deserted. We found an Indian Navy post there, a tea stall and a snack shop. The Indian Ocean was beautiful, roaring and with high waves. We dared not go too deep inside and also asked the kids to stay off.

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рд╢рд┐рд░рдбреА , рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕рд╛рдИ рдмрд╕рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ

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рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛ рджреВрдБ рдХреА рдСрдирд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЧреЗрдЯ рдирдВрдмрд░ рей рдпрд╛ рд╢рдирд┐ рдЧреЗрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдЬрд▓рдкрд╛рди рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдордиреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕рдВрд╕рдерд╛рди рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдСрдЯреЛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдлреИрд╕рд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рддрд╛рдВрдЧреЗрд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХреЗ рдорди рд▓рд▓рдЪрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдмреБрдХ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреА рдФрд░ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ, рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕рдВрд╕рдерд╛рди рд╕реЗ рез рдХрд┐рдореА рджреВрд░ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ резрежрежреж рдореАрдЯрд░ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдкреИрджрд▓ рдЪрд▓рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ рд░рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рджреБрдХрд╛рди рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджреА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЛрд▓реЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдкрд░ рдЖрдк рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдФрд░ рдЧреБрд▓рд╛рдм рдХрд╛ рдлреВрд▓ рд▓реАрдЬрд┐рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдХрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрдврд╝рддрд╛ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдлреВрд▓ рдФрд░ рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдЪрдврд╝рддреА рд╣реИ,

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Visiting Saputara – A perfect getaway from Vadodara

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Just as you enter Navsari on NH-8, be careful not to use the Flyover ! . Keep your Google Maps or Navigators ready again. After taking Left from Navsari crossing, the Road is narrow and Single Lane. But build Quality is good, so no issues in Driving.(Ref Pictures). Then the real journey started, amidst the Lush Green Fields and forest area. We passed through the National Forest, which looked great at early morning. Driving here in early morning, with cloud cover was great ! No ACтАЩs required, just fresh Air.

We took a little de-toure toward Gira Waterfall, which was very good. The Way to Gira waterfalls is well marked and you will find few Tourists Buses parked on the main Road itself. The Fall is about 2-3 KMтАЩs inside the narrow trail, which Is just enough for 2 cars to pass, that too at some locations only, so Drive carefully and Slowly. Plenty of Options for snacks are available. Tough it didn’t rained that day, flow of water was still good. It’s nice place with sign Board of “Beware of Crocodiles”! all around ! . We didn’t found any though . (Lucky)

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A Visit to Lavasa, Pune

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There is not much to do at Lavasa except walking along the waterfront promenade, the prime attraction, which is very well maintained and clean. It was about 10mins walk from our hotel, Mercure. It also offers various options for dining at restaurants serving delicacies from different countries like American, Australian, Lebanese, Singaporean, Chinese along with Pizzas, Ice-creams and Indian street foods like Chats & Tikkas. Some of these are overpriced. It is recommended to have meals at the hotel; however, one can try these restaurants for one meal.

We had our dinner at American Diner, which was obviously a costly affair. The place had on offer, a 5 course dinner for a couple (ValentineтАЩs eve) at a discounted price of Rs. 1000/- (we did not opt for it). The restaurant serves imported drinks. We tried a Vodka brand called Pinky (this is the first time, we heard about this brand). It was ok.

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