International

Edmonton: Capital City of Alberta, Canada

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Canada is dream destination in world. It has three time more land than India and its population is only 3.5 Crore. It has ten province (States) and three territories. 10 provinces (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward’s Island ,New Brunswick) and 3 Territories: NOT PROVINCES (Yukon, North West Territories and Nunavut).

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Alluring Amsterdam – Part 2

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The shuttle dropped us at Schiphol Airport and from there we took a train to the Centraal Station (20 mins train journey). “Tours and Tickets” is a famous agency which organizes city tours, canal cruises and other tours around Amsterdam city. We went to one of their counters in the Damrak region (5 mins walk from Centraal) and exchanged our Holland pass coupons for a city tour!

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Alluring Amsterdam – Part 1

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Soon after we reached Schiphol, we enquired about where we could take the bus to Kuekenhof. We had bought our Kuekenhof tickets online and this being a combo ticket for the transport (to & fro) and the garden entry, we dint have much to bother about!

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Vegas to LA: Entertainment Unlimited (Part 1: Las Vegas)

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A trip to these two cities is a must if youтАЩre visiting the west coast of USA. From hip-hop Gen Y to grey-haired grannies, from the rich and famous to everyday citizens, thereтАЩs something for everyone in Vegas and LA. But first things first тАУ those of you who think Sin City is just a gamblersтАЩ paradise, think again. Apart from the lure of the lucre, there are a number of wondrous sights to be seen here, and many of them, surprisingly, do not involve semi-clad women!

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рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА – рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреА – рдХреБрдЫ рдореАрдареА ( рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╡рд┐рджреЗрд╢реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ)

рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА – рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреА – рдХреБрдЫ рдореАрдареА ( рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╡рд┐рджреЗрд╢реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ)

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рднрдЧрдд рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ 22 рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдлреНрд░рд╛рдВрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рднреА, рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рд╣реЛрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛рд░рдкреБрд░ рд╕реНрдЯрд╛рдЗрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдЪрд▓рд╛рддрд╛ рдерд╛… рдлреНрд░реИрдВрдХрдлреБрд░реНрдд рдкрдВрд╣реБрдЪ рдХрд░ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рдХрд╛ ┬ардЗрдВрдбрд┐рдХреЗрдЯрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛, рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕реА рдмреАрдЪ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдПрдХ рдФрд░ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдЖ рдЧрдпреА. ┬ардЬреИрд╕реЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рдкрд░ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдорд┐рд▓реА, рд╣рдордиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рд╣рд╛рдЗрд╡реЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдирд┐рдХрд╛рд▓ рджреА… рдпреЗ рд╕реЛрдЪрдХрд░ рдХрд┐ рднрдЧрдд рдиреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдЗрдВрдбрд┐рдХреЗрдЯрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛….рдмрд╕ рдпрд╣реАрдВ рд╣рдо рдкрдВрдЬрд╛рдмреА рдбреНрд░рд╛рдЗрд╡рд░реА рдХреЛ рд╕рдордЭрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рднреВрд▓ рдХрд░ рдЧрдпреЗ….рднрдЧрдд рд╕реАрдзрд╛ рдирд┐рдХрд▓ рдЪреБрдХрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╣рдо рдлреНрд░реИрдВрдХрдлреБрд░реНрдд рд╢рд╣рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХрд░ рдЧрдпреЗ.

рд╣рдореЗрдВ рди рддреЛ рдпреЗ рдкрддрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рднрдЧрдд рдХреЗ рдорд┐рддреНрд░ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рди рдпреЗ рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдкрддрд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ…. рдЕрдЧрд░ рддрдм рддрдХ mobile phones рдХрд╛ рдЖрд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдХрд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рдпреВрдВ рди рдЧреБрдорддреЗ. ┬ардЦреИрд░ рд╣рдо рдХреБрдЫ рджреВрд░ рдЪрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рдирд╛рд░реЗ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпреЗ рдФрд░ рдпреЗ рд╕реЛрдЪрдХрд░ рдХрд┐ рднрдЧрдд рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рди рджреЗрдЦрдХрд░ рд╢рд╛рдпрдж ┬ардпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрдВрд╣реБрдЪ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗ рдФрд░ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗ…рдкрд░ рднрдЧрдд рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдХреЛ рди рдЖрдирд╛ рдерд╛ рди рдЖрдпрд╛.

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Revisiting Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

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How lucky one can be when one gets to time their conference trips with one of their favorite festivals happening concurrently at a different city, in fact, a different country? Once the conference dates in Vancouver was decided, I waited with bated breath for the official announcement of the dates for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, about 70 miles and 1 hour 10 minutes drive north of Seattle on I-90 (Exits 230, plus minus one). The tulip festival has been my favorite things to visit in Seattle, and every year, I waited for Spring to arrive, heralding a trip to the daffodil and tulip fields.

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Lebanon – Casino,  Cedars and Caves !!

Lebanon – Casino, Cedars and Caves !!

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The statue is made of bronze with its hands spread. There are spiral stairs reaching the top of the statue. It is said that the face of the idol, changed direction turning from Beirut towards the christian side, after the civil war where many christians were killed by muslim extremists. Not going into religious faiths, I may still believe it because it is possible due to movement of tectonic plates.

Before, the main statue there is this famous replica of MichelangeloтАЩs celebrated masterpiece, the Pieta sculpture of Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus.

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Iceland —Snow Saga

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The hot summers (+15 Deg C) had gone and slowly the winters were setting in. I was waiting anxiously for the goddess of snow to decorate Iceland, like a new bride. The Sun was becoming paler and had lesser shining times, coming out leisurely and running away hurriedly.

Now let us see the beauty of those places of Iceland, about which I have already explained in my earlier posts…. a different view of Iceland in winters.

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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C.

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March and April are two of my favorite months. This is when the excruciatingly long winters come to an end, and new life springs in every corner and crevice. After seeing nothing but grey, snow white, and the bare skeletons of trees, it is a welcome change to see life sprouting, as buds, colorful flowers, and green leaves. Have you ever noticed the fresh greenness of the baby leaves in spring? The temperature has risen, but not enough to make you uncomfortable.

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Lebanon – Baalbek & blue river

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So there was Baal Temple, there was Jupiter, Fire, Moon, Mars and other temples which were there before Romans and before pheonician re-built them ! I was thinking was it some distorted form of Shakta tradition of Sanatan Dharam, which was followed here, because in Shakta tradition, Fire and other planets were worshipped and sacrifices of animals or even humans were present then.

Our guide was a Syrian and he explained so beautifully in perfect English, all the aspects of Baalbeck, quite patiently and in details.

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