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Mumbai Tour Part -3 / рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреА рд╕реИрд░ рднрд╛рдЧ -3 (рдмрд╛рдмреБрд▓рдирд╛рде рдордВрджрд┐рд░, рдПрдВрдЯреАрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рддрд╛рдЬ рдорд╣рд▓ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓)

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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреЗ реЮрд┐рд▓реНрдореА рд╕рд┐рддрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдШрд░, рдореБрдХреНрддреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдордВрджрд┐рд░, рдЬреБрд╣реВ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдЗрд╕реНрдХреЙрди рдордВрджрд┐рд░,┬а рддрдерд╛ рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд┐рд╡рд┐рдирд╛рдпрдХ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ…

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рдмреНрд░рдЬ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ – рдмрд░рд╕рд╛рдирд╛ рдЧреЛрд╡рд░реНрдзрди рдордереБрд░рд╛ рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди

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рдирд┐рдзрд┐рд╡рди, рдпрдореБрдирд╛ рдШрд╛рдЯ рдФрд░ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдордВрджрд┐рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдордиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЪрд▓ рджрд┐рдП рд╡рд╛рдкрд╕ рдлрд░реАрджрд╛рдмрд╛рдж рдХреА рдУрд░ ! рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди рдЖрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЖрдирдВрдж рд╣реА рдХреБрдЫ рдУрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ ! рд╣рдо рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХреЗ рдЖрд╕ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдПрдХ рд╣реА рджрд┐рди рдореЗрдВ рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди рдЖрдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдХрд░ рд▓реЗрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдкрд░ рдореИрдВ рд╕рдордЭрддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдХреА рдПрдХ рджреЛ рд░рд╛рдд рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд░реБрдХреЗ рддреЛ рдмрд╛рдд рдХреБрдЫ рдУрд░ рд╣реА рд╣реЛ !

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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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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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Southern Sojourn to GodтАЩs Own Country

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I wish to take you once more on a virtual trip through the mazes of the exuding beauty of the enchanting Kerala.

The peaceful green city of Trivandrum gradually unfolded itself with its narrow roads and neat colourful private houses half hidden amidst the coconut palms.From the airport, we took a pre-paid taxi to our hotel Uday Samudra (popularly known as UDS) at Kovalam тАУ 16 kms from Trivandrum. We were given a sea-facing spacious room with a pool in front.

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Tranquebar

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Tharangambadi (or Tranquebar) is a panchayat town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 15 km north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River. Tharangambadi is the headquarters of Tharangambadi taluk. Its name means “place of the singing waves”. It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish and some other European languages it is known as “Trankebar” or “Tranquebar”.

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Ranthambore – My Machaan???

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We broomed the place under the tomb with a make shift Jhadoo and sat down; it gave us fantastic view of partly dried lake with deer grazing in the marsh. Amazingly there was no Machaan, to tell you the truth we forgot that it was a must at all the locations. Hours passed and we documented the deer and small carnivorous animals. At sunset, the wind direction changed and I could smell very strong tiger urine as and when the wind blew. It began to worry me a bit due to my experience in jungles watching and spotting tigers; I knew we were in the tiger territory for sure.

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Gokarna – Story of Ravana

Gokarna – Story of Ravana

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Gokarna also has an mythological significance which attracts pilgrims. There are a lot of stories about Gokarna, but the most famous one is the story of Ravana and the Atmalinga.
Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka, received the atmalinga from Shiva after he had performed a penance at Mount Kailash reciting self-written Shivatandavastotram. Shiva instructed Ravana that the sacred atmalinga should not be placed on the ground as it would establish itself where placed on earth. On his way back to Lanka, Ravana stops for his evening prayers at Gokarna.

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Srirangapatna – Mysore Trip Part 1

Srirangapatna – Mysore Trip Part 1

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Mysore, known as the cultural capital of Karnataka, is a must-visit if you come up-to Bangalore for even a week. As for Srirangapatna, made famous by Tippu Sultan and more so by the TV series “the Sword of Tipu Sultan” aired on Doordarshan :), it lies on the way to Mysore from Bangalore. So, visits from in-laws and my parents resulted in two trips to Srirangapatna and Mysore. Here is my travelogue based on the two visits – first part about Srirangapatna and second part on Mysore.

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Rediscovering Mussoorie

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Being the nature loverтАЩs that we are, we first went for a walk on CamelтАЩs Back road. CamelтАЩs Back road is a long winding road frequented by nature lovers who visit this place for their morning and evening walks. Unlike the Mall road, this was a much better place. It was calm and the views of the Himalayas were breathtaking. As the skies were clear, the snow-capped peaks could be seen clearly. Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are some of the peaks that are visible from CamelтАЩs Back road.

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