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At the Verandah
about 5 months ago - No comments
This photo was taken on the recent trip to Kashid. Appu at the Verandah of the hotel at which we were staying.
Madrid Photos
about 6 months ago - No comments
Finally got around to uploading a bunch of photos from my trip to Madrid. This was back in January and the first of the bad winter storms across Europe was under way. Temperatures were below freezing most of the time, and indeed when the temps hit 2 degrees my taxi driver remarked that it was More >
Kashid Trip Summary
about 7 months ago - 4 comments
I’ve been posting short trip-updates during the weekend break, but this is the full log.
We started Saturday afternoon after lunch and after a long drive (especially around Panvel), reached the resort (grandly named Sagar Beach Resort) by about half-past eight. It had gotten pretty dark by then. Still the drive was quite good and finding More >
Janjira fort
about 7 months ago - No comments
We went to Janjira fort this morning, and had a good outing despite the sun & heat. It is a wonder that we cannot maintain monuments in this country despite professing a great love for our history and culture.
The fort itself is some 900 years old and unfortunately it has been done over with graffiti More >
At Kashid
about 7 months ago - No comments
We are on a break at Kashid for a long weekend. This is our second holiday with the Pais, only now with their much expanded family size! The “resort” is called Sagar and we reached fairly late, thankful that they kept our rooms. Hope that they will be able to serve dinner soon as we More >
Madrid: Old Town
about 7 months ago - No comments
My impression of Madrid would probably have been permanently influenced by the few days I spent there. The hotel I stayed in (Palacio San Martin) was a nice old building in a nice old part of town. (A quick aside – it has creepy lights that switch on when motion sensors detect you moving in More >
Geneva: Two
about 8 months ago - No comments
This is going to be a quick one. Posting from Geneva airport on the way out to Paris and Madrid. The weather is terrible across northern Europe incl. Paris, so I tried to get out of this route into a direct to Madrid. But Air France refused to let me cancel or even “no show” More >
Geneva: One
about 8 months ago - No comments
Part 1: Getting Here
It is the end of the holiday season and tickets were hard to come by, so I was put on a route through Paris CDG on Air France. The flight was nothing to talk about, but Paris CDG almost put LHR to shame this time. Firstly it is freezing weather (at the More >
Evening at Malshej Ghat
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
We were treated to a spectacular sunset over the hills at Malshej Ghat. The sun had gone down and the skies were lit in shades of purple and blue.
Minutes later it had gone dark. The moon had come out well before sunset, but its beauty revealed itself truly after dark, playing peek-a-boo with the few More >
Lenyadri
about 1 year ago - No comments
These pictures are from our recent trip to Bhimashankar and nearby areas. Here we are at Lenyadri, the location of one of the Ashta-Ganapathis (Eight Ganapathis). This is about half way up the hill. Appu, of course, blended in well with the surroundings having brought color-coordinated outfits along…
Appa and I looking more out of place More >