Ladakh day 9: Tso Kar
8th July 2011 The night at Tso Moriri was a long one. Even though rooms were cozy, we had trouble in sleeping. Surprising that we had already spent few days at 14,000+ ft. And in the morning the hotel guys … Continued
Ladakh day 8: Tso Moriri
7th July 2011 The night at Hanley was peaceful. We tried doing some night photography as the sky was very clear. The room was cozy and hence sleep was not an issue. Bathing was out of question in Hanley. After … Continued
Ladakh day 7: Lake, plains, War memorials, Festival and an Astrophysics observatory!!
6th July 2011 The night at Pangong Lake will be memorable for long time. It was cold, windy and we were in a tent. We had to drop our plan of night photography thanks to weather conditions. But we still … Continued
Ladakh day 2: Struggle at Rohtang Pass
1st July 2011 The HPTDC bus promptly dropped us at Manali bus stand at 8:30 AM. Our bus to Leh was at 11 AM (Yes!! On the same day!!!!) We had enough time to board it. The first task was … Continued
Ladakh day 1: Nothing “Spicy” about it
30 June 2011 “The fuel leak has been confirmed. This flight cannot take off. Please deplane.” were the words of the captain. It was not the way I expected the trip to start!! The Spice Jet aircraft to New Delhi … Continued
Notre Dame Cathedral and Seine River cruise
14th May 2011 A cathedral on Gothic architecture. Its construction started during 1163 and was fully completed only in 1345!! This cathedral was subjected to several vandalisms due to the disturbances in France and has been restored each time. What … Continued
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
14th May 2011 This looks very similar to “India Gate” in New Delhi. Built during the period of Napoleon, this monument became the important landmark for all the military parades after successful victories. The military parades were conducted not only … Continued
Hoysala Temples of Mosale
22nd April 2011 The village has a strange name “Mosale” meaning crocodile in Kannada. I don’t know why such a peculiar name exists for the village but more importantly it houses two great Hoysala Temples. These two twin Temples … Continued
Bababudan Giri to Kemmangundi
23rd April 2011 I had heard that the “shortcut road” connecting the two hill stations of Karnataka was very scenic. My two attempts to drive on this road were unsuccessful. I had tried to start from Kemmangundi but horrible roads … Continued