Place: Lowell, Massachusetts Date: 8th July 2007 This Bridge spans the Merrimack River and has a foot crossing which is rarely used by people. We usually use this foot bridge to cross the river and jog all along the river bank. The foot bridge, though it serves the purpose swings, shakes and rattles with every […]
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Chitradurga – Day 1
We took the ‘Karnataka Gramina Sarige’ bus to Chirtadurga from Bangalore bus stand at 8 AM. This bus takes a total of 5 hours to cover a distance of 200 kms. My ex-colleague and friend, Vikas, a resident of Chitradurga was to receive us at the bus-stand, he ended up playing host to us for […]
Ernakulam
Place: Ernakulam, Kerala Date: 23rd and 24th February 2007 We had come to Kerala by train – Kanyakumari express (don’t know why they call that train an express!). The vacation in Kerala had been planned for 7 days. Almost the entire first day was spent in getting to Moozhiyar. The second and third days we […]
Moozhiyar – Part 2
Place: Moozhiyar, Pathanamthitta, Kerala Date: 21st Feb 2007 We had earned ourselves a guided tour to the Sabarigiri Power Station, through an Executive engineer working in that power station who also was coming to our IB for having his food. At 9 AM (21st feb) we got a free ride to the power station, located […]
Moozhiyar – Part 1
Place: Moozhiyar, Pathanamthitta, Kerala Date: 20th Feb 2007 Getting there: We took the Kanyakumari express (one of the slowest trains i have traveled in) from Bangalore to Chengannur, Kerala. Local bus from Chengannur to Pathanamthitta, duration 2 hours. Pathanamthitta to Angamoozhi again local bus, duration 2 hours. The routes are quite bad, the buses are […]
Thekkady
Thekkady is located on the banks of Periyar lake – an artificial lake. Having spent our vacation in the non-tourist part of Kerala for the previous three days, the sudden increase in the tourist traffic (more of the white skinned) was a disappointment. Also, this place is right at the border between Kerala and Tamilnadu […]
Greenwich in night
Place: London Date: 28th Jan 2007 This was my last leisurely visit to London, I was to travel back to India on 4th of Feb 2007. The initial plan was to visit Wimbledon grounds and take a guided tour, my friends who had done a tour of Lords cricket ground the previous day were keen […]
One of my last visits to Cambridge
Parkers piece St. Andrews Street Abandoned cycle on the same street, as the cost to get it back in running condition is probably more than getting a new one. I had rented my bi-cycle, so maintenance was free, the shop owner was literally laughing at me for actually renting the cycle for a period of […]
New Square – Cambridge
Place: Cambridge city centre, near Grafton (shopping complex) Date: 28-12-06 I’m not the person who generally uses his camera in a crowded place. But, the scene was so beautifully set-up that i couldn’t resist the moment i saw it. New Square is a narrow piece of garden which one has to cross while walking from […]
Scotland Trip – Day 4
Date: 14th November Place: Scotland ‘Invergarry Hotel’: I would strongly recommend the hotel for travelers visiting this side of Scotland. Well located – right in the middle of the woods, with a stream flowing just across the road, good food, good looking hostess ;), good lounge – with a complete library and CD rack, if […]
Scotland Trip – Day 3
Date: 13th November 2006 Place: Scotland Kyle of Lochalsh: Again a late morning; it was around 11:00 by the time we finished breakfast and checked out of our rooms, no one had a sense of urgency; after all we were here to relax not to do haste. It was just unfortunate that the room we […]