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Hampi Diaries – A Guided Tour of the Sacred Center
Our appointment was at 9:30 AM with our tour guide Krishna, who we had met the evening before. So at 9:30 AM sharp, we reached Virupaksha Temple where we were supposed to meet him. We were a total of six, us, a Swedish couple and two guys from Hyderabad. One of the...
Hampi Diaries – The Early Morning Trek
An early morning trek into wilderness which took us to the top of the Matanga Hill. A panoramic view of Hampi from the Matanga Rishi’s ashram..
Hampi Diaries – First Day’s Explorations
Ever since I read the funny tales of Tenaliram and Krishnadevaraya in the children’s magazine Nandan years back, Vijayanagar has held its place in my to visit lists. So this Christmas vacation, when Ekta made me an offer, that we visit Hampi - the once mighty capital...
The Roman Theatre in Verulamium
It is early evening and there is anticipation and excitement in Verulamium. Shops and businesses have already shut down for the day and all the townspeople have only one destination to head towards that day — the theatre in Verulamium, where a renowned theatre group...
The Charm of East Germany and its Christmas Markets
"I don't like the perceptions that people have when they speak about East Germany", remarked Pierre in whose car I was traveling from Stuttgart to the East German city of Leipzig. In stark contrast to the rapid strides that its neighbor West Germany made between the...
Sé Cathedral of Santa Catarina – Old Goa
While we took you to a tour of the Basilica Bom Jesus and Tower of St. Augustine in our previous trip to Goa, this time we were fortunate enough to explore some more of Old Goa. Though the time in hand was still short, we were successful in making the most of it. So...