Milan, Italy
I happened to visit Milan for a technical conference for 4 days. When I heard of the impending visit, I...
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Self-drive in Central Europe/ Alps – I (Intro)
Now that we are back home, having left European sojourn far (probably unattainably so) behind us, whenever there is any discussion about left v/s right, we remember Mr Alexander and his grandiose...
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A hike to Montellegro
A few more photo-stops and we realized that by the time we would reach up, it would be well above three hours. The hike was relentlessly steep but we had no way out now. To aggravate the difficulty,...
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Road to Eternity
We followed the surging crowds that seemed to be heading in just one direction – towards the Sistine Chapel. With masses of people packed like sardines inside the chapel, it was hard to imagine it as a...
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Christmas in Italy
Unlike the other European countries Rome station turned out to be real messy with thousands of people running in and around it. Mostly there was no queue and no prepaid taxis available. We managed to...
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What makes Switzerland one of the most beautiful places on Earth?
No doubt London and Paris both were very clean, beautiful having good roads, greenery but Switzerland is outstanding. Switzerland as a whole is in...
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Roma – where Gods still linger
As we walked towards Piazza Venezia,we were greeted by a majestic white monument. The Vittoriano built to honour Victor Emanuel II, the first king of Italy, offer some breathtaking views of Rome ....
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Top 7 Things to do in Rome, Italy
People say that Vatican city is a country and it's the smallest country. In Vatican city my mother, father and me had gone to St Peter's Basilica. Inside it, there were really beautiful paintings. I...
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Venice Travel Guide | Top 5 travel tips | Italy Vacation
Venice is a beautiful city, it is a group of islands and has no roads, only small streets and canals. To move around one needs to walk or take any of the water transports like water taxi or gondolas....
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Christmas in Italy
Unlike the other European countries Rome station turned out to be real messy with thousands of people running in and around it. Mostly there was no queue and no prepaid taxis available. We managed to...
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What makes Switzerland one of the most beautiful places on Earth?
No doubt London and Paris both were very clean, beautiful having good roads, greenery but Switzerland is outstanding. Switzerland as a whole is in...
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Sardinia – Sun, Sand, Sizzle
I went to the Italian island of Sardinia for a four day break with 6 friends of mine a couple of months ago. We...
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Florence – Reminiscence of the Renaissance
So we all went to the Gates of Paradise - the beautiful, descriptive, golden doors of the octagonal baptistery. They were beautiful and were given this name by none other than Michelangelo.
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Pitti Palace -The Florentine Grandeur
We thanked the museum staff for the courtesy extended to us. We went to admire the lush green Boboli Gardens, the mid sixteenth century garden style which incorporated longer axial developments, wide...
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The Leaning Two-hours of Pisa
Italy was like the flavor of the month some days back when I wrote this incomplete article and saved it in drafts praying that...
View ArticleMy stay in Nervi, Genoa
I stayed in Hotel Savoia and Savoia in Nervi. Just outside the gate of my hotel and some stairs down there was a railway...
View ArticleSummarizing 2010
ALBUM LINK 2010 was a year of travel, not much in quantity but more so in quality. The first day of 2011 started on...
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A Train To Sicily
With the excitement of a child, I went to sleep that hot, summery night. When I boarded the train from Rome earlier, I was...
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A walk in the rainbows
A day among the colourful masks and eighteenth century dresses in the carnival of Venice. Seven girls had been chosen to represent seven Marias of Venice, taken in a medieval procession.
View ArticleSparrow, shark tooth and rocks
History, arts and science are seen as three separate areas, that apparently have little in common. But it was not always like that. In...
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