…. the colours of life with my kids
Concluding post in the Mahabalipuram trip series. This one is again a picture post, with clicks of the lovely experiences on our trip 🙂 The allure of the beach is what made Mahabalipuram interesting to all of us. The temple came second. I guess it was just me who was excited about the temples. Sisters were... Continue Reading →
Continuing the Mahabalipuram notes... you can check out my earlier posts here A striking thing about Mahabalipuram town was that we spotted a lot of beautiful sculptures all around, at least on the roads that we took. They were lined up on the pavements, to attract customers perhaps. Luckily, I was not in the driver's... Continue Reading →
I do not recall how or when exactly the facsination for Mahabalipuram came about, but since a few years I had developed a strong desire to visit the place. Mahabalipuram was one of the few places from history books that had become ingrained in my memory. The idea of a 'Shore temple' was very inviting!... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in my earlier posts, the temperature in Johannesburg was quite lower than what I am comfortable with. Fortunately though, the sun was out during the weekend and the weather was perfect for our outings. On our return from Soweto, we'd lazed about the pool for a good while before eventually going indoors! The... Continue Reading →
It was awesome that I was able to visit Soweto over the weekend, but it was a nice coincidence too that the place we stayed in is just walking distance from the Nelson Mandela square. We'd made sure we visited it on our 2nd evening in Johannesburg (took a day to get accustomed to the... Continue Reading →
We had a weekend to spend in South Africa, in between the 2 weeks of training. Initial thoughts were to make a trip to Cape Town but since we could not plan in advance and also not wanting to make the long journey with work still left , we decided on 2 nearby outings for... Continue Reading →
The agenda of the South Africa trip was to provide training to actual end users of the application that we are developing. It was a first for me. The days were filled with training schedules for different sets of people. It was quite an interesting experience due to the varied kinds of people involved and... Continue Reading →
Yes! The Burj Khalifa!! Our journey to South Africa was via Dubai. It was only a brief stopover and there was to be no chance to venture out of the airport. So, made it a point to take in the view during landing and/or take off 😀 Here are a few pics that I clicked... Continue Reading →
This is a throwback post on our family trip to Coorg during this time last year... reminiscing the days by revisiting this post from my drafts and the pictures taken during the trip... read on... This summer, we had an early vacation , by the end of March itself. The destination was Coorg, a good... Continue Reading →
From the drafts.. We went to Ooty in the first week of April. It was a much awaited family trip, as we got the opportunity after a gap of 2 years. Last year was quite stressful with sis, dad down with health problems that required surgeries. To top it, even our house help had her... Continue Reading →
Read the first part here ... Day 2 - Began on a relaxed note. Got ready and spent some time at the dormitory, clicking pics and admiring the surroundings! We started after having our breakfast.Most of us had no more enthu to walk. So, we moved from place to place in our vehicle. The heat felt... Continue Reading →
Hampi is located in North Karnataka, within the Vijayanagara ruins, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Vijayanagar was one of the richest and largest cities in the world during its prime. [ around 1500 AD] It was a long time wish of mine to visit this historic place. I'd read about it in my school history lessons...... Continue Reading →
It's been a pleasure driving these past couple of weeks! This despite the rise in temperatures and the chaotic Bengaluru traffic. The fresh green leaves and flowers of the Honge.. the bursts of pink in the most unexpected places and the gorgeousness of purple lining some of the streets... fills the heart with glee and... Continue Reading →
The plan was to visit Sakrebailu Elephant camp on our way back to Bangalore. This is on the banks of the Tunga, on the Shimoga - Tirthahalli road. We had passed this one on our way to Tirthahalli and were eager to visit. However, we could not start early in the morning since no one was... Continue Reading →
After a restful night, we woke up refreshed and eager to enjoy the day! We depended mostly on the host's suggestions for visiting nearby places, though I did have Kuppali and Sakkarebayalu Elephant camp on my list. We decided to visit Chibbalgudde first as suggested by them. We were told that we could see a lot... Continue Reading →
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