Posted on October 3, 2009 by Venkat
Second day in France, we stepped out of Paris to see Versailles and then came back to Paris to see it by night.
Versailles is famous for the famous chateau, called the Palace of Versailles. It is an imposing palace with sprawling gardens running all around the palace.
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by Venkat
At its best, Paris is chic, stylish and flashy. Paris has its own share of shady parts of the town! And we tasted both. All in all, at the end of two days we were left longing for much more. And the impression that I came away with from the french land is that, for [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2009 by Venkat
You can see the first post of this series here.
First stop, immigration. The orderliness and the way things are managed in these western international airports never fails to impress me (we in India sure seem to be getting there, albeit slowly). There was a slight hiccup at immigration. The immgration officer wanted to double check [...]
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Posted on September 2, 2009 by Venkat
With work opportunities in Europe not looming anywhere on the horizon:), I guess we decided it would not do us much harm (except financially), to make a short getaway to Europe. Aiding the decision, was the fact that, with Shamala’s bro and parents already there, it would make for good family vacation, and more importantly, [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2008 by Venkat
This Oct end we got a chance to visit Wayanad in God’s Own Country. We were wanting to do Wayanad for quite sometime, but somehow it never fit our plans. However, a recent marriage function there gave us a chance to visit the place.
I have been to Wayanad before, but that was loooooong back. The [...]
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