Day 01 : Arrival Delhi Meeting and Assistance on Arrival at Delhi Airport and transfer to hotel, if time allows enjoy city tour covering – India Gate (War Memorial Arch), Lakshminarayan Temple (a modern Hindu Temple), also drive past President’s House, Parliament street, and Government Secretariat Buildings. Overnight stay in Delhi hotel. Day 02: Delhi…
Day: November 17, 2016
What I ate in Hangzhou! Lou Wai Lou… famous restaurant at West Lake
Originally posted on EAT SOME CHOI:
Lou Wai Lou, supposedly famous restaurant situated in West Lake. We were told to try this place out by our China colleague, and since I was starving when we got there I didn’t object. Even though it was packed like hell. And I am not joking. We waited close…
The World’s Greatest Artist
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
He’s had the longest career of any artist in history, and at a considerably advanced age is still crafting new works. He creates in every medium–sculpture, engraving, painting, even performance art–and the scale of his work runs from the subatomic to the cosmic. Some of his works last for microseconds, others for eons. Have…
“… this old world is a new world”
Originally posted on Zimmerbitch:
Morning, Rahui Beach, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2016. Sometimes if you repeat the words often enough, the feeling comes. It’s a new dawn I’s a new day It’s a new life, for me And I’m feelin good — Nina Simone Written for the Daily Post Photo Challenge: morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Y11hwjMNs
Thinking big in a small world
Originally posted on Rationalising The Universe:
Rationalising the Universe was never set up as a facility to express opinion, unless in relation to the forefront of science and the perimeter of human knowledge. On the odd occasion opinion based comment seems relevant, for example during the European Referendum in June 2016 (to no avail) and again in my…
Pizza with a slice of history
Originally posted on Bagni di Lucca and Beyond:
While walking down Via dei Fossi in Florence yesterday I came upon this pizza restaurant in a gorgeous old building. I have no idea how old it is, but I wonder what the people who built would think now. The beautiful carvings would have taken months to…
Poetry and History
Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings:
Monday Morning Musings With Susan Weidener at my poetry workshop for her Women’s Writing Circle ? “Prose is words in their best order; poetry is the best words in their best order.” –Samuel Taylor Coleridge “Herodotus says, “Very few things happen at the right time,…
Banned Books Throughout History
Article source and image credit to: readandsurvive.com Read & Survive September 26−October 2, 2016 Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –librarians,…
History in the Frame
Image credit: suejudd.com
Sit at the Feet of Mountains
Originally posted on snapshotsincursive:
“How glorious a greeting? the sun gives the mountains!”? ~ John Muir?
Singshore Bridge and a Newari Meal
Originally posted on thatmishmash:
A quaint suspension bridge in Sikkim , some distance away from Pelling , is breathtaking.Connecting two gorges in West Sikkim , this is the second highest suspension bridge in the Asian continent. Surrounded by waterfalls , prayer flags swaying and splendid views of verdant valleys, this is a lovely place to…
Wandering around Kathmandu, Nepal
Originally posted on Stories from Europe:
Last year in September, I visited my family in Nepal along with my boyfriend, Stasiek. Since I had started working full-time from March that year, I could take only 16 days off to visit my family. I knew it was ridiculously short but there wasn’t much I could do…
Chandragiri , Nepal
Originally posted on Life as we see it..:
Chandragiri has been a traditional spot for pilgrims as the famous Bhaleswar Mahadev temple is situated atop. Recently, however, the Nepal government has been determined to make it an international tourist destination. Though there are stone stairs right to the top of the hill, a new…
A Great Ocean Walk
Originally posted on Out an' About:
To me being near the ocean is food for the soul and nourishment for the senses. A day of coastal walking, going to sleep after a big dose of sea air and ocean views and waking up to the sound of crashing waves is like heaven on earth. But let’s back track.…
All Creatures Great and Small
Originally posted on Steve McCurry Curated:
Thailand All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all -Cecil Frances, 1848 Burma/Myanmar Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant … – John Donne ? Tibet India Bangladesh Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show…
Thematic Interruption: Photo Gear–Important, But Greatly Overrated
Originally posted on Lightscapes Nature Photography Blog:
“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.” — Ansel Adams On a couple of photo forums that I check with some degree of regularity, there are discussions currently taking place about particular gear upgrades (specifically whether action–sports, wildlife, etc.–photographers should upgrade…
Discretion: The Greatest Act of Valor.
Originally posted on An Obvious Oblivion Blog:
A few months old baby crawls to the burning lamp and touches the glass. Ouch! Shrieked.? It did cause a burning sensation to those tiny, spongy fingers. The baby might or might not cry in pain. But there his mind gets a signal. “Don’t touch this yellow colored…
Your greatest strength might be your greatest weakness
Originally posted on Ida Auclond:
When I was in high school, somebody told me that one’s greatest strength was also their greatest weakness, and vice versa. At first, this idea seemed silly, but that was because I took it too literally. I came to interpret it as: a character trait can be equally good and…
Road to Hana
Originally posted on The Showers of Blessings:
This photo was taken on the Edge of a cliff along the Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii. It was a windy day. My husband put his arms around my waist to hold me still when I was taking this photo. Daily Post Challenge: Edge
Road Trip #7 – Zingerman’s Roadhouse
Originally posted on A Pict in PA:
On the morning of our fourth day of road tripping I experienced a Starbucks for the first time. I know it must be a bit mystifying that someone my age can never have had a Starbucks product when the chain is so ubiquitous but it was in fact…
Road Of Life
Originally posted on Heaven On Earth:
Travel on the Road of Life with all its ups and downs can seem quite frankly confusing, fearsome, mad yet if we upon this Road keep Beauty uppermost as our very own Entrusted Friend we can surely know it true we are freely given every opportunity to step into our Bliss ~~~~~~ Photography/…
Vegetarian Roadkill
Originally posted on Always Backroads:
I don’t know if these green chiles felt pain when they hit the road, but I certainly was saddened by this carnage. Interstate 25, New Mexico, USA.
