So this is what you see as you exit the subway… The river Seine and… The Notre Dame cathedral standing tall on the other side… The facade… The holy water font… The altar, mass was going on when we went in…. The white smoke of incense wafting upwards. The priest holding out the gospel to …
So Paris was every bit as exciting and fun as I thought it would be, it became a little too exciting when tempers started running high and a few people came close to stoning me, by few people I mean my siblings and Antonio. You see, Paris, and probably the whole of Europe, ought to …
After visiting churches, we set out to meet a cousin who lives near a farm. Nice houses on the way… Quaint roads… A week old calf… Pretty horses… fed them apples that were lying about. The curious one… This black one is an Icelandic horse… Sheep grazing away… We banged their lunch pail around and …
So the next day we set out to visit the Ulm Cathedral, or as it is known there, The Ulm Munster. Apparently it is the tallest church in the world… On the way we came across this beautiful scenery… a mustard field. Also saw the dirndl, a traditional dress worn in Germany… And this is …
Tonio’s aunts and cousins live in Germany and we set off one fine day to meet them. The train ride was pretty awesome, the views on either side of the track are mesmerizingly beautiful to say the least. Green meadows, cows & horses strolling about, woolly sheeps grazing on a hill, the lake sparkling and …
My brother’s living room… this was where we would all collapse at the end of a tiring day. We walked a whole lot during these holidays, many beautiful villages have to be explored on foot and with every step we would fall more in love with the place. When me and my sister get …
So I had gone to spend some time with my brother in Geneva, and my sister joined us there. It was wonderful hanging out with them and visiting neighbouring countries. Europe is every bit as wonderful and fascinating as the pictures on Pinterest would make us believe. It’s spectacular in every sense of the word, …
There is nothing like reading a properly phrased remark during a conversation with friends or cousins. While discussing the mundane and the not so mundane occurrences in the world outside, reading the succinctly and wittingly made points is a pleasure that wraps around you and keeps you grinning, while you go about your blessed ordinary …
So the mayhem and massacre in Egypt speaks volumes about the Muslim brotherhood and what they represent. Apparently they value neither their lives nor the lives of other innocent people, read this and this to know how terrifyingly volatile the situation is out there. These extremists organisations are a bane to peace and progress everywhere, they should …
Here’s a little poem I wrote to celebrate Madras week… Madras to me is… Call her by any other name and she won’t really be the same A city that sleeps quite early but wakes up to morning ragas And piping hot filter coffee and lovely women in long tresses Deftly weaving kollams, that brings …