On 22nd of August, 2009 I went Wine Tasting at ‘Gouveia Vineyard‘ , Connecticut. Located on 140acres of farm land, the vineyard is beautiful and serene. Seyval Blanc, Vignoles, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cayuga, St. Croix, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are some of the very many grapes at Gouveia. I am not much [...]
Archive for August, 2009
While taking a walk on Poet’s Corner, with my sis and jeej I observed houses with flags on the outside. On asking as to what the reason behind the same is I learnt that it was a sign of Patriotism and to indicate that they are Americans. Interesting/weird? How good an observer are you? Let’s [...]
A few pictures(mobile cam) of Terminal5 at Heathrow, London, where I stopped in transit. The aerial view of London, was spectacular. I made a couple of calls home and people watched(was rather interesting)!
Cross posted here What with the world wide web enabling e-commerce, we’d love to book tickets and plan our travel at the comfort of our homes but invariably the Indian Railways website(IRCTC) is always down. The IRCTC site is meant to be of convienence to the public while it acts otherwise, more often than not. [...]
Bheemeshwari is 105kms from Bangalore and is a stretch of the Cauvery river. I finally went river rafting here on the 14th of October, 2007. Rafting was not half as exciting as the water level wasn’t too high and the rapids not a of a high grade either. Nevertheless to be lost amidst nature and [...]
Rajasthan: A Tourist Paradise
Posted: August 4, 2009 in TravelTags: Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Udaipur
Rajasthan as the name suggests implies ‘Raja-ka-sthan’ (The land of the king’s), is truly a tourist’s paradise. The cities of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Jaisalmer are famous tourist cities of Rajasthan. I was fortunate enough to experience the joy, pleasure, richness and beauty of this state. Udaipur We reached Udaipur at 20:00 hours via Bombay. [...]
Places I have been to(This post will be updated from time to time): In India Jorhat, Assam Madras, Tamil Nadu Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Tanjore, Tamil Nadu Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu Ooty, Tamil Nadu Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Vizainagaram, Andhra Pradesh Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Brahma giri Hill, Near Nandi [...]
