Hello everyone!

I will be traveling again!
This Saturday I'll  travel to Europe and spend time in France-my first stop will be Munich.Oktoberfest   has began already and it attracts people from all over the world-It's the famous beer fest.But hubby and I will not be drinking.There's more to Munich and we hope to do some sightseeing in Bavaria. I will be blogging during my travels and before I leave you can

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TRIP TO JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

The river that sustains the forest.
In the heat of summer we(hubby & I along with friends) set out to see  Jim Corbett national park in Uttarakhand, north India.This is not the best time to go ,but we are lucky,it's not too hot this time. India's first tiger reserve,set up under the project tiger scheme-As India's tiger population is dwindling,only about 1300 or so tigers remain,of which about

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SPICE GARDEN TOUR -KERALA

Earlier this year we went on a tour of Kerala ,south India and in a town called Iduki we stopped to visit a spice garden.It was an educational trip- we saw first hand how spice is grown and realized there was so much we didn't know about spice.The whole garden had a  spicy fragrance,well,that was expected!For a small fee a guide takes us around the garden and explains the different spices,how

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LUCKNOW ATTRACTIONS-CLOCK TOWER.

One of the attractions of Lucknow is the CLOCK TOWER.
This towering structure was built between 1880-1887-it stands 67 meters tall and has a red brick exterior.A huge clock with a pendulum of about 14feet is fixed on the tower.This grand edifice is in Hussainabad near Chota imambara.Near by is the picture gallery that has life size portraits of the nawabs(rulers) of Lucknow.The city was once

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Hello everyone!

(Check out my post after this!)I know it's been along time since I blogged here.Real sorry about that.Well,I was rather upset with some folks copying my stuff and then I had house guests and got caught up with work.But those of you who follow my blogs,know I love art and travel and I can't stay away too long.Well I have loads of travel stories to share and will post all that soon.

I'll also be

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Farmers Market- India

Fresh fruits at the weekly market in our area,held every Sunday.
Please click on any photo to enlarge
The farmers market challenge is hosted by Judy from the blog The road to here 
Thank you Judy for this event that lets us see markets all over the world.





Fresh vegetables-Bitter gourd,beans,pumpkin,egg plant...


Pav bhaji-A bread based snack with a vegetarian filling.
This event 

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MY VISIT TO FERNHILL PALACE OOTY (WITH PICTURES)

Fernhill palace

Fernhill palace was once the summer residence of the Maharajah of Mysore and still remains the property of the royal family of Mysore,a city in Karnataka,south India. The first building was built on 50 acres of land in 1844 AD by captain F cotton who was with the engineers regiment in Madras(Renamed chennai now) ,later it was bought by the Maharajah(ruler) of Mysore and improved

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