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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SUMMER FUN IN AND AROUND LUCKNOW-CHINHAT,KUKRAIL,ANANDI PARK

It's summer time , the kids are on vacation ,the heat punishing and you just can't zip across the country for a holiday.Maybe you can't take a break from work or perhaps you just can't afford a holiday right now.Don't despair! What to do around Lucknow?There are fun things you can do in & around Lucknow,True you can't escape the heat,but that doesn't mean you've got to stay indoors and watch TV.

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16 SUMMER DESTINATIONS IN INDIA TO VACATION IN

My list of places to go this summer.Places you can head to and escape the heat...almost. Places  filled with natural beauty.Wouldn't it be nice to stroll through orchards,walk through  pine forests,go rock climbing,boating,roll in the snow or just relax under a tree far-away from the crowds and so close to nature?
In this post are vacation spots across India.Check out these summer destinations

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SKYWATCH IN KERALA

I recently went on a houseboat cruise in Kerala ,south India and these pictures were taken from within the houseboat.These are photos of the changing sky ,taken as we travelled along lake Vembanad-If you like you can see more of my cruise in my previous posts.Thanks to the skywatch team for this fun meme,for more pictures of skies from around the world go to  http://skyley.blogspot.com/
Thank you

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