this is supposed to be the best Mediterranean aquariums in the world... it forms a very specific kind of sea with its tidal waves and rocks... it is huge... and you walk through a huge tunnel surrounded by a huge water tank where there are sharks and sting rays.... and an octopus there are many... Continue Reading →

About Badami: Badami is well known for its rich history and ancient architecture. It was the ancient capital of the early Chalukya kingdom. A number of richly carved monuments and caves belonging to Chalukyas, dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries can be found here. The Chalukyas laid the foundation of a unique style... Continue Reading →

am staying away from the tours and tourists.... there are thousands of tourists around, and I have stopped taking pictures of just about everything... it really makes one look like and feel like a tourist... So figure out the train and go in it.... what lovely trains... even the bathrooms are sooo good.... am actually... Continue Reading →

  My friend floy, affectionately called dr. floy from france is in barcelona... met her in Pune where she had come to study rudra veena from Panditji.... she plays the double bass and has a concert in Madrid. Have not met her for over 5 years ... this is landing up being the most amazing... Continue Reading →

Its daytime till almost 10 pm.... but managed to catch some of these when we returned from steglis... a gaudi building... Romantic dinner ... too many of these around.... and the full moon entering Sagittarius... supposed to be good for me

At brekker there is no free table outside ...so we sit with this young man..who lands up being a musician who sings over tone and he tells us he will be in concert next 3 days...   We decide, we will go to steglis for the gay pride... The streets here have amazing art allover...... Continue Reading →

My friend marrianne air hostess on Swiss air and who I met in Pune 10 years ago flies down for 3 days... we go on our adventure...get lost... this sweet couple hears us talking English and they offer to take us to the right bus stop... he’s Egyptian studying animation. she’s Italian studying animal behaviour...... Continue Reading →

Outdoor cafe...no idea where...just got onto a bus.... no bus maps..Everyone says go by metro... but am enjoying the local buses... no tourists.. so I pointed on the metro map and said I’m heading here...after much discussion a woman said follow me... and she showed me where to catch a bus to where I have... Continue Reading →

June 5.... flight leave at 1.00 am... no cabs available so take a share cab where 2 senior women are sitting... we become friends as they learn I am flying to Barcelona alone....  no they aren’t pitying me... they just show excitement...   The airport is now as bad as a railway station... loud talking gujjus,... Continue Reading →

The 968 kms is covered in 28 hours and was pleasantly surprised…. The coaches bathrooms were clean and every couple of hours, a worker came in uniform and put disinfectant on the floor, swabbed and removed the garbage. Food, every few hours making the time fly fast. On departure, cold limbo pani (lemon water) ,... Continue Reading →