Author: Wribhu
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Ladakh- How green was my Valley?
The Leh valley as seen from inside a monastery. Nothing prepares you for Ladakh- its barren yet so beautiful. Something in ur head will tell you this can’t be correct- beautiful places need to have liberal use of the green hue in their color pallete. My decision to go to Leh/Ladakh was quite a rushed…
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Jagah dil mein honi chaiyye
We were on our way to “Yelagiri”… a hill-station close to Chennai… & suddenly on the highway we came across this “thing” carrying an amazing # of ppl…. we couldn’t resist what we used to do as kids—- waving. And look at the reaction we got…smiles & waves all around….. Amazing photography by AY…we are…
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The Mask of Zorro- Yelagiri
This is how I inspired the gang to go to Yelagiri….a nice small hill-station in Tamil Nadu… Remember the scene from “The Mask of Zorro” when our dude lights up the hill with fire in the shape of Z? There are 14 hairpin bends (on the road to Yellagiri) on the mountain… which are actually…
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And then…. There was light !!!
Another good moment captured by our resident photographer AY. What u see is the Vellore fort, which is really well maintained in the heart of this town where the local economy revolves around the Christian Medical College (CMC).
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Some Coastal Forts
There is a lot of history to be read & discovered on the East Coast of India…. In and around Chennai… once can see the remnants of some forts or rather trading posts…
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Pondicherry: The French loved this place….
And am sure u would too… With perfect sea, sand & sun- who wouldnt?… Located about 150 Kms from Chennai- Pondicherry was a French occupied city & there are still a lot of French influence in the culture there. Nothing stands out as prominent as the strange hats of the policemen there:-) The Drive from…
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Rocky Mountain High …… n a fort on top !!
Gingee is a place worth spending a day just admiring the efforts taken by the rich rajahs to build a palace (would rather not call it a fort) in such difficult terrain. The Gingee fort is spread over some 3 hills… the climb which looks easy..can be tough during a typical bright sunny day… so…