Contd from here ….. A trip to Sikkim
Plan for next day was local sight seeing which was to start at around 10 since we were quite late to hit the bed on first night.
I took advantage of this extra time in the morning and ventured out to a nearby village with my camera.
Whether it was a school or a house, the morning chores took importance over anything else.
I met a young girl in her school uniform rushing towards her house after borrowing two eggs from neighbours. I saw a young …

It was a Tribute in Light.
Two bright rays of light at ground zero …. piercing through clouds, reaching the sky…..
……. to salute the people and remember the day.

Twin rays of hope at ground Zero, New York.
This rare shot was taken on 9/11 of year

Here are some photos from my recent trip. Can you guess the places or things ? At least some of them ?
No cheating. No Google. Okay ?

Even the dark clouds could not deter the big banyan tree from looking into the mirror of serene water.

Today is India’s independence day. I wish all Indians across the world a very happy Independence day.

The photo is from the same trip and the shot was taken at an angle.
Note:- This solo trip of Tamilnadu has done much damage than I had ever thought. I was unwell for a long time because of Dengue and then some other related problems. I had fever till 5 days back and confined to bed.
Now I am okay and hope to make up for the lost time.
Jai Hind !

About my recent solo backpacking trip. As I always maintain, my idea of travelling is not counting no. of places but the memories attached to them. Carrying a backpack, wandering, observing, uncertain about next destination (well, mostly) is my way of travel.
This time also it was not a temple trip. But since I was wandering mostly in temple cities of Tamil Nadu, plenty of them happened in between. I also went to craftsmen’s villages to see their art… some of them in dying stages. I chatted with the artists …

One of the major attractions of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is majestic Petronas, the twin towers and it is definitely a ‘must visit’ place. People come to Kuala Lumpur with tight schedule thinking they can cover all major landmarks in a day before heading to more ‘attractive’ places of this beautiful country. The travel packages also do not include going up the Petronas in their itinerary. All they do is to take a round and show it from outside.
While getting to the Petronas Towers is easy from anywhere in Kuala Lumpur, …

This weekend after a lazy morning and a sumptuous brunch we suddenly decided to go to Sewri Fort.
But contrary to expectations, it disappointed us.

Dargah near the entrance of fort.
Besides locational advantage, I didn’t see anything that could attract tourists or locals to this fort. Although the Sewri Mangrove Park is close by & you get a great view of the creek and the flamingos, unfortunately the fort is in a dilapidated condition.