This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Bindu & Krishnan Aug 26th (Sun) and Aug 27th (Mon) 2018 – Edinburgh It was completely a chance happening that we chose to come to Edinburgh when Sriman and Kiran had a day off on Monday due to the Bank holiday. So we got to spend good time together on Sunday and Monday. Sunday is the day that … Read more
Wednesday Sept 5, 2018 Krishnan and I have now figured out the Berlin “metro” system and we didn’t want to walk 1.3 kms to the Ostkruez station, so unlike the 4th of Sept, we went to the Frankfurter Allee station having decided to take the U5 to Alexanderplatz and then an S-bahn to Hackerscher Markt. … Read more
Friday Sept 7th, 2018 While booking the Germany leg of our tour, I tried to see if we could celebrate our anniversary in Heidelberg or Luxembourg as we were planning to be in Frankfurt on the 6th. Then I saw that Prague was closer to Berlin and immediately the decision was made that we will … Read more
Tuesday Sept 4, 2018 We started the day with the OPOS Semiya as I had managed to get the roasted vermicelli and green chillies in the Indian store, Dostana at Hamburg. Its amazing that we are able to cook our own food anywhere in the world with just a light weight induction stove and a … Read more
Monday Sept 3, 2018 I had booked us on a “Flix” bus from Hamburg to Berlin because we wanted to experience the drive on the Autobahn. Our 3 pm bus got canceled, but Flix buses have a policy of shifting all their passengers to the next available bus or refund their money. We got onto … Read more
Monday Sept 3, 2018 – Hamburg Can you imagine visiting the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon on the same day while landing at a German airport in an Emirates plane ? You can’t, right ? We also couldn’t imagine that it was possible, but we did it yesterday in Hamburg!! We had booked our … Read more
Saturday Aug 25, 2018 – Locked onto the Lochs This is a continuation of our day tour around Edinburgh. Read the first part here – Scotland Day 2- Day tour with a seasoned guide, part 1. After visiting the Stirling castle we drove to the Doune Castle which is where we ate our picnic lunch. Here … Read more
Sept 2, 2018 We came to Hamburg yesterday from Edinburgh. While we have transited through Frankfurt many times as we went to the US or returned to India, we haven’t visited any city in Germany. Our tour of Germany starts from Hamburg. I had booked us on the “Discover Hamburg” walk on the Berlin Walks website that … Read more
Saturday, Aug 25, 2018 We woke up early as always and did our exercises, had a cup of tea before Sriman was up and about. Soon Kiran was up as well and it seemed like a working day rather than a Saturday!! The busiest amongst us was of course the youngest member of the family, … Read more
As we walked around Inverness today, Krishnan found this written on a building across the Ness bridge and I immediately took a picture. Even though we are teetotallers, we know that aged Whisky is something special, so this quote is so true!! And very apt for this time as this vacation is all about spending … Read more