Beyond cobbled alleys

The air was soft, the promise of every cobbled alley so great that I thought I was in a dream.  ~ Jack Kerouac It is indeed magical to wander the little cobbled streets with… Read More →

From the empire state with love

Hail a yellow NYC cab and go see Empire State building!! These were my ‘to-do’s when I’d landed in New York city six years back on my first visit. After some desperate frailing… Read More →

Silhouettes of the glass pyramids

The Pei Pyramids in Paris had created quite a stir when they were commissioned in 1984. Some find their modern edifice rather odd in front of the Louvre Museum with its classical architecture.… Read More →

London Glimpses: Victoria Memorial

With the images of  London splashed all over the media during these Olympics weeks, I could not help but reminisce my trip to this lovely city earlier this year Related posts: Up close… Read More →

Slacking at Piazza San Marco

The day I was at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, it was bustling with large crowds…people had settled like birds wherever they got even a foot of seating space, spreading their bags,… Read More →

Do the castle in Edinburgh

If you’re in the New Town of Edinburgh, you just cannot miss the grand monuments in almost every street cross, the majestic royal gardens and the original neo-classical and Georgian architecture that it… Read More →

Caught in Boston museum of fine arts

I was caught using my camera flash in Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston. Not a proud moment. But hey in my defense, I was so caught up with the breathtaking masterworks at every… Read More →

The ‘time-eater’ of Cambridge

It’s ugly and rather disturbing but very intriguing and I did spend a long time staring at it. The Corpus clock at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge is surely not your regular time… Read More →

Up close with the Palace of Westminster

My first couple of days in London were gloomy because it just didn’t stop raining. Then suddenly one fine afternoon out came the sun all bright and radiant and off I went leaving… Read More →