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Buddhapadipa Temple (Greater London - England)
When I visited Wimbledon, I came to know that very close to the Stadium is the oldest Buddhist Temple in London and obviously I had to go. It was at a 15 mins walk distance. The place from outside is...
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Top 5 'Little' Places of Interest in London (England)
Various places take ‘time’ to see and explore, but then there are some places that don’t! I’m not joking!!! I’m talking about sculptures, installations and street art in public! It doesn’t make sense...
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Fryent Country Park & Brent Reservoir (London - England)
There is something in London, under Trasport for London called the Walk London that encompasses several tracks that are around various genres of interest like greenery, heritage, industrial history,...
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Epping Forest (Greater London - England)
Wanstead Park - Chestnut TrailNot 1, but 2 of my friends, specifically told me about Epping Forest. On reading about it, I came to know it is the largest urban forest in London. When there are about...
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Holland Park & Roof Gardens (London - England)
The region of Kensington in London is just so good! There are 4-5 railway station in within Kensington (Olympia, South, High Street etc). All major museums, Royal Albert hall etc are here! While I was...
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Land's End & Porthcurno (Cornwall - England)
Europe came to know of America very recently after Columbus mistook America for India! Till that point of time, after the land ends in UK, there’s a vast expanse of water and nothingness, as long as...
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Child Birth in Belgium (for an Expat)
From my earlier post on Brussels Museums or if you've been following my other blog, Fashion Panache, you'd know that I recently became a mommy! I moved to Belgium, half way through my pregnancy and...
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Hotel Prinsenhof, Brugge - A Review (Flanders - Belgium)
Atyu's first Hotel Stay!If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'd know I recently became a mommy! A very big challenge that I posed was obviously 'how to travel with a baby'! After roaming around a...
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Beguinage & Belfry of Brugge (Flanders - Belgium)
Brugge aka Bruges (actually pronounced Bruhha in local language Flemish), boasts 3 UNESCO world heritage sites - Belfry, Beguinage and Historic Centre.The first ever Beguinage that I saw was of Leuven,...
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Flemish Primitives in Bruges (Flanders - Belgium)
When I first came across this term 'Flemish Primitives' I did not understand a bit. Was it something to do with archaeology? Actually nope! Not, thaaat primitive. They're just talking about 15-16th C...
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Church of Our Lady of Brugge (Flanders - Belgium)
Onze Lieve VrouwekerkI did exactly the same thing, as I did when I went to meet Michelangelo's David in Florence, here too - going there first thing in the morning when it opens its doors. Plus going...
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Churches of Brugge (Flanders - Belgium)
Ofcourse, the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk is the most important church in Brugge with the priceless sculptures and paintings in it. Apart from it, there are quite a few churches incl Basilica of Holy Blood,...
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Historic Centre of Brugge (Flanders - Belgium)
Brugge / Bruges would have an eternal special place in my heart forever and ever! This was the first trip outside of Brussels and first stay at a place other than home for Atyudarini. I was extremely...
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Winter Gardens of Ursuline Nuns (Flanders - Belgium)
It was 2°C when I ventured to Mechelen, but the 'it feels like' said -6°C! Wind was moderate and I hated the weather. But then, if its called a Winter Garden, you gotta visit it in Winter! I layered...
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Het Anker Brewery & Sense-ational Mechelen (Flanders - Belgium)
My day in Mechelen began with the Beguinages. This is perhaps the most modern, commercialized Beguinage of them all! Quite opposite to Bruges which was the strictest of them all, of what I've been to....
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Floralia Brussels - Belgian Tulip Festival
Every tulip lover's dream is Keukenhof in Netherlands. Mine too! Infact there were organized day trips from Brussels to Keukenhof. However that would include 6-7hrs bus travel in 1 day which would be...
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Hallerbos Hyacinten - Halle Bluebells Forest (Flanders - Belgium)
After getting really frustrated through the winter, especially after we had a tough day at Mechelen, I was really really looking forward for spring. We've begun to visit parks and Atyu has got on grass...
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Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (Brussels - Belgium)
Its a floral overload in my blog! But I can't help it, its spring now after a tiring, tiring, very tiring, looooongg winter (that's the effect of dealing with a newborn in autumn & winter!). So,...
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Hotel Dream, Mons - A Review (Wallonia - Belgium)
Mons is Magical!!! Its a lesser known gem of Belgium!!! I just kept wondering how it isn't as popular as Bruges or Antwerp. Its the paradise for any heritage enthusiast. There is so much to see in...
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Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes, Mons (Wallonia - Belgium)
So, why did I mention that Mons in Magical in the last post? why do I feel its the Cultural Capital of Belgium? Well, Mons isn't as popular as Brussels or Bruges, but Mons has a total of 8 UNESCO World...
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