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Old Town Hall & Astronomical Clock (Prague - Czechia)
Astronomical clock - Where have you seen one? How many have you seen? I've seen one in Greenwich Royal Observatory, London. But when I saw this in Prague - I was just too flabbergasted! The Clock Tower...
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Historic Centre of Prague (Czechia)
We began exploring Prague with its most important and perhaps the most crowded place - Prague Castle, because, we were there on a weekday and we knew it would be all the more crowded in weekends!The...
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Vysehrad (Prague - Czechia)
Ofcourse there are the fabulous sculptures on the Charles Bridge in Prague. But do you know many of those are actually not the original ones? Some of the original ones have been shifted to a safe place...
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Waterloo Memorial 1815 & Lion's Mound (Wallonia - Belgium)
Everyone with the slightest hint of European history knows of Napoleon Bonaparte! And, you've also heard of Napoleonic wars, the last one of which he lost! Did you know, that very site is actually in...
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PASSPORTS STOLEN!
Have you ever felt like the universe is trying to tell you something? I felt it that time, like never before, and I'm not even joking, though I wish I was!It all started with me planning a small...
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Novotel Luxembourg Centre Hotel - A Review (Luxembourg)
I've already been in Novotel twice earlier in Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, both in India, but so far, never outside of India. Here's my first stay in a Novotel, here in the tiny (27th smallest) country in...
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Old Quarters & Fortifications (Luxembourg)
Many cities have pathways dedicated to pedestrians & cyclists. Some cities may have bridges and tunnels for them. How often have you heard of elevators, as a means of public transport for...
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Bock Casemates & Chemin de la Corniche (Luxembourg)
As I mentioned in the last post, the whole of Luxembourg city is on a small rock in front of a big rock. When the original fortification was built, it was mix of being built over the rock as well as...
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Historical Churches of Luxembourg City
While there are several churches in Luxembourg, these 3 reserve a very special mention... Read on!St.Michel's Church: This is the oldest church of Luxembourg. Remember how in 963 CE Count Sigeffroi...
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UNESCO Sites in & around Jaipur
Rajasthan is a splendid region. Did you know 3 of the 37 UNESCO sites listed in India belong to Rajasthan??!!! Technically though there are 3, actually there are 8 places of which 6 are listed...
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Day trip to Peloponnese (Greece)
GREEEECEEE!!! Greece! Greece! Greece! Its been a dream to visit Greece ever since I studied Art History in Uni!Here's the thing about Greece. There is sooooooo much to do and see. When I visited, I...
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Mycenae & Tiryns (Peloponnese - Greece)
As I mentioned in the last post, during our WithLocals private tour, our initial stops were at Mount Lycabettus and Corinth Canal for a few moments to click a few pictures and our first prime stop was...
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Epidaurus (Peloponnese - Greece)
After Tiryns, we rushed to Epidaurus to be there before the last entrance time crosses and gladly we made it. The best thing about Epidaurus is, currently it is being restored (like Athens), so some of...
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Daphni & Hosios Loukas Monasteries (Attica & Central Mainland - Greece)
Again back to my Uni days, in my art history classes, reading about early Christian art and there was Byzantine Era. The examples I had studied were from Ravenna, Italy and it was only by chance that I...
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Archaeological Site of Delphi (Central Mainland - Greece)
On one day, we did a daytrip from Athens to Peloponnese and another day we did another daytrip northwards towards Delphi. Our initial stops were Daphni Monastery, Hosios Loukas Monastery, from there,...
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Athens Acropolis & more (Attica - Greece)
Honestly - my heart was pounding as I stood there. Its a decade old dream to see this place with my own eyes, to be present there and feel it, ever since my first ever Art History classes in...
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Places to see in Central Tamil Nadu - Part I
Srirangam - The Town inside the Temple!Tamil Nadu is the southern most state of India. It has its fair share of forests, beaches and historic monuments including 4 UNESCO Sites! While Tamil Nadu itself...
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Places to see in Central Tamil Nadu - Part II
When you say Central Tamil Nadu, the 2 cities that pop-out of the map, are Trichy and Madurai. We saw Trichy aka Tiruchirappalli in the last post. Now, let's see Madurai. Just like Trichy, Madurai is...
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Fortified Cities of Malta
Malta is a tiny little island, nevertheless it has too many fortifications! We decided to see some of those fortified cities and towns.Valletta: Valletta was the first site that we headed to, in Malta,...
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Hal Safleni Hypogeum (Malta)
The only thing I knew about Malta was the beaches, because it is a tiny little island! I booked a ticket in random, when I found some cheap tickets. It was only after booking the tickets did I try to...
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