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Top 5 unusual places to see in Himachal Pradesh
When you think of Himachal Pradesh what comes to your mind? Kalka Simla Railways, Manali, Simla etc… Here’s my list of the unusual places that one must see in Himachal and ofcourse, the 1st point, is...
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Canterbury St.Augustine's Abbey & St.Martin's Church (Kent - England)
Almost towards the end of my stay in London, I headed to Canterbury, the only reason – it’s a UNESCO World Heritage site! First of all, I didn’t even know of it! When I was returning from Dover, I saw...
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Canterbury Cathedral (Kent - England)
The major spot in Canterbury that took up most of my time was the Canterbury Cathedral. As I said in the last post, the main Church to Christ built by St.Augustine in 7th C CE. However the beginnings...
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Canterbury City (Kent - England)
Apart from the 3 UNESCO Sites (Cathedral, Abbey and Church) in Canterbury, the town has quite a bit of places to see and exploration to do! I had almost half a day to explore the rest of Canterbury,...
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FlowerTime 2017 (Brussels - Belgium)
Last year in August I was in London. A few months earlier, I had applied for the Schengen Visa (yeah, Indians in UK need a Schengen Visa to travel to Europe!) to explore Europe and I timed my visit to...
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ADAM & Mini Europe (Brussels - Belgium)
Last time when I visited Brussels, I had time only to visit the Atomium. That was the last thing for the day and I literally ran from Koekelburg Basilica to the metro station and from there to Atomium,...
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Beguinages, Churches & Abbeys of Leuven (Flanders - Belgium)
On one fine weekend, I set off to Leuven from Brussels! With the IC train, this was just half an hour and we decided to do a day trip. Obviously any monument would open open by 9:30 or 10:00 AM, so we...
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Town Hall, St.Peter's Church & M Museum Leuven (Flanders - Belgium)
There are 5 major ticketed sites in Leuven – Town Hall, St.Peter’s Cathedral Treasury, M Museum Leuven, University Library and Stella Artois Brewery!The Town hall was built in 1439-69 under 3 different...
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Day Trip to Leuven (Flanders - Belgium)
Since Leuven was just half an hour from Brussels, we decided to just start early and get back by night, than trying to find an accommodation in Leuven! As I mentioned in my earlier post, my first stop...
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Ostello 7 Santi - A Review (Florence (Firenze) - Italy)
I was on a solo budget trip to Italy and staying in hotel wasn’t really budget friendly and I didn’t want to stay at some random stranger’s home via Airbnb. Though I love Airbnb and stayed at some when...
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Hostel Pisa - A Review (Florence (Firenze) - Italy)
I reached Pisa by about 5.30 PM. The drop of my bus at Pisa, was actually at the Pisa Airport (yes, it is actually an airport transfer bus from Florence as Pisa is considered the cheaper option when...
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Tournai Notre Dame Cathedral (Wallonia - Belgium)
There are 2 UNESCO sites in Tournai. 23 Belfries all over France and Belgium where brought under the wings of UNESCO in 1999 CE. One of the 23 is here in Tournai. The other is the Notre Dame Cathedral....
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Day Trip to Tournai (Wallonia - Belgium)
My day in Tournai started with Pont des Trous. Just like Leuven, I went off to the farthest point from city centre which doesn’t have any opening hours. As I said in the last post, Tournai was a very...
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Ghent River Hotel - A Review (Flanders - Belgium)
More than regular luxury hotels, I’m a sucker for luxury hotels in exotic locations or heritage hotels which are renovated old buildings - remember Winderemere Munnar or Neemrana Bungalow on the...
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Ghent Illuminated Walk (Flanders - Belgium)
First of all, never have I ever, awaited night fall like when I was in Ghent. Even during Diwali / Deepavali in India, the wait wasn’t much because its in winter and the sun sets very quickly. Same in...
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Belfry & Beguinages of Ghent (Flanders - Belgium)
As I said in the earlier post about Tournai’s Belfry, there are 56 Belfries in whole France & Belgium that are enlisted under UNESCO. Remember my post on the Great Beguinage of Leuven? Similar to...
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Gravensteen Castle of the Counts Ghent (Flanders - Belgium)
Bang opposite to the Tourist Information Office, as soon as I got out of it was the majestific Castle of the Counts aka Gravensteen. This is the oldest, medieval fortress that’s still standing in the...
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Ghent St.Bavo’s Cathedral & St.Michael’s Cathedral (Flanders - Belgium)
There are 5 Monumental Churches of Ghent! I managed to 2 of those. One of the most important sites in Ghent is the St.Bavo’s Cathedral. Located just beside the Belfry, this is the oldest Parish Church...
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Historical City Centre of Ghent (Flanders - Belgium)
The whole of Ghent city is divided into 2 sections - Historical City Centre and Artistic Quarter. The Artistic Quarter majorly comprises of all the museums except 4 which are in the historical quarter....
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Konark Sun Temple (Puri - Odisha)
One prime reason I wanted to visit Odisha was to see the Konark Sun Temple. Yes, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Though the original temple was built by Purandara Kesari in about 1080-90 CE, the...
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