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Watching Sunrise at Borobudur – UNESCO World Heritage Site Indonesia

Nov 282016

Watching Sunrise at Borobudur Temple Indonesia Carefully I watch each of my steps as I try to climb the steep stairs in pitch darkness. Pitch darkness as I am trying my best ignoring the countless light sabres around me to find the path. Luckily these sabres are so weak that their undernourished beam dies before hitting the stone steps of the largest Buddhist temple in the world Borobudur in the largest Muslim nation in the world. Well, that is Indonesia for you, every step you take you to learn something astonishing about this country of more than 17,000 islands [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Foreign Trips, Wonderful Indonesia Tagged with: Borobudur, Buddha Statue, Buddhism, selfie, Sunrise, UNESCO heritage site 16 Responses »

Sting in the Dragon’s Tail – A Travel Tale From Bhutan

Nov 222015

[adsenseyu1] [adsenseyu2] Finding Happiness on the trip to Bhutan by Rohit Jain Bhutan is a country that rather than measuring GDP or Gross Domestic Produce, believes in Gross National Happiness. Consider the surprise of avid traveler Rohit Jain when some folks in his group were hell bound on taking the happiness away from not just from the trip but also from the travelers and staff. Over to Rohit where he narrates his experience traveling to Bhutan and how happiness returned to the trip to paradise: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a magical trip to the Land of the Thunder Dragon, aka Bhutan. We [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Foreign Trips, Guest Post Tagged with: Bhutan, Buddha Statue, Travel Story 18 Responses »

The Man Who Saw Jesus

Apr 172014

[adsenseyu1] Making of Jesus in the Backwaters of Alleppey in Kerala Happy yet humbled at our discovery of the ancient Portuguese church in the backwaters of Alleppey during our Houseboat ride, I and Nelson my friend from Portugal decided to explore some more around the church. I was pondering of higher questions like divine, god, religion etc. and one thought kept on coming to my mind, “ God made man or man made God? , if God is one, why do we have so many religions? And how come every religion claims as the only true one? Can there be more [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np desi Kerala Travel Blog: Travel Tips To God's Own Country, Travel Pictures Tagged with: #keralablogexpress, Alleppey, backwaters, Buddha Statue, Church, Elephants, Ganesha, Ganesha Idols, Hanuman, Houseboat, Jesus 14 Responses »

Birla Science Museum & Planetarium Hyderabad

May 242013

[adsenseyu1] [adsenseyu2] Take your Kids to Birla Science Museum & Planetarium Hyderabad Like many parents in Hyderabad, we too are faced with the challenge where to take kids during the summer vacation. I was looking for options beyond malls and cinema halls when I literally stumbled on Birla Science Museum and Planetarium on Naubat Pahad, close to Hussain Sagar. I have actually been there to attend a photography workshop and ended up admiring the treasure trove that Birla Science Museum and Planetarium offers to the whole family. What to Expect at Birla Science Museum and Planetarium: The Birla Planetarium [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Tagged with: Bilra Planetarium, Buddha Statue, Hussain Sagar, Science Museum, Travel with Kids 2 Responses »

Different Hues of 18 Meter Tall Buddha Statue in Hussain Sagar

May 112013

18 Meter Tall Buddha Statue in Hussain Sagar Every city and era has its icons, some old some new. Take Delhi – it has the Red Fort and Qutub Minar from the earlier days and Lotus Temple from the modern days. Similarly, we have London with its ancient Palaces like Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge representing the middle ages, but it also has London Eye which has also become an icon for modern London. Our own Hyderabad has Golconda Fort and Charminar as its icons from the past and now we have the 18 Meter high statue of Buddha in [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Holy Towns and Temples Tagged with: Birla Mandir, Buddha Statue, Hussain Sagar, night pictures 6 Responses »

An Evening Walk at Hussain Sagar Tank Bund

Apr 162013

[adsenseyu1] [adsenseyu2] Evening Walk For Low Light Photography at Hussain Sagar Tank Bund Tank Bund on the Banks of Hussain Sagar is the informal city center of Twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Every city slowly gets its own hangout place or the city center where the citizens and the tourists and travelers converge to soak the essence of a city. In Delhi for me it was De Pauls at Janpath the Gehri Route in Chandigarh sector 10 filled that void in otherwise Sarkari city. Mumbai has many informal meeting places like Juhu Chowpatty, Bandra Bandstand, and Queens Necklace etc, [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Tagged with: Birla Temple, Buddha Statue, Hussain Sagar, night pictures, Old Hyderabad, Tank bund 15 Responses »