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Trivia: Water Snowflake

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Water Snowflake (Botanical name: Nymphoides Indica) at Mattupetty Rose Garden

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Petals with feathery edge

  At the first instance one may consider it as a type of water lily but they are not related at all.

They are fast-growing, perennial water plant with petals that have a feathery edge and an exotic name …… Water Snowflake.

They are also known as Floating Hearts because of their…

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TGIF! Here’s Some Trivia!

TGIF! Here’s Some Trivia!

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When on a trip we love to indulge our taste buds too. While we do want to experience the food at the famous eateries……  its the street food that satisfies us like no other 😀  That’s how I feel….. do you too? ❤

On our recent trip to Shimla, we purposely avoided the cafes, famous outlets. Even though my favorite ‘Wake & Bake‘ beckoned me , the child within was more excited on munching food by s…

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Tryst with the sun @ Jhalawar

Tryst with the sun @ Jhalawar

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  The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the color that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.

    On our trip to Jhalawar we decided to stay at RTDC Gavdi Talab. The property has an expansive green cover, nice setup and the most alluring of it all ……fantastic views of sunset and sunrise ❤

Though like most Tourism Rest Houses the rooms are basic but good…

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Landour, an idyllic getaway

Landour, an idyllic getaway

  Nature adorns and beautifies even a simple building

Last summer we girlfriends were planning to do a short weekend trip to Landour for two reasons; a break from the mundane and to meet Ruskin Bond 🙂

But it did not work out because of the massive rush to the hills and chaotic jams through out the route.

Later in the year around Gandhi Jayanti I was all set for Landour. Now accompanied by a…

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. . Sometimes all you need is a splash of colors because the purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most ❤   Andhra Pradesh’s ‘Tholu Bommalata‘ based handmade colorful lampshades.   These colorful lamps are made mainly on goat leather using colorful vegetable dyes. The craft of making these lamp shades is related to a very old but fast disappearing traditional folk form…

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TGIF! Here's A Shot!

TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

. Even if it is very foggy, cloudy or stormy, the blue sky is always there, for us, above the clouds….   Sky high above ……. somewhere on cloud 9 ❤      ….and, if you like what you see, do ‘like it’ & ‘share it’. Non WordPress users please ‘rate’ it to express your appreciation 🙂 Also do not forget to ‘follow the blog’ to remain updated about newer posts ❤    HAPPY  TRAVELLING! Monika Ohson…

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TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

. Dawn and dusk are mutual friends of the sun; one opens the door for him to a brand new day, and the other one has to shut it to embrace the darkness of night!   Misty Dusk | Wolfsburn Estate | Landour | Mussoorie | Uttarakhand | India   . ….and, if you like what you see, do ‘like it’ & ‘share it’. Non WordPress users please ‘rate’ it to express your appreciation 🙂 Also do not forget to ‘follow…

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Landour Speaks; A Photo Essay

Landour Speaks; A Photo Essay

  Landour Bakehouse Landour is a charmer in many ways. One of them being the quotes that are displayed here and there. We came across these cute and mostly known quotes written on the garbage bins along the path. Sadly, with the place no longer featuring in the unexplored or less explored category, we had garbage strewn around the bins! I wonder if its a Herculean task to drop it inside and keep…

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TGIF! Here's A Shot!

TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

. . Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It’s the time of day when the sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist. | Sunset | View From The Verandah | Monsoon Sky |   . ….and, if you like what you see, do ‘like it’ & ‘share it’. Non WordPress users please ‘rate’ it to express your appreciation 🙂 Also do not forget to ‘follow the blog’ to remain updated about newer…

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TGIF! Here’s Some Trivia!

TGIF! Here’s Some Trivia!

. . The Persian Hammam or Royal Baths   Traditional floral fresco paintings on the ceiling of Hammam-i-Shahi The earliest evidence of bathroom is from the Indus Valley (Harappa & Mohenjo-daro) Civilization ~6000+ years ago.  In Iranian culture Persian bath or hammam or bathhouse existed prior to the Islamic period. However, their number were limited due to the Zoroastrian religion’s reverence for…

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TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

. . . ਸਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਸ਼ਨ ਧਿਆਈਝ ਜਿਸ ਡਿਠੇ ਸਭਿ ਦਖਿ ਜਾਇ॥ sree har kishan dhhiaaeeai jis ddit(h)ae sabh dhukh jaae (And then I reflect on) the most venerable Guru Har Krishan, seeing whom all the sufferings melt away From Guru Gobind Singh ji ‘s Chandi Di Vaar which we read everyday in Ardas* Night view of sarovar, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, New Delhi, India   Way back in 1664, before the Gurudwara, there was…

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D-D-D-D-Dilli-Dili! Sunset & Monsoon, an awesome combination ❤ #DelhiNotings #India #sunsets #sunset #monsoon #naturephotography #landscapephotography #sunsetphotography #mobilephotography #skyscape #sky #nature #landscape #mobileclick #oneplusindia #eveningpost #delhisky #skyline #evening

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Flying through the blue skies and puffy white clouds ...... oh what a beautiful canvas of nature ❤ #skyscape #sky #skywatcher #nature #naturephotography #skyphotography #mobilephotography #mobileclick #onthego #oneplus3 #oneplus #oneplusindia #eveningpost #travelblogger #ig_sky #igersdelhi #igers

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The beautiful Jal Durg, Gagron. It was wonderful to have the badtion's huge parapet, surrounded by rivers and hill, to oneself 😁 To me its looked like a beautiful dance floor...... To dance like nobody's watching ♥ #hadotijhalawarnotings #rajasthannotings #jhalawar #gagronfort #unescoworldheritage #unexplored #architecture #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #India #indiatravel #sundaypic #picoftheday #photooftheday #pictureoftheday #dslr #dslrphotography #fortsfindia #fort

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TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

  Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.   Garh Palace, Bundi, Rajasthan, India     ….and, if you like what you see, do ‘like it’ & ‘share it’. Non WordPress users please ‘rate’ it to express your appreciation 🙂 Also do not forget to ‘follow the blog’ to remain updated about newer posts ❤    HAPPY  TRAVELLING! Monika Ohson / TravelerInMe

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The unexplored & magnificent 'Jal Durg', Gagron Fort

The unexplored & magnificent ‘Jal Durg’, Gagron Fort

  The huge bastion offers splendid views of the rivers and village around the fort Forts & Palaces is one of the luring facts that help me narrow down my travel destination. If it is an unexplored beauty …..wow! Hence, Jhalawar came in my travel radar for being unknown in the tourist circuit, and Gagron Fort being the undiscovered jewel. In 2013 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

TGIF! Here’s A Shot!

  ….. because when you stop and look around. There’s beauty at every step!   Neemrana Fort-Palace, Rajasthan, India     ….and, if you like what you read & see, do ‘like it’ & ‘share it’. Non WordPress users please ‘rate’ it to express your appreciation 🙂 Also do not forget to ‘follow the blog’ to remain updated about newer posts ❤    HAPPY  TRAVELLING! Monika Ohson / TravelerInMe