I like traveling by Shatabdi Express trains. They have chair car seating, they have are air conditioning and they dump you back at Delhi the same night. Kalka Shatabdi Express Train at Kalka Raliway Station So while coming back from Barog we reached Kalka by noon and it was quite hot and humid there. We…
Friday is for Flowers- Tulips at Harcourt Hill, Oxford, UK
Tulips at the Harcourt Hill Campus, Oxford Brookes University, UK PS. Feeling too tired for words!
Horn Please, It Happens Only in India
Horn Bajayen, That is Horn Please in Hindi! We were taking lunch at a Dhaba near the railway station at Barog. And this tractor that invited everyone to honk was parked nearby! And yet I get annoyed when people honk at me. I mean half of us (OK maybe much less than half) somehow believe…
Birds at Barog, Himachal Pradesh
Crimson Sunbird The Crimson Sunbird is a regular at the Barog Station and I could always spot it among these flowers. Makes for a very pretty picture and it is such a pleasure to watch. However, it won’t sit still at all and hence very difficult to photograph. Long Tailed Himalayan Bird (Red Billed Blue…
Toy Train at the Barog Tunnel, Himachal Pradesh
Toy Train at the Barog Tunnel, Himachal Pradesh I spent a lot of time at the Barog Station and watched the toy trains come and go to my hearts content. Barog is also home to the longest tunnel on the Kalka Shimla route (part of which you see in the video) which is a little…
Pictures from Barog, Himachal Pradesh
View from our Room at the Shivalik Cottage, Railway Station, Barog, Himachal Pradesh I have managed to upload the pictures from Barog and the nearby places now. I wish I could identify all those birds. I think I am developing a fondness for clicking birds but what a difficult subject they are! They always hide…
Lazy Sunday Photo, Barog- A Beautiful Hill Station on Kalka Shimla Train Route
Barog- A Beautiful Hill Station on Kalka Shimla Train Route We, Brat1 Brat 2 and I spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Barog and guess what they rent rooms right at the station to the tourists too! More soon.
More Tiger Tale but this time from Mexico
I am linking to Kelly’s post (from Gonomad) who was on a press trip to Mexico and guess what she got to pet a tiger! You have to go and see the tiger picture to believe it. PS. I am taking a short break. Would be back by Monday.
Grey London Day!
Victoria Memorial on a Grey Day, London The day I was roaming around in London in May 2009 was completely grey, cold and at times there was a light drizzle too. No, I am not complaining but all the photographs have a well, grey look. And I had just this one day in London. What…
Manchester United Club, They Catch them Young!
ManU Baby Wear for Sale at the Manchester United Club, Manchester, UK They Try to Catch them Young!