Taj Mahal- Agra View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mridula Dwivedi (@mridulablog) A weekend trip is on cards and no points for guessing the destination. Let us see if beauty or the hassles of…
Long Forgotten Signpost!
As Seen Near Batal, Spiti Lahaul Region The sign board says that the access road from Batal to Chandratal is 14km and it is jeep route too. Just after the trip I would think daily why I did not take this road. And then when I saw this picture again, it seemed to be such…
Happy Holi!
Wish You All a Very Happy Holi
Central Park, Connaught Place (CP), New Delhi
We wanted to visit Daryaganj Book Market last Sunday. Once there, we were told that the book market didn’t happen because ex-President of Pakistan visited the place in the morning (this is pure hearsay I have no idea if it is true or not). Whatever may be the reason, the book sellers were not there…
Mind the Gap, Not London Underground but on Delhi Metro this Time
Mind the Gap, Delhi Metro I first became aware of the phrase ‘mind the gap’ when I used the London Underground in 2007. Soon after, I realized that Delhi Metro also has its own version of mind the gap. But it was finally yesterday that I managed to record the Delhi Metro ‘mind the gap.’…
Lazy Sunday Photo- Agra Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Agra Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Entrance to Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
Entrance to the Royal Armories Leeds, UK
Pleasantly Surprised with Passport Office New Delhi
Crowd Outside the Bhikaji Cama Place Passport Office New Delhi I quite liked my experience of applying for the renewal of my passport at New Delhi. Dealing with government officials in India is no pleasure. I was wondering how should I go about getting my passport renewed. Some of my colleagues encouraged me to apply…
Naina Kapur’s Blog
I blogged about meeting Naina Kapur, the lead counsel in the Vishaka Judgment against sexual harassment in the supreme court. I discovered her blog. She was kind enough to drop in a line to tell me that contrary to what I wrote in my previous post she has a blog! And I am so glad…
10 minutes with Taxi Drivers at Austin- Guest Post by Kalyan Banerjee
I really enjoyed reading Kalyan’s experiences with Taxi Drivers in Austin. It is so wonderful to have him as a guest blogger at Travel Tales from India. Enjoy the post.Kalyan Banerjee has a day job and travels during weekends. You can follow him on Twitter as well. Talking to strangers is always (well, at least…