Compared to our stint in Bhimtal last year, this year’s stay is going much better so far. For one, this time we came prepared for a long stay, at least a month. Last year, we had come for ten days and stayed on for five months because of the lockdown. The second and more importantContinueContinue reading “The Neighbor’s Garden”
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Back in Bhimtal
We had been itching to come back to our place in Bhimtal all through Summer but dared not venture out after the dreaded 2nd wave, which claimed so many. In our society in the NCR, there were more than 300 cases at the time, 17 in our tower itself. So for more than two monthsContinueContinue reading “Back in Bhimtal”
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
While planning my Australia trip, the two things that I was positive I wanted to see was the Great Ocean Road and the Great Barrier Reef. Our whole trip was planned around these two givens. The first part of our trip was based in Melbourne, Victoria as most Great Ocean Road bus tours originate fromContinueContinue reading “The Great Barrier Reef, Australia”
Jasper Hotel, Melbourne – A Review
Previous Location Right in the heart of Melbourne City Center, Jasper Hotel is just about a 20 minute drive from the Melbourne Airport. On the way to the hotel A tram line passes right outside Jasper Hotel so it is easy to get around via public transport from here. In fact, the hotel is inContinueContinue reading “Jasper Hotel, Melbourne – A Review”
Year 2020 Trips
January – Rishikesh We ushered in 2020 in Rishikesh. We had come here a few days earlier and stayed at GMVN’s Ganga Resort. Then on 31st December 2019, we joined our friends at Parmarth Ashram. They were celebrating their 25th anniversary and had invited a few close friends and relatives. Apart from the famous aartiContinueContinue reading “Year 2020 Trips”
Drawing Challenge #Day 19
The 19th drawing challenge today was to take a sheet of paper and fill the entire sheet with as many different faces as we could draw. The challenge was to draw out as many diverse personalities as we could to cover the entire surface of the paper. Not necessarily human faces. We could draw aliens, monsters, or animal faces as well. The ideaContinueContinue reading “Drawing Challenge #Day 19”
The Great Ocean Road Bus Tour
Previous Our 2nd day in Melbourne was devoted to the Great Ocean Road Bus Tour. This was our primary reason for including Melbourne in our Australia travel itinerary. I had been quite sure I wanted to visit the Great Ocean Road (most trips originate from Melbourne) as well as the Great Barrier Reef (accessed fromContinueContinue reading “The Great Ocean Road Bus Tour”
Year 2019 Trips
April – Kerala The first trip of the year – a hastily booked trip to my hometown when my dad passed away. I’m not yet ready to talk about it. Someday. April – Rishikesh My dad had been talking about revisiting Haridwar and Rishikesh for some time but hadn’t been able to make it dueContinueContinue reading “Year 2019 Trips”
Drawing Challenge #Day 18
Cardboard doodles Day 18 of the drawing challenge was to draw a ‘cardboard doodle’. Wait, before you start googling (I did), that’s not an actual drawing term. It’s simply a term that the instructor invented for the doodles he makes on the cardboard backing of his drawing notepads. So the challenge was to draw aContinueContinue reading “Drawing Challenge #Day 18”
Drawing Challenge #Day 17
Day 17’s drawing challenge was to make two eye drawings. First we had to draw an eye as realistically as we could. Once we had done that, we had to draw a second eye, which was as graphically simple as possible. The objective of this challenge was to explore the polar opposites of the visual solution. According to the instructor,ContinueContinue reading “Drawing Challenge #Day 17”
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