Kerala going to Polls.. Guess who wins?
It is that time in the cycle of events, when clip_image008the ‘common man’, in what he believes is his duty towards the country casts his vote; in the hope that his act is in the best interest of the state..
I am back.. Let’s blog again..
Yup, a lot did happen since the last post. Shifted my base of operations from the land of the rising sun to the far far west.. All that and more… pretty soon..
and we climbed 富士山 (Fujisan)
The climb up, was not easy a task; the darkness shrouding the jutting rocks, the chill of the night aggravated by the never ending winds and the ice cold rain; the sore muscles and the thumbing heart, the head pounding from the lack of breathing air, the hurdles almost making me to stop and return.
And the wheels kept rolling..
Earlier in the evening, after finishing my work at the laboratory, I got to Tsu station and got tickets to Kyoto. Unlike other times I have traveled to Kyoto, I decided to ride the longer JR line, and got tickets for the local train, that would take me to Kyoto in about 3 hours with 2 stop overs and train changes…
なばなの里 Winter Illuminations
Come winter, the gardens of Nabana-no-Sato are adorned with a million tiny coloured lights, twinkling all the way, atune to the background score…
Tomaruna.. Ei.. Yaa..
The Shikenen Sengu, a set of ceremonies, being followed to the book for the past 1,300 years, makes the Jingu, eternally old and always new at the same time.
Up Up & Away…
Mt. Gozaisho, a 1200 ft, high peak, the highest on the Suzuka ranges, is located some 50 km from Tsu, and is an ideal day’s hiking trip.
Takayama: a foodxploration!
What made the food more tasty was the way it was served, always with a smile. The making of the food, involved a lot of care and attention to detail, an art by itself, was pleasing to the eye too.
The Sun’s Returning March
Ise Shima wears a magnetic field around it, a force that never allows the mind to wander far off…
The ‘Pharos’ of Ise Shima
“…And as the evening darkens, lo! how bright,
Through the deep purple of the twilight air,
Beams forth the sudden radiance of its light
With strange, unearthly splendor in the glare!…”
………… H.W. Longfellow
犬山城 (Inuyama-jo)
Every single stone & tree had a story to tell… Then there was the highlight of a story.. The story of how a tree; a huge one it was; became a 神………..
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