We were on our way to the North of Iceland today and were slated to drive about a 100kms today. Started the day with a prayer. Seriously. Peeked into this church right behind our hotel in Myvatn, we asked the Lord to give us sun. After all, we had had […]
Ramadan or not, the galis of Jama Masjid in purani Delhi are throbbing with food joints throughout the year! Of course, during Ramadan, the scale gets multiplied many times over… Much like the Mohammaded Ali road of Mumbai (Read: Fasting and Feasting at Bohril Mohalla, Mumbai) and Frazer Town in […]
We had been darned lucky when we were in Hallstat. Of the two days that we were there, Saturday and Sunday, Sunday turned out to be the day when the little town of Hallstat celebrated Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus, and is celebrated in late […]
Going to Mozart land and not going for an opera would have been sacrilegious, no? Which is why we didn’t commit that crime 🙂 Since we were in Salzburg for 3 nights, we scheduled ourselves for an opera over one evening. We had booked ourselves for the Mozart Dinner Concert […]
In times of peace, you are a scientist of the world. In times of war, you are a scientist for your country. Motley’s Einstein starts with easy mentions of the theory of relativity; of Einstein’s childhood when his parents worried about his speech failure; how his teacher disliked him for […]
He asks her, “How much of a woman are you, and how much of a writer?” She replies, “For you, only a woman. Remember, once when you had fever, and I rubbed Vicks on your chest? My only wish at that moment was that I keep rubbing Vicks on your […]
20 days into the Holy month of Ramadan, and we finally went for our annual food pilgrimage to Barrah Handi and Minara Masjid in South Mumbai. It has been 8 Ramadans in Mumbai now, and I am proud to say that I have been there every year without fail. And […]
Listen, I had promised last year that I’d be back to the Mosque Road in Frazer Town in Bangalore for the Ramadan Feast. Wouldn’t it be a sin of the highest proportions then, if the Foodie didn’t keep his Food-promise? Knowing that a friend from Mumbai was in Bangalore too, […]