Thursday, December 27, 2018

My Travel Diary 2018 .....

 Coimbatore - Ooty - Jan 2018
Isha Yoga Lord Shiva - Jan 2018

Marudhamalai Murugan Temple Jan 2018

 Positive Welfare Association Tiruvallur Feb 2018



Aishu learning Sandal Pattern making from Expert Cobbler Mitu anna in Mahabalipuram Feb 2018


Midnight flight catching to attend weekend Moot Court in Bangalore ....what an experience! The year started with exam in Bangalore

Mom's last trip with family - a month before her passing-  July 2018 - Wish I was there with them

Varanasi -  An experience that invoked the essence of Hinduism and its significance.   We bid adieu to mom's final remains in the sacred Ganges as she always loved Kasi - her abode of peace

               Visited Sarnath - an abode of Lord Gautam Buddha - with his most ardent disciple

Finally visited my college, Rajiv Gandhi College of Law, Bangalore and thanked our Principal Manjula Mamm' as I collected my final certificates finished LL.B ...3 years errands came to an end!

Canada Diary - October 2018

With Rishi at C.E.G. Paris - enroute to Halifax .  Stepping into Paris after exact 10  years!
 Landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 28 Oct 2018- instantly fallen in love with Oceans and Ships!
Fort Mc Nab @McNab Islands

@Citadel Fort
 @CANADA -  Halifax Waterfront

 @ Jumping the Area -  Cape Breton Cabot Trail
 @Fall Colors - Best time to visit Cape Breton
 Iconic Acadia
 Evening Strolls on Halifax Water front
 After a trail in Cape Breton
 @Celebrating the midway mark at Roxburry!
 @Colors and Food of Nova Scotia
 Nocturne Night -  Fire dance - Bringing Art and Energy to the Streets
Chester -  Beautiful Village  in Nova Scotia
 Land of Gaint Pumpkins - Windsor Nova Scotia - Pumpkin Regatta Oct 2018
 Thanks to our host Sue to spend an amazing day in Chester - with My VUDA Family
 On the Ferry to Dartmouth
 That beautiful morning in Peggy's Cove
 World Potluck night at our home for a month -  Homewood Suites Hilton, Halifax Downtown
 Visit to Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards - Wine Tour and Tasting
 Great experience of seeing Vineyards
 After a relaxing Wine Tour and Tasting!
 @Lunenburg - UNESCO World Heritage Site
 @World Famous Icecream COWS in Prince Edward Island
 In the Streets of PEI
 In the freezing temperatures of Cape Breton

Amazing morning walk around the Public Gardens!
 
 Proud IBMer visiting CIC Bedford

 Big hearts with tiny lighthouses in P.E.I

That chilling Martini Moment 
 On the Northumberland Ferry from Carribou
 The Halifax Titanic Connection - Fairview Cemetery where 100+ titanic victims are buried
 Resting place of the Unknown Child (finally identified)
 When the VUA Calls upon Jesus Christ outside the church in Charlottetown
 Thats final Bye Bye dinner at the 'ghost hunted' - Five Fishermen
 Packed bags! Lovely Memories!  Lifetime friendships!
 At the Formal Sign off Ceremony at NSCC - Just didnt want to leave those hands!
 At the home of 'Anne of Green Gables!' The Chocolate Shop where we found Chocolate Potato chips
 Bye Bye Halifax -  The Last Steps
 With Val from Argentina -  My Girl Crush 

Toronto and Niagara Falls

Thanks to Vimal and Jayanthi for starting our journey with temple visit



 My Toronto Buddies Aish and Ganesh and Kat
 Val and I always looked for Photo-Ops- she called them Umita Spots
 Aquarium
 Sugar Factory inside another ! 
 Toronto's Majestic Castle Casa Loma

 The Place I love the most!  Niagara Falls mesmerizes me always!  After 10 years, visited this amazing Natural Wonder from Canadian Side and fallen in love all over again



Back in India - Unwinding in the Waterfalls again! And Short Treks
Hoggenakkal and Yercaud with Team IBM







                                             And the journey continues............