February 2008 ~ Travel In Home

And they were part of the trail ..

I met them in Nugehalli and they are part of the trail as well.. Excited to see visitors in their town, they stopped their game of cricket . The temples were initially shut and they asked us if the priest could be summoned ..I didnt know their names , but they voluntarily posed for me[...]

by Jour ~ Wednesday, February 27, 2008 0 comments

Nuggehalli - a detour from the highway

Our next port of halt – Nuggehalli, another small unassuming hamlet where I can guarantee you that you can get lost amidst the small lanes..Fortunately there were not too many of them. We were enroute to Bangalore from Hassan and we did not have much time on us – but we couldn’t give[...]

by Jour ~ Wednesday, February 27, 2008 0 comments

Where We Go From Here

While David has been off on his adventure picking up our new rental car in France today (which was going well last time I talked to him), I've been doing lots of travel planning! So here's what we'll be doing and seeing for most of March:The current plans have us leaving Germany for Italy on March 21 or 22, so we have a few more[...]

by Jour ~ Tuesday, February 26, 2008 0 comments

Moving and Münster

Nun on a bicycle in foggy Münster.It's hard to believe we only have another week here before we begin our grand adventure on the road! We've pretty much stayed home since the Rhine tour, partly because we both have colds, partly because the weather isn't nice anymore, but mostly because we have so much to do. We need to get shipping,[...]

by Jour ~ Friday, February 22, 2008 0 comments

The Romantic Rhine

Today we took a nice drive along the Romantic Rhine, a stretch of river that begins about an hour south of the "industrial Rhine" where we live. Also known as the Middle Rhine, this riverside scenic area is absolutely loaded with castles, villages and vineyards. It was a great day for a scenic drive, as it was brilliantly sunny[...]

by Jour ~ Saturday, February 16, 2008 0 comments

Cologne Again

Last Saturday started off really nicely, with sunshine and a delicious breakfast of rösti - the Swiss dish we learned to love in Bern, although this home version is admittedly not that much different from good old American hashbrowns. Bellies full and happy, we then took the tram into Cologne for some more explorations. Our first[...]

by Jour ~ Thursday, February 14, 2008 0 comments

Worms

Last Thursday we visited the city of Worms, which in German is pronounced "vorms." It's a two-hour drive south from Bonn along the Rhine River, not far from Mainz. We had a great time. Worms is a smallish and pleasant city, with all the main sights within fairly easy walking distance. Thanks to the off-season, we seemed to be the[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, February 11, 2008 0 comments

Belavadi - the Hoysala Trail continues ..

My tryst with the Hoysalas continues. It was a hot Saturday afternoon and my aunt and I had a couple of hours on us. My uncle had excited us about a temple built around a “syambu pulaiyar “ ( An idol of Ganesha or Ganapathi is said to have been carved by itself) in a small hamlet called[...]

by Jour ~ Thursday, February 7, 2008 0 comments