Today is Paris outing day, a city which is deeply romanticized. When I think of Paris, I think of fashion, perfume, art, of exquisite nature, beyond my reach. Now, I get to see this city first hand on what it really is. Mood dampener alert: Here again we were warned of massive traffic jams andContinue reading “Wrapping up the Europe Travelogue”
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Europe Travelogue Part 3
We are checking out and heading towards another country but first the city of Cologne or Koln, spelled locally. Enroute, we boarded a ferry for a Rhine River cruise in Bingen in the Koln-Dusseldorf route. We traced the undulating Rhine as it flowed between cantons, overlooking hills and few dilapidated ghostly castles. In spite ofContinue reading “Europe Travelogue Part 3”
Europe Travelogue Part 2
Day 2 The sun sets late in the evening, somewhere around 9:30 pm and sunlight starts appearing somewhere around 5:30 am. And I was up. Filled with excitement, getting my winter clothes out again, for we are off to Jungfraujoch. We crossed those marvelous countrysides once again and our first halt was at Interlaken. AContinue reading “Europe Travelogue Part 2”
Europe Travelogue
I had been trying to go out for a solo travel for a long time. But the world conspired to put a dampener on it. Two years of Covid and then a personal setback made me feel that my travel plans are jinxed. So when finally, I was off one morning jet-setting towards Europe viaContinue reading “Europe Travelogue”