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Riga, Latvia- first look…

Riga, the beautiful capital of Latvia bears several signatures of History.                                The 1905 revolution monument in Riga remembers January 13, 1905 when peaceful demonstrators were attacked by Russian military force near the River Daugava. They were killed by bullets and others fell...

A winter morning in Vigeland park, Oslo

Oslo’s Vigeland Park, is the largest sculpture park in the world by a single artist, boasting over 212 pieces made from bronze and granite by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.  The sculptor's stone statue is also crafted in the immediate south of the park. Vigeland lived and worked at his studio until his death and his ashes are still...

Tallinn,Estonia.. first look!

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Oslo opera, Norway..

We reached Oslo in a cloudy morning and walked to our hotel. Fortunately the hotel was  in a good location in central Oslo and opera house is only in a walking distance f. We walked there with the app map.me and found the magnificent architecture of Operahuset. It is operated by Statsbygg, a government agency...

Christiansborg Palace & Rosenborg Castle, Denmark.

Whenever you think of European capital cities, the visual of palaces and castles come into mind, the baroque, neo-baroque and neo-classicism architectures to blow your mind away! Copenhagen is no exception, it houses more than 5 palaces, some used as Government buildings, some are the residence of the royals.. We were able to visit two...

Strasbourg Cathedral & Old town, France

Strasbourg is a beautiful  city in the bank of Rhine river close to the French German border. As my husband had a lecture in Europlanet week in International space university in Strasbourg, we landed up there for a week. Though I took a break and went to Stuttgart in between, but that is another story....

Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo..

  Gangaramya temple is the most visited religious destination in Colombo . Situated not far from the placid waters of Beira Lake , it has a Vihara (temple), the Cetiya (Pagada) the Bodhitree, the Vihara Mandiraya, the Seema malaka (assembly hall for monks) and the Relic Chamber. In addition, a museum, a library, a residential...

Bali chronicle 6: Ulun danu bratan: the iconic Hindu temple of Bali

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Salzburg Main square..

We reached Salzburg in a flix bus at 11 o'clock in a cloudy day. We had time till 8 because I did not know about the Db Bahn trains which runs on the same price as bus. We took a city pass and hopped on a bus which dropped us in the salzburg main square....