character

Drum Beats

April 20, 2019ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, character, chithiraifestival, colour, Dance, destinations, devotion, dreams, festivalfashion, India, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, Joy, latergram, Life, Love, Madurai, Mind, opportunity, People, traveladdict, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, wonder

The most versatile of it all is the drum. The best gets you to move. And move you do. When you are tired, you look around and see them dance. And then you know you have been out of action here for a while! That is the Chithirai Festival for you.

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December 11, 2017Uncategorizedairport, blogger, Blogging, Business, character, csia, friendship, glamour, glitz, History, inside, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, money, ordinary, peace, resist, support, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Another morning. Another airport.
What seemed to be a car turned out to be an assortment of lights. Carefully arranged and neatly placed. Choreography rules the world. Orchestration is the new order.
Amidst all the glitz an old friend walks in and catches me by surprise. “You haven’t changed one bit”
“I am glad you looked”

A moment. A hug. A smile.
Orchestration’s reach is beyond us. Thankfully.

(at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport)

September 24, 2017Uncategorizedarnabdidit, blogger, Blogging, Books, Business, character, History, inside, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, money, ordinary, peace, resist, support, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, tread, tyre, wanderlust

The treads on the tyres leave the marks on the ground.
What’s inside you is what causes you to behave and speak in the manner in which you do. And when the tread is worn out and tyre is bald, there is no character to the marks on the ground .

(at Powai Lake)

September 1, 2016Uncategorizedarts, blogger, Blogging, bridge, character, culture, destinations, goldengate, Happiness, History, instapassport, instatravel, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, peopleoftheworld, sanfransisco, soul, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, USA, visittheusa, wanderlust

It is illegal to go to San Fransisco and not post a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge. At least it would appear so, just going by the number of questions that you get when you dont post one. 🙂

The bridge is beautiful and its been standing since 1937. The bridge took more than a decade of overcoming opposition for it to get built. People opposed the very building of it for a number of reasons. Today those reasons seem submerged in its practical and symbolic value.

The awesome doesnt get built overnight! And the awesome doesn’t appear awesome when it is still in the mind!

(at Golden Gate Bridge)

August 29, 2016Uncategorizedabrahamlincoln, blogger, character, culture, destinations, dream, Happiness, History, ihaveadream, instapassport, instatravel, lincolnmemorial, Love, martinlutherking, memorial, Metaphor, peopleoftheworld, skyline, slaves, soul, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, USA, visittheusa, wanderlust, washingtondc

Its the anniversary of one of the best speeches made. On the 28th of August 1963, Martin Luther King delivered his “I have a dream’ speech, standing on these very steps. The speech moved America and the rest of the world too.

The Lincoln Memorial has seen several speeches. But the speech by ML King, made to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that freed millions of slaves, is perhaps the most remembered. At least, the most significant to me.

Some steps have helped mankind climb higher. This is one such.

(at Lincoln Memorial Monument)

August 17, 2016Uncategorizedblogger, Blogging, character, culture, destinations, Happiness, instapassport, instatravel, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, peopleoftheworld, sanfransisco, skyline, soul, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, USA, visittheusa, wanderlust

The skyline of a city can seem so much the same. Jagged concrete structures reaching for the sky with varying degrees of ambition.

Yet, they are distinct. A level of careful observation will show you a few things. The choreographed exteriors, the conversations that hug the air and the music that is played in the street give the skyline life.

The skyline of San Fransisco seems to tease you a bit with its streaming business like stiff upper lip. Beautiful nevertheless, especially when you relish it with some cool breeze from the Pacific. It is when you step into the city and go down the valley you realise how much a facade the skyline put up.

(at San Francisco, California)

October 28, 2015Uncategorizedcharacter, daughterdiaries, education, Habits, kids, litter, London, park, Play, swachhbharath, Travel, traveldiaries

How do you build good habits? Well, for one, you start early! The litter bin in a park is a good example. 🙂 #London #litter #daughterdiaries #park #Travel #traveldiaries #habits #character #kids #education #play #swachhbharath

October 21, 2015Uncategorizedbeer, belgium, brussels, Cafe, character, city, coffee, eu, europe, History, Travel, traveldiaries

What gives character to a city beyond its buildings is what happens on its pavements.
It is always a sight to SEE conversation. HEAR exchanges of glances and smell Coffee. OK, beer in this case.

Imagine a character rich pavement complemented by a colourful history as a backdrop.
Just jaw dropping awesome.
A cafe with the St.Michael and St.Gudula cathedral as a backdrop in the heart of #Brussels .

Whatay setting.
#Travel #Traveldiaries #Belgium #Brussels #europe #city #character #history #cafe #coffee #beer #EU

April 27, 2015Uncategorizedcharacter, Kolkatta, taxi, Travel

This taxi has a lot of character. Or perhaps these #character s have a some #taxi! #Travel #Kolkatta