Friendships and reunions
It is the third time this year that I find myself on the Emirates flight to Dubai, the first leg of my trip to Trivandrum. I normally only go home Continue Reading →
Author: Chitra Gopinathan
Consultant party and Jimmiki Kammal
A mad dash to the metro station and I get there with a minute to spare. I needn’t have bothered as the course at the Royal College did not start Continue Reading →
Weddings and having a good time
The third wedding in a row in as many weeks. We were not invited to the first one in Schliersee of course, we just happened to be there. Each one Continue Reading →
Autumn and my Oak trees
September comes around too soon marking the beginning of autumn. The time when the chill in the air becomes more noticeable. A time when the leaves start taking on shades Continue Reading →
Munich
It is Saturday morning and it’s been a week since we’ve arrived. Today we are checking out and leaving Schliersee. We walk along the lake front for a short distance Continue Reading →
Rose Island, Starnberg
We look at the list of Konig Ludwig II’s castles. Which one should we visit today? We only have the car for one more day and so need to make Continue Reading →
Chiemsee
Today we drive to Chiemsee to see another one of the castles built by King Ludwig II. The sat-nav takes us to Gstadt and from here we catch the boat Continue Reading →
Night walking in the forest
The guide is late and I almost fall asleep waiting. “Has everyone abandoned you again?” I look up to see the elderly couple I met on Sunday evening. They are Continue Reading →
Fischbachau and Spitzingsee
Today we decide to go for our morning walk at 730. Kumar annan and Murali, both want to come this time. As we leave the hotel, they start chatting and Continue Reading →
Relaxing day in Schliersee
Last night after checking in we walk to the Greek restaurant next to the train station for dinner. There is a hen party going on in one of the nearby Continue Reading →
