Trip to Switzerland: Part 5 - The city of Lucerne (aka Luzern)

Bridge, Europe, History, Lake, Switzerland, Water - No Comments » - Posted on November, 5 at 6:43 pm

Our stay in the city of Interlaken done (and the hotel reservations having run out), we decided to move to our next destination, the city of Lucerne (also known by the German name of Luzern). We were taking a train near noon from Interlaken (after having done a cruise on the Lake Thun). This train […]

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Sun temple at Konark: Incredible architecture

Asia, History, India, Orissa, Religion, Temple - No Comments » - Posted on October, 25 at 2:04 pm

Location: Orissa, India
Type: Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva
Coordinates: latitude 19° 53′ North and longitude 86° 06′ East
Weather: Maximum temperature in summer is 110° F / Minimum temperature in winter is 51° F.
In Summer, cotton clothing; in winter, light woolen clothing is required.
Best time to visit to Konark: October-March
The legendary city of Konark is located […]

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Kausani in Uttranchal

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Altitude: 1890 mts
Temperature: Summer - Max 26 deg C, Min 10 deg C
Winter - Max 15 deg C, Min 2 deg C
Season: Round the year, but July - September could be avoided because of the rainfall
Clothing: Summer - Cotton or light woollen
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Kedarnath in Uttarakhand

Asia, History, India, Mountain, Pilgrimage, Religion, Temple, Uttranchal - No Comments » - Posted on August, 17 at 12:12 pm

Altitude: 3,553 metres
Coordinates: 30.73° N 79.07° E
Temperature : Max: 17.9°C, Min: 5.6

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Badrinath in Uttarakhand

Asia, History, India, Mountain, Pilgrimage, Religion, Temple, Uttranchal - No Comments » - Posted on August, 17 at 11:41 am

Altitude: 3415 meters
Coordinates: 30.73° N 79.48° E
Best time to vist: the temple usually remains open from first week of May to 2nd week of November
Languages: Hindi, English and Garhwali
Area: 3 sq km
Languages: Hindi, English, Garhwali
Situated in the lap of Nar-Narayan Parvat, with the towering Neelkanth peak (6,597mts.) in the background, the River Alakananda flows beside. […]

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