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Ready for a Sushi ! Jul. 8th, 2006 @ 09:12 am

Outside a Sushi restaurant, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Recently found out that the SUSHI can be njoyed even more if you select the right kinda sauce to dip the fish in...


A lotta varieties to choose from; left me confused !

Current Mood: confused

Guard of Honour Jul. 2nd, 2006 @ 05:44 pm

Cedar Way, Hakkone, Japan, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

The tall cedar trees (this is also known as the Cedar Way) providing a warm reception to all the guests enroute lake Ashni....

I visited Hakone (about 120 Kms from Tokyo, Japan) along with a colleague, last Sunday .

A complete round trip of Hakone (a one day package) includes a bus ride from Hakone-Yamuto station to Moto-Hakone, a cruise that crosses the lake Ashni (on clear days, u can catch a glimpse of Fuji san on the way), ropeway ride, a cable car train and finally a normal trains that brings you back to your starting point.

Hakone is a hill station that is famous for its Hot Spas, boasts of the world second longest ropeway (~ 4kms) and known for the black eggs. (chicken eggs cooked in natural geysers). The time of visit, though was not perfect, the mountain was misty and the underlying scenery was obscured by the fogged ropeway windshield :(

A picturesque destination that helps you to chill out, especially after a long week of 12 hr working days..

PS: Hakone has some good traditional Japaneese restaurants that serve you hot fish and cold Sake..;) .. A deadly combination, especially the Plum flavoured Sake with 'Tempura'.

Current Mood: cheerful

After a hard day's work... Jul. 2nd, 2006 @ 05:11 pm

Going Down Once Again ..., originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Shot at sunset, at the shores of river Limfjorden, Aalborgh, Denmark.


The Floating Restaurant Mar. 6th, 2006 @ 04:59 pm

The floating restaurant, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Our (myself and a colleague) eyes lit up when we saw the sun shining brightly on Sunday evening...After 3-4 days of cold and snowy weather, it was a pleasant change...

But, as always, the sun shine was deceiving, the temperatures outside were freezing cold and I could not even take out my gloves for clicking snaps.

With all the warm clothings (golves, caps , sweaters, Jeans) we managed to walk around the place for around 20 minutes, by then we were almost like biological specimens kept in deep freeze.. We were literally shivering...To add insult to injury a young Danish chap (may be 3-4 years old) got out of his car and started playing with snow..(With out wearing a cap to cover his face/ear)...;)..

The place is by the banks of River LIMFJORDEN....The ship in the snap is a floating restaurant....Nope we did not go inside that...:) Who would go for a Europen meal when you have a yummy South Indian meal waiting for you... Visited an Indian colleague living here in allborgh and needless to say, had stomach full :)

Current Mood: energetic

Mar. 4th, 2006 @ 05:53 pm
It has been some time since I posted some snaps here... Planning to start em again.. Itz a weekend, and that means I have some time to go around with my A-95..

To tell the truth, it is not at all interesting to move around in this sub-zero temperatures with the white stuff falling down all day long :) ... It is typically the time for a hot coffee and a Shaji Kailas movie :))...

But the picturesque land (= Denmark :: some locals call it as Pan Cake land, for its extremely flat pan cake like geography) brought about the motivation to go around taking shots....

Tomorrow, I have plans to visit Skagen the northernmost tip of Denmark where the two seas the Baltic and the North meet ...
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Kajrare......(B aur B)
Other entries
» Museum of Arts.

Museum, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

A museum of Arts by The Danube.

Lovely sight from the top of the road bridge from where the shot was taken. The lighting color wavers between Violet and its different variants...

PS: We had the daylight adjustment for this Winter yesterday...mmm the days are longer, I gained an hour....Got up at 10 to find that it is just 9 and I have an hour more extra to sleep... Nicest feeling..


Oct. 31st, 2005 @ 05:28 pm
» More of Kava !

Kava - Malampuzha 1, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Malampuzha at itz best!


Oct. 27th, 2005 @ 07:36 pm
» Water Water Every where !

Kava - Malampuzha, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

This is Kava, Malampuzha..Taken during my visit to Pkd during Onam...

Being so near (less than 15 kms from home)and yet not once I have visited this place.. :(

This is exactly the same place where the song "Muvanthi Thazhvarayil.." from Kanmadham was shot.. Meesha Madhavan too has some lovely shots of this beautiful place...

I can feel the rumbling of the water brushing against the half immersed trees ... Heart feels light :)


Oct. 27th, 2005 @ 07:30 pm
» Schönbrunn Palace Gardens

Schönbrunn Palace Gardens, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

A very 'colourful' place...
Yes in every sense!!

Walking around was a nice experience..except ofcourse dropping the Powershot once...No damage done.


Oct. 27th, 2005 @ 06:58 pm
» Royal Transport

Royal mode of transport, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

me @Linz, Austria presently for a couple of weeks...

The important thing being at Linz is that itz just 100-150 miles from Vienna :)

This snap was taken @ The President's abode in Vienna.

The building with its beautiful surroundings, Lake, lush green gardens and a number of such horse rides, is a treat to watch.

Climate being ideal, I could see a lotta sunbathing around.. ;)


Oct. 27th, 2005 @ 06:44 pm
» Louvre..contd

Louvre3, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Last three snaps; from Louvre Museum, Paris......

statues, sculptures, paintings, stone models, memorabilias from ancient civilizations...

Takes atleast 2 full days to roam around the whole place....I just managed to have quick peek at some of the noted collections..

All halls with shining marble floors & high roofs...voW!!!


Jun. 3rd, 2005 @ 04:50 pm
» Louvre...contd

Louvre2, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Vow!


Jun. 3rd, 2005 @ 04:45 pm
» Louvre ...

Louvre1, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

One from Louvre...


Jun. 3rd, 2005 @ 04:41 pm
» 'Mara Prabhu'

Maraprabhu, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Made of a single big tree trunk, this stands tall, accompanying 'Guruvayoor Keshavan' in the Guest House compound near the Guruvayoor temple.


May. 17th, 2005 @ 10:28 am
» Assembly !!!

Assembly !!!, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Yet another one from Lesse..
The rain about to pour, with cool wind blowing..that adds to the effect..

Sad that a camera cann't capture that feeling ;-)


May. 13th, 2005 @ 05:06 pm
» FarmHouse

FarmHouse, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

A shot from Salzgitter-Lesse, a beatutiful green village...

I happened to be visiting one of my colleagues there. A bit of rain with rain clouds warning us of more to come... Typical Easter season!!!!!!

The village has a lotta farm houses converted to living mansions...

This's one of the biggest among such converted farmhouses..


May. 13th, 2005 @ 04:54 pm
» SnowTrain

SnowTrain, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Pic taken at Brocken 1142..The 1142 being the height of the peak...(A peak in the Harz mountain range)

I expected a normal day of trekking on ice(was looking forward for it), but it turned out to be enuf snow for years to me..;-)

The train has a service once every 2 hours(even in these snowy conditions)...The arrival of it being marked with a loud pumping of steam & a clamour of the waiting crowd, on seeing the smoke spitting monster..


May. 11th, 2005 @ 05:17 pm
» The Wall .............No More

Berlin wall, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

Nothin to write about this...U know it... ;-)...Very small part remaining...

btw Me Gotcha *stone* from the remains of the wall....


Feb. 28th, 2005 @ 09:22 pm
» Checkpoint Charlie

charlie, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

A former checkpoint on the border of East & West Germany...

The former border crossing point between East and West Berlin was the place where Soviet and American tanks stood face to face, after the construction of the Wall in 1961....

Had a chance to take a snap, standing between the 'two' dressed in Russian & American costumes... :-) :-)


Feb. 28th, 2005 @ 09:17 pm
» Glass house

Glass house, originally uploaded by nnaveen.

The glass house on top of the Parliament house....

Felt like some alien ship!! :-o

A full round (people going round -in the snap) explains country's history in photos...


Feb. 28th, 2005 @ 09:12 pm

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