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Casa Pedrera - The House That Looks Like a Quarry (Barcelona, Spain)

Casa Pedrera – The House That Looks Like an Open Quarry

April 23, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

In Barcelona, there’s a house that the locals fondly call Casa Pedrera (or the Quarry). If you look at its facade, it really looks like a rugged quarry. However, its original name was Casa Mila. Anton Gaudi, Catalan’s most beloved architect, built it for the wealthy Mila Family. This house

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Sheesh Mahal – The Flickering Palace of Mirrors in Jaipur

March 15, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Sheesh Mahal is inside Amer Fort in Jaipur. It’s a flickering Palace of Mirrors that would delight your experience in the imposing fort. You can’t miss it. Most tourists spend a long time here, taking a hundred selfies. And that means, good luck finding a spot for your own selfie

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Fatehpur Sikri in Agra – City of Victory

March 5, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments

Taj Mahal is not the only tourist attraction worth visiting in Agra, India. If you have time to spare before you get on your train to another destination, visit Fatehpur Sikri. It’s just 40 kms outside Agra and there’s a bus that goes there from the main station in Agra.

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Casa Batllo at Night Really Looks Like a House of Bones

March 3, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Casa Batllo at Night Really Looks Like a House of Bones – and these photos prove that. As soon as the lights are turned on, you can clearly see skulls and skinny bones. Don’t just admire Casa Batllo closer, but I’d suggest you go across the street and see it

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The Magnificent Tomb of Akbar the Great

February 24, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The tomb of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great isn’t the usual tourist destination. For most tourists in Agra, Taj Mahal is the only reason why they visit the city. Akbar the Great is, no doubt, considered the greatest of all Mughal emperors that ruled India. He is the son of

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Isa Khan Tomb – An Asylum of Paradise

February 23, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

There’s a Persian inscription on a slab inside Isa Khan Tomb which says, “This tomb, which is an asylum of paradise, was built during the reign of Islam Shah ….. by Masnad Ali Isa Khan, son of…” It is said that Isa Khan built his tomb in his entire lifetime.

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Before Taj Mahal, There Was Humayun Tomb

February 22, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The truth is: Before Taj Mahal, there was Humayun Tomb in New Delhi, India. The former is heavily influenced by the latter’s architectural style. Though the two are different in colours, the domes, arches, and pieta dura inlay patterns are very similar. Both are monuments of love. Behind the construction of

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The Might of Qutub Minar

February 17, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The might of Qutub Minar in Delhi can be felt once you see it up close. The closer you are with this lone brick minaret, the smaller you become. However, there’s something about this ancient piece of masonry that makes it worth a visit when you’re in Delhi. Aside from

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Jama Masjid – The Largest Mosque in India

February 16, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. It is in the old part of New Delhi, perched on a hill and overlooking the markets below and the Red Fort nearby. This is the first tourist attraction I’ve seen in India. I landed in Indira Gandhi International Airport in the

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Hawa Mahal at Night

February 15, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

In my previous post, you’ve seen Hawa Mahal bathed in sunlight in Jaipur, “The Pink City.” As you know, Hawa Mahal was built to be a viewing palace for the female members of the royal family without being seen by the crowd who are participating in the festivities on the

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Jal Mahal is a Dream-like Water Palace in Jaipur

February 11, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

On my way back to downtown Jaipur from Amber Fort (or Amer Fort, as the locals call it), I saw dream-like water palace by the roadside. I had to ask my Uber driver sweetly if he’d be kind to stop for a while so I could see the floating palace

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Taj Mahal – The Monument of Love

February 9, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Visiting Taj Mahal – The Monument of Love – is something you should include in your bucket list. What comes to mind when the Taj Mahal is mentioned? Love. Undying love. Yes, Taj Mahal is always synonymous with the undying love of Emperor Shah Jahan to his favorite wife. He

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The Majestic Arc de Triomf in Barcelona

January 25, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The majestic Arc de Triomf in Barcelona is usually the meeting place for walking tours in the city. It is one of the city’s most-visited landmarks during the day. In the late afternoon, you’ll find more locals here walking, running, and strolling around – and all the way to Parc Ciutadella.

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Casa Batllo – The House of Bones

January 23, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The locals in Barcelona call Casa Batllo -as The House of Bones. You can’t blame them because if you look at it outside from afar, the casa looks like bones, indeed. Its eclectic facade design carries through the walls, door, floors and rooms inside the house. So, it’s a good

Antonio Gaudi designed the Church which started construction in 1882!

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There’s a Rainbow Tunnel Inside the Sagrada Familia

January 18, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

These photos are proof that there’s a rainbow inside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. The brightness that glistens from the stained windows form a tunnel of hues that leads to the hereafter. Though Sagrada Familia is so grand in size and style it was originally built as a church and then

Tower Bridge is not The London Bridge I Imagined.

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Tower Bridge is not The London Bridge We Learned in Nursery School

December 31, 2016 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Tower Bridge is not The London Bridge We Learned in Nursery School. Remember that nursery rhyme we used to sing when we were young – London Bridge is Falling Down? Well, I thought that the bridge the song is talking about is the one below – the Tower Bridge. Why?