Around Iceland in 8 days – Part 3

Skeiðflötur

For our third day in Iceland, we wanted to explore southern Iceland. So, after our breakfast, we started on the Ring road or Road#1 towards east. When driving on the main road #1 or ring road direction east you take a turn to the right to road 218 to reach Dyrhólaey which was our first … Read more

Around Iceland in 8 days – Part 2

On the way to DC Plane Wreck Site

The second day of our trip in Iceland started with a great breakfast in the kitchen in our guest house. The first site in our itinerary for the day was the DC Plane wreck site which has its rusting shell laying on haunting black sands. Frankly, as this is not a natural attraction I would … Read more

Around Iceland in 8 days – Part 1

Hallgrímskirkja Church

Recently I had taken few friends to Iceland for a Photo Tour. In the next few weeks, I will be blogging the details of that photo tour and here is the first part. We embarked on 28th September 2019 from Kempe gouda International airport in Bangalore to Amsterdam via Dubai in Emirates airways. From Amsterdam, … Read more

Abode of Gaudi – Barcelona Part 7

Plaça d'Espanya Panorama

Returning from our trip to Montserrat, which I had covered in my last blog we reached Plaça d’Espanya. Plaça d’Espanya is one of Barcelona’s most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition, held at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district. One of the city’s biggest squares, it is the … Read more

Abode of Gaudi – Barcelona Part 6

Montserrat Mountains

Our last day at Barcelona trip, we wanted to visit Montserrat. Montserrat is a mountain top monastery in Catalonia, Spain. Situated atop an unusual rock mountain, it is very popular among Catalans, and Catholic pilgrims come from far and wide to see the Black Madonna. At 1236 meters above the valley floor, Montserrat is the … Read more

Abode of Gaudi – Barcelona Part 5

Sagrada Família

The third-day in Barcelona was covered in my last blog. During the afternoon we headed out to visit Gaudí’s greatest creation – Sagrada Família. Online Ticket was tough to get as it was being Sunday, there was quite a rush of tourists. So around 6 PM local time we could get into the church. We … Read more