Monthly Archives: December 2012

A United Europe !!


Most travellers to Europe ( Schengen countries to be precise ) have often contrasted the tedious inter-state cross-border traffic in India , with the zero-checkpoint transition from one member state to another in the Schengen zone. Of course some EU … Continue reading

Posted in Topical | 2 Comments

The Brits are coming


My Brit brother called earlier in the day to tell me what he was up to on a balmy winter day in jolly old England & brought me up to date with happenings relating to his 4-month old grandson Rishi … Continue reading

Posted in Family | Leave a comment

Namastey Europe


Got back mid November after 3 glorious days in Paris and 7 days in the Netherlands . Weather all through was most kind and at sub 7 in Pune on return continued to be so Stayed at a beautiful village called Houten … Continue reading

Posted in Family | Leave a comment

Passion Emotion Sentiment


These three words are often used in our daily lives as synonymous , whereas they are in fact as different in their connotations as the proverbial chalk is from cheese ( I have never quite understood why chalk & not … Continue reading

Posted in Lessons | Leave a comment