Tokyo is one of those cities that gives you a real big city feeling, not just big but huge, just like Chicago or Shanghai. That has to be for the world's most populated city perhaps. Its altogether different feeling. And you need days or weeks to claim that you have seen the whole city. For that matter, any night stroll has to be essentially close to the place of stay, as was Nishi Shinjuku for me. It is always fascinating to watch a city skyline in night from a high-rise, so overwhelming- Well for a city like Tokyo, life doesn't stops at night, it seems like usual- on the roads- Umbrellas are really handy in Tokyo and actually everyone (all locals) carries a one. For the first time I saw almost all stores having umbrella stands at the entrance or a machine to cover yo...
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Music is life. Whichever part of the world you go, in every place and in every culture, music has a tradition. It has always been fascinating to witness the different styles and languages of the music. Some of the images of music as captured my roving camera! Music brings courage to face the world! (In streets of Antwerp) Music for the 'God' (At a church in Antwerp) Music for harmony! (at a park in Brussels!) Music inspires rhythm! (at a launch festival in Delhi) Music illuminates! (at a launch festival in Delhi) Music brings confidence to perform! (At a hotel in Singapore) Music brings out a symphony! (At a hotel in Singapore) Music gives the ability to charm! (At a hotel in Singapore) Music relives the tradition! (At a hotel in S...
Read MoreHow one feels while looking down deep! Is it a feeling of fear... or of being high up then others! Does it make you any humble or too realistic about life! Does it make you feel in thin air! Or it gives you a new meaning to life... A collection of images clicked at various times to reflect upon feeling of 'Looking Down' and my interpretation to them... Just because, I like these photos. Hope you too (See them all)! Looking down at your means to gain height! (Male Airport, Maldives) Looking down at speed you gain to move ahead! (Somewhere in Indian Ocean, Maldives) Looking down at lines nature creates! (Pacific Ocean, Eastern Japanese coast) Looking down at lines we move on! (Singapore) Looking down at jungles we love! (Ranthambore, Rajasthan) Looking down at Jungles we crea
Read MoreLondon taxis have been voted the best taxis in the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the annual global taxi survey from Hotels.com. London secured 22% of the votes, a clear runaway winner followed by New York with 10% and Tokyo with 9% in second and third place. London's iconic black cabs won nearly a quarter of the vote in the survey, which also saw Berlin reclaim its position in the top five list, in fourth place with 5% and Madrid, Mexico City and Amsterdam in joint fifth with 4%. The world's best taxis: Rank City % of votes 1 London 22% 2 New York 10% 3 Tokyo 9% 4 Berlin 5% 5= Amsterdam 4% 5= Madrid 4% 5= Mexico City 4% Of the 30 countries surveyed, London topped the list across five of the seven categories, including cleanliness (23%), knowledge of th...
Read MoreOne of the most common sights in an Indian city was very unusual for me to have noticed in Tokyo near the Sensoji Buddhist temple at Asakusa. That too in a constant drizzzle... ...
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