http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ Travel http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Matthew1471's BlogX / BlogX.co.uk © 2010 chakrapani chakrapani@research.ryerson.ca chakrapani@research.ryerson.ca http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/RSS/Image.jpg http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ 100 100 Sat, 28 Oct 2010 12:12 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=60 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=60 Went to Malahide Castle. Interesting, but not something that interested me a lot.<br><br>Had lunch at Nancy Hands pub, where I was told some scenes from Educating Rita were shot.<br><br>Others visited Jamieson's whiskey company. I went to a couple bookstores.<br><br>T... Sat, 28 Oct 2010 12:08 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=59 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=59 From St. Petersburg to Dublin.<br><br>Our stop today was at Trinity college, which houses the book of Kells. I have seen it all before so did not go in. Instead wandered around the streets of Dublin for a few hours.<br><br>Dinner at Foyles pub.<br><br>Unevenful. Sat, 28 Oct 2010 12:06 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=58 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=58 Today we went to the Hermitage.<br><br>What a magnificent place! What a wonderful collection art! I am not sure if there is any other place that has as many works of art as this (Louvre perhaps? Not sure.)<br><br>This sounds repetitive, but St. Petersberg is a mag... Sat, 28 Oct 2010 12:00 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=57 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=57 Today we visited Catherine the Great's palace. Couldn't get in though because it is closed on Mondays. It is a huge palace but we were told that, after th communists took over, the palace was left open for nearly a year and, during that time, people walked... Sat, 28 Oct 2010 11:56 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=56 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=56 From Turkey to Russia.<br><br>Petropavlosk, our first stop abroad is at the one end of Russia and St. Petersburg at the other.<br><br>This is one of the most magnificent cities I have ever seen. The roads are broad, the sidewalks are generous, the squares (of whic... Sat, 28 Oct 2010 11:47 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=55 Today we visited the new palace. It was again extremely impressive.<br>More on Istanbul later. Sun, 22 Oct 2010 09:42 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=54 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=54 Istanbul is one impressive city.<br><br>We visited a number of places today: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia Museum, and the Underground Cistern. Blue Mosque (so called because of the primary colour used in the mosque) was magnificent. Right across from th... Sat, 21 Oct 2010 15:52 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=53 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=53 Arrived in Istanbul around 5pm.<br><br>Checked in at the Crowne Plaza hotel in the old city. The hotel property and the common areas were impressive but the rooms were small (and quaint).<br><br>For dinner, we went to Kumkapi fishermen village where there are rows... Sat, 21 Oct 2010 15:46 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=52 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=52 Another exciting day. A trip to Wadi Rum Nature Reserve. Wadi is one of the most spectacular desert landscapes. The red sand, the rolling dunes and sandstone mountains looked incredible in the sun. We travelled in the desert by 4x4 jeeps to the great mount... Sat, 21 Oct 2010 15:43 GMT http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/ViewItem.asp?Entry=51 http://www.chuckchakrapani.com/blog1/Comments.asp?Entry=51 <br>Today we went to the ancient city of Petra, situated about two hours by road from Aqaba. It is about 2 km walk from where cars could take you, but well worth the effort. The ruins were interesting and we could see the remains of a sophisticated civilizat...