Shibuya Crossing - Shibuya Tokyo Japan

We might already know about the rules of zebra crossings when roaming to places. As per the Zebra crossing rules, the pedestrians will cross the road only when they get the green signal or they have to press the button and wait for it until it turns green. What will happen if signal turn green on road which is having multiple zebra crossing from different directions and sides? Yes, Shibuya Pedestrian Scramble is having such numbers as lot of shopping zones are available nearby. Shibuya a special ward in Tokyo, Japan with the extent of 15.11 km sq which refers to shopping district of Tokyo. Shibuya

Station is one of the Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This is also known for its fashion centric in Tokyo. It is a busiest intersection in the world. During peak hours, we can witness a crowd throng to the station from streets as well as from station to streets. When lights turn red, (actually it will turn red on all sides) the entire traffic shut down and allow pedestrians to cross the intersection. We can witness people flow through every directions with every pulsing signal changes. There would around 700 to 1200 people crossing that intersection during peak hours looks like a marble spill. It would be a visual treat if we see this from the second story of Starbucks which is nearby.

Orange Festival - Netherlands

Orange festival most beautiful and colorful festival of Netherlands. The streets of Amsterdam covered with people heads on this orange festival day. It also called as "Koninginnedag of Netherlands". it usually followed on April 30th which is queens day and orange is the color of the royal family. It is preferable to wear orange color outfit during that day but still not mandatory. You could see likw the whole netherland turned into orange on that day. You may notice that the trading on that day go uncontrolled so you will see people selling different kind of items. Its good to satisfy your shopping thirst on that day. People who vist Netherland during April, please be part of this beautiful occassion.

Ashok Vatika - Hakgala Botanical Garden - Srilanka

Ashok Vatika also called as "Ashoka Vanam" during the Ramayana Mythological period.

Ramayana an Hindu Epic story which also have evidences in the current world and now believed that those characters were lived based on the evidences present in India and Srilanka.

Few Evidences like

1. Cobra Hood cave in Srilanka
2. Foot prints of Lord Hanuman
3. Hot Wells - Ramayana describes about some hot wells in Srilanka. It is still there.
4. Ram Sethu Bridge.
5. Ashok Vanam (Ashok Vatika) where Ravana abducted Sita and taken her to this place.

For readers who doesn't know about Ramayana, I am just giving here a small brief.

Lord Rama - 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu as per epic stories, was one of the son of King Dasaratha and his first wife Kausalya. Dasaratha has 3 wifes (Kausalya, Kaikeyi, Sumithrai). Rama has siblings like Lakshman, Barathan, Chatrugnan. Rama married Sita by breaking the toughest Bow to lift in a Swayambara (Marriage Ceremony during king rule). Rama, Lakshman and Sita were sent to forest for 14 years by his step mother Kaikeyi as she wants her son to take the kingdom. During that time Rama faced so many challenges. Ravana the king of Lanka (Present Srilanka) abducted Sita and kept her in Ashok Vatika. Then Rama rescued her by using his monkey troops headed by Hanuman and killed Ravana.

Sita stayed at Ashok Vatika till the end of war between Rama and Ravana. Ashok Vatika was destroyed by Hanuman.

The Present location is now believed as  Hakgala Botanical Garden. The area is now called as Seetha Elliya. It is at the base of Hakgala Rock forms. Seetha Amma temple is situated there. The garden is 5000 ft above sea level. Other connected site is a spot where Sita bathed in a stream at Sita Eliya, called Sita Jharna.

Kumbhalgarh fort - Great Indian Wall - Rajasthan

Most of us know about Great wall of China which was built across china and one among the wonders of the world. But there is similar such kind of wall in India as well which was built by the king Rana kumbha in 15th century near Udaipur of Rajasthan. It is about 90 kms from Udaipur.

 Kumbhal fort is one of the world heritage place. The walls are thick enough. It is second largest wall in the world after Great wall of China. We could see a gigantic doors and a temple. It was occupied until late 19th century and later it was opened to public.  The length of the wall is 36 kms and width is 25 feet. It will take 8 hours to reach from one end to another. It was constructed above 1914 meters from the sea level. This beautiful fort has 7 massive doors and 7 ramparts.It was built in the Aravalli ranges. It is the birth place of Mewar Legendary king Rana Kumbh. You could see the light show in the evening which would be glorious. The best way to reach this place is via car and best time is October to February. 

Melbourne City Circle Tram

Melbourne - A city with a hub of style, sport, culture and dining. There are many places to discover for a traveler like Federation Square, Great Ocean Road ( An wonderful way where you have mountains one side and sea on the other), Botanic Gardens, Philip Island and so many. Few spots are in the outskirts of Melbourne city and few within city . The Victoria Government has provided a public transport especially for tourism which revolves round the city. It is called "Melbourne City Circle Tram". The special features of this Tram compared to other local Trams are:

1. No charges are imposed for taking a ride in this Tram.
2. Running Commentary on the places of interest along its way.
3. 2 routes (one clockwise and another anti-clockwise)
4. Touches many city attractions

The frequency of this Tram is every 12 minutes between 10 am to 6 pm Sunday to Wednesday and 10 am to 9 pm Thursday to Saturday.

Clockwise service: Flinders Street > Harbour Esplanade > Docklands Drive > La Trobe Street > Victoria Street > Nicholson Street > Spring Street > Flinders Street.

Anti-clockwise service: Flinders Street > Spring Street > Nicholson Street > Victoria Parade > La Trobe Street > Docklands Drive > Harbour Esplanade > Flinders Street.

It also have wheel chair accessibility in it.

This city Tram touches the following attractions:

1.City Museum
2.Melbourne Aquarium
3.Parliament House
4.Docklands 
5.Federation Square
6.Princess Theatre

Do get into this Tram when you visit Melbourne, It would be wonderful experience.

Karaneshwar Natarajar Temple - Pyramid Temple - Pondicherry - India

Indian style of temples usually have a tower (called Gopuram) and then an Encircling corridor (called Pragaram) and the Temple's Sanctum Sanctorum (Sannadhi) and the idol. But this Shiv temple at Pondicherry India looks completely different than the Indian style. Yes it represents pyramidical architecture.Sri Karaneshwar Natarajar temple located at Pudhukuppam near Pondicherry India was built like a pyramid like structure. It was built in 2000 near the sands of bengal shore at Pondicherry. The temple was inaugurated by Chairman of Auroville foundation Dr. Karan Singh (The last king of Kashmir). It was largely hit by Tsunami in 2004 and it was rebuilt again on the same place. The temple's architectural concept was derived from Egypt's pyramid. The dimensions of this temple was based on the numbers given by The Mother (Pondicherry Mother). The temple has 7 steps and the idol inside is Lord Natarajar.When you visit Pondicherry please do visit this temple.