Sunday, January 24, 2010

MTDC RESORT KARLA

A lovely resort ! If one is coming from Mumbai, take the 2nd exit from Lonavla on the Expressway and you will get into the Oldexpressway immediately. Within 5 kms , you will get a Indicator Board and take a right turn and you are in MTDC Karla resort. Its a spacious resort with lush green garden and rooms looking cute . You have the option of parking your vehicle right in front of your cottage also . Otherwise, there is a large parking area as one enters the resort. There is a decent restaurant also with prices quite reasonable. We had a good breakfast there . Children will have a jolly good time as there are 2 play areas . There is also a Water park with a swimming pool and roller coaster slide at a decent height. There is also wave pool.

EKVIRA TEMPLE - KARLA

MTDC KARLA - WATER PARK

Friday, January 8, 2010

The best of Ilayaraja - Ilampani thuli vizum neram - Aradhanai

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Easily , one of the very best of our good old Raja. Between 1976 and 1985, he unleashed a series of spellbinding orchestration. This movie came during 1981 and disappeared but the song is still fresh like an ilampanithulir ! Instantly, it takes us to snowpeaks . Raja's orchestration was a revelation for us those days ! Sensationsl stuff. Mighty composition ! Such innovative use of Violins, Bass Guitar was never heard of . Oops. That violin flow during the first interlude is a crescendo . Brilliant countermelodies . A complete package. To me, it takes me back by 30 years and I become nostalgic , recollecting our school days.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Beas River - Manali

Hadimba temple - Manali

Kufri Snow mountain view

The magnificent Rose Garden - Chandigarh

Splendid Manali - return from Rohtang Pass road

This video covers the road way while coming back from Rohtang Pass approach on 30th December 2009.

Beautiful roads of Chandigarh

An evening to cherish with old friends




It was a memorable evening we had with our good old friends since school / college days . Fond memories of our glorious days were recollected ! Sunil Gavaskar Vs G.R.Vishwanath .....M.S.V vs Ilayaraja ......Borg Vs McEnroe ....Rajini Vs Kamal ...........all unforgettable , glorious 70s ....The best thing was, none of our friends have changed in their mannerism or style ! I am blessed soul to have such wonderful friends . Indeed, they are friends forever.

Beautiful thillana play - Mohana Kalyani