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  • Stupid Science City

    Stupid Science City

    Next stop was the biggest mistake. Science city. I paid a freaking 350 rupees as entry fees. Before going in, I had doubts if it was for adults and hence checked online. Some sadists had written that it’s an amazing place even for adults on Tripadvisor. I trusted them and went in. It’s a huge Read more

  • Jains and their temples

    Jains and their temples

    Then I visited more places like the Hutheesing Jain temple which was also very beautiful. I somehow felt the statuses of all the Thirtankaras looked the same. 🤪 What was interesting was the temple was built when Ahmedabad had a famine. This temple gave jobs with money and food to more than 2k workers for Read more

  • Swaminarayan experience

    Swaminarayan experience

    First stop – Swamy Narayan temple. I thought it is a temple of Vishnu (Narayan). I checked google maps and there were 2 in Ahmedabad alone within a distance of 2km. I went inside to see the statue of a man in a sherwani as the God deity and not the statue of Vishnu sitting Read more

  • A day in Amdavad

    A day in Amdavad

    As I sit at “The green house” opposite to Sidi Saiyyad Mosque, having clocked over 25k steps today, I am tired but Amdavad gave me a flavour of a lot of things. Just like a Gujarati thali. I saw penguins, I went to an ashram, I saw spiritual gurus, I went to places where critical Read more

  • Guj Thali

    Guj Thali

    Had a fantastic Gujarati thali. It had the colours textures and tastes all covered. Ok. I have to agree that everything was sweet including the Samosa. I did some basic research and found this place Aditi Hall which serves good Thali. It was unlimited (everything including papad, sweet and chaas). It tasted really good, or Read more

  • Airport avatars

    Airport avatars

    The airport has always been an interesting place for me. It’s a place where people mostly dress up well, look relatively fresh (unlike a railway station or bus stand. Money spent on travel is directly proportional to the money and effort to look good. The holiday season has started and there is bloody rush at Read more