

25. Versailles
I have a confession to make. I’ve never been to Versailles before. Which may seem strange. But I really don’t enjoy crowds of people....
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26. from St Martin to Saint Chapelle
I have so much to tell you tonight I don’t know where to start. Because my head is still full of music soaring to the roof of Saint...
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27. Avenue Montaigne etc
No trip to Paris would be complete without a day strolling along the haute couture streets would it? Window-shopping, admiring, trying...
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28. welcome to the Musée des Arts Forains
On the second last day, when Cally asked me what we were doing, I was a little hesitant to say a carousel museum. I was questioning it...
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29. Paris perfume class
We didn't want to be late for the perfume class at 4pm. We left the Musée des Arts Forains at Bercy and went through a covered walkway...
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30. au revoir Paris
We were to fly out of Paris at 8pm on Friday night. How to spend our last day? Cally wanted to keep shopping for gifts on the left bank. ...
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26. Falaknuma Palace
The Falaknuma Palace is the perfect place to end our trip together. A space to catch our breath in an iconic Indian setting before we fly...
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25. Hyderabad
Hyderabad is another 'small' Indian city with a population of 6.5 million. It's also called Cyberabad, with 45% of new job creation for...
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24. Nizams of Hyderabad
It's very early on Friday morning. I've made myself a cup of Indian Earl Grey tea, and I'm sitting at the desk in our quietly elegant...
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23. the big two
Sunday It’s an easy drive from Mysore to the Orange County resort on the Kabini River from where we’re going to visit Nagarhole National...
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22. Sravana Belgola
John took these bird photos yesterday. Two Brahminy kite chicks. When we return after our tour today at 5pm, we worry that they have...
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21. Mysore
We're playing hookey this afternoon and skipping a temple so I can catch up a little. The internet here is still a problem, so I’m...
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20. Kochi (Cochin)
We wake in Cochin to the sight of a busy waterway below our hotel window. The city is on a huge lake, 90 kilometres long and 8 kilometres...
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