Jigna's Travelogue

26/09/2023

It was pleasure to be again at the beautiful gardens and the Palace of Schwetzingen, near Mannheim Germany, with our IGCC group in June this year. After dinner there, the stroll with the members was fun.

Made around the 1700 s the Schwetzingen Palace is famous for its beautiful and harmonious gardens.

Also known as the 'oohs' and 'aahs' garden with over 100 sculptures scattered around the garden. 🙂🙂

11/04/2023

17 Mile drive California..

11/03/2023

Sassoon Docks

Situated in Mumbai harbor in South Mumbai area of Colaba was built in 1875, and is one of the oldest , and the first wet dock constructed.
Open to public it is one of the largest fish markets in the Mumbai city.
Built in 1875 on reclaimed land, it was owned by the mercantile company David Sassoon & Co. The company was headed by Albert Abdullah David Sassoon (1818–1896), son of David Sassoon, a Baghdadi Jew and the leader of the Jewish community in Bombay.

It helped establish the cotton trade.

In 1879, Sassoon Docks was purchased by the government on behalf of Bombay Port Trust.

22/01/2023

Olympia

It was not a town, but only a sanctuary with buildings associated with games and the worship of the gods. Olympia was a national shrine of the Greeks and contained many treasures of Greek art, such as temples, monuments, altars, theaters, statues.
The most celebrated temple was the Temple of Zeus, dedicated to the father of the twelve Olympian Gods..
In this temple was the giant statue of Zeus ( 41 ft tall )made of ivory and gold, the masterpiece of the Athenian sculptor Phidias created around 435 BC
It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The statue of Zeus was commissioned by the Eleans, ( people of the nearby villages ) custodians of the Olympic Games.

15/12/2022

Bright and magnificently lighted Mumbai.. hosts G20.

08/10/2022

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, Argolis, Greece . It is considered to be the most perfect ancient Greek theatre with regard to acoustics and aesthetics.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1P0Ba0F_DwYTom947IvB8w

07/10/2022

07/09/2022

The Corinth Canal is a man made canal in Greece, that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea.
The canal was dug through the Isthmus at sea level and has no locks. It is 6.4 kilometres in length and only 80.7 feet wide at sea level, making it impassable for many modern ships.
It is currently of little economic importance becoming mainly a tourist attraction.

The canal was initially proposed in classical times and a failed effort was made to build it in the 1st century AD.
Construction recommenced in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems that bankrupted the original builders.
It was completed in 1893, but, due to the canal's narrowness, navigational problems, and periodic closures to repair landslides from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic expected by its operators.

20/07/2022

Akrotiri was a Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini.
The earliest evidence for human habitation of Akrotiri can be traced back as early as the fifth millennium BC, when it was a small fishing and farming village.

The settlement was destroyed in the Theran ( Volcano ) eruption sometime in the 16th century BC and buried in volcanic ash, ( like the Roman ruins of Pompeii )which preserved the remains of fine frescoes and many objects and artworks.

Akrotiri has been excavated since 1967.

Advanced drainage systems and three-story buildings have been discovered at the site

22/06/2022

Hatgad fort Trek organised by the Mahindra Club activity centre is such a joy and a must, when in the Resort. 😊😀
It is 6 km two hour Trek,😅😅 commencing at 7 in the morning, with all the explanations about the water body that never dries up, the Shiv Ling older than 300 years, and more such information flowing from the guide. 😇

20/06/2022

Boating at the near by Saputara Lake ( six kms from Club Mahindra Hatgad resort ) is always a joy, irrespective of the not so upto the mark boats, or for that matter the Lake.
A piece of small information though, if travelling by your own vehicle, the Petrol is cheaper in this border Gujarat town..

17/06/2022

When in Club Mahindra Resort in Hatgad, do not miss out the beautiful Rose garden, at the nearby ( six kms ) Saputara Lake.