Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary @Rajasthan …… a bird watcher’s paradise!
Random Shots @Trinidad & Tobago!
Port of Spain
Tobago
Scarlet Ibis….the National Bird of Trinidad
Caroni Swamp
Caroni Swamp
Roosting Scarlet Ibis
Sunset @ Caribbean Sea # Tobago
Tobago…..near Bucco Reef
Sunset@Caroni Swamp… Trinidad
Brings back fond memories of Ruskin Bond novels…..Nainital and Pangot.
Picture Perfect Bahamas!
Playa del Carmen and the beautiful Caribbean Island of Cozumel!!!
Chichén Itzá: an arquitectural marvel that speaks volumes about the rich Mayan culture…..
Now……this is a Super Calendar, the main pyramid of Chichén Itzá!
Great Ball Court in Chichén Itzá….
Columns in the Temple of a Thousand Warriors, Chichén Itzá!
Agave Plantations…..the source of the Tequila!
Cenote Ik-Kil…..cenotes are natural freshwater bodies found in plenty in the Yucatán peninsula…..and the source of water in these beautiful water bodies are underground rivers!
Cenote Ik-kil
Cenote Ik-kil
Día de Muertos offerings!!
Traditional Mayan dance coupled with a delicious Mayan lunch!
Cancún….an exotic fairy tale destination on the Caribbean Sea!
The Caribbean has no comparisons…an absolute beauty!!!
Coco Bongo……a popular destination to taste the night life of Cancún!
Iguanas are a common sight in El Rey!
Las Ruinas de El Rey…..the closest Mayan site to the ‘Zona Hoteleria’
Cancún airport…..the journey starts!!
Playa Delfines
One of most popular beaches frequented by tourists…..Playa Delfines!
An early morning walk along the beach!
EL Rey
Cancún’s Zona Hoteleria!!
Playa Delfines
The serene beaches of Cancún…..
Sunrise in the Caribbean Sea!
The Sun rising behind the clouds above the beautiful Caribbean Sea!
Xochimilco…….remnants of a historical lake and network of canals in Mexico!
A villa by the water front!
Nurseries line up the Water front!
Food being served to the tourists……Vendors sell everything from food to plants to other handicraft from their boats!
Beautiful Houses on the adjoining islands!
A vender selling plants in one of the boats….a common sight!
The Colourful fleet of boats in Xochimilco
The networks of canals are the remnants of a wider ancient network of canals on the historical lake Texcoco, dating back to the Aztec era!
‘La Casa Azul’
‘La Casa Azul’, or more commonly called the ‘Museo de Frida Kahlo’ is located in the heart of Mexico City, near Centro Coyoacan. The importance of the place can be easily gauged from the long queues of tourists coming from different parts of the world, that can be seen outside the museum. Originally the home of the famous painter, ‘Frida Kahlo’; the Blue House was converted into a museum in 1958. It houses some of the most brilliant works of the painter. As one moves from one end of the museum to the other, the pictures and the photographs very vividly narrate the life of Frida Kahlo, her famous works like ‘Viva la Vida (1954)’ and ‘Frida y la cesárea (1931)’, her social circle and the level of respect she commanded among some of the best known personalities of her time. One can also see some of the masterpieces of ‘Diego Rivera’, beautifully preserved in the museum though majority of his works can be seen in another museum called, ‘Museo Anahuacalli’.
Museo de Frida Kahlo
People queue up outside the ‘museo’…….
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