Drivers along the Costa del Sol, intent on getting to Almeria or to Nerja or wherever their next big destination might be, cannot fail to notice Salobreña perched to one side of the road, but might decide that it is not worth going up to investigate. They would be wrong, because its quiet, winding streets,… Continue reading Salobreña: History in a tropical landscape
Month: May 2013
Seville – The Great Capital City of Andalucia
“A Moorish woman with a Christian comb in her hair”. Among the many definitions that have been given of the Giralda, the tower that symbolises the city of Seville, this is one of the most highly original. The monument, situated in the Plaza de la Virgen de los Reyes (the Square of the Virgin of… Continue reading Seville – The Great Capital City of Andalucia
Open your eyes to Granada
Federico García Lorca once wrote “The colour is silver and dark green, and the Sierra, bathed by the moon, is a huge turquoise. The cypress trees are awake and their languid movements fill the atmosphere with incense, while the wind turns Granada into an organ, the narrow streets its pipes. Granada was a dream of… Continue reading Open your eyes to Granada
Crows at Shenoy’s Manipal announce cease-fire in the wake of exams; to stop cawing as well
In a major relief to the Medical students of Manipal, the crows at Shenoy’s announced cease-fire on passers-by for one month. They also promised to stop cawing loudly owing to the exam season. These crows are notorious for dropping their ‘blessings’ generously on the students and cawing loudly, thereby disturbing the couples and others who… Continue reading Crows at Shenoy’s Manipal announce cease-fire in the wake of exams; to stop cawing as well
Reminiscence – A Glorious Manipal Love Story
It was Tech-Tatva 2012, being on organizer I was designing a poster on my laptop for publicity of our event, in the NLH. Anush, a close friend of mine was also a part of the organizing team was there too to decide the venue of the events. Shreya was a 5th semester student and our… Continue reading Reminiscence – A Glorious Manipal Love Story