Usha's Odyssey

Even before I went to Japan we all knew about the tragedy that happened in Hiroshima. We also knew who was responsible for it. My second visit to Japan was in 1982. We went to Tokyo and Osaka. My husband who was Cardiologist had learned about this new Technology that we call Echocardiography. In 1978 when we went, there was a “ World Congress of Cardiology “ to attend which was held in Tokyo at newly built hotel named New Otani. There he had a chance to interact with doctor

My Wanderings Around Mumbai My father was a solicitor by profession and also a freedom fighter. We lived in a suburb of Mumbai, and every weekend he would take the family out for an outing in the car. Two of our favourite destinations were the famous lakes, Vihar and Pawai lakes, which were not very far from where we lived. We went there very often. Along the road was a huge water pipeline which carried drinking water to Mumbai from Tansa Lake. The surroundings were very gree

Meghalaya is a state in northeast India, with Shillong as its capital city. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: the united Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills. The estimated population of Meghalaya in 2014 was 3,211,474. Meghalaya is a beautiful state in northeast India known as the "abode of clouds,”. Shillong as its capital, Cherrapunji as one of the wettest places, and amazing living root bridges. I s

Our first visit to USA came about because of our medical training. At that time most of the doctors went to England for post graduate studies. The story of how it happened is an interesting story. After completing his Post Graduate exam my husband began working in Cardiology section of our hospital. In those days in Mumbai Post Graduate speciality study was not available. At that time, a senior physician in our hospital had started a department for cardiac patients. It was du

Our visit to Dubrovnik was a surprise and it took place in the summer of 1989, when our daughter was returning home for her vacation from college to Mumbai. At the same time My husband was invited for a small ECHO meeting along with a doctor from England. So we planned to meet our daughter in Rome where we had good contact with Air India manager. My daughter and I stayed very close to Roman steps for 2 days. And than my husband met us in Rome. At that time, Dubrovnik was sti

We four friends after our trip to Uzbekistan, decided to go to Maldive Islands. We all are senior citizen and so we did not go there with idea of Diving. It was just a visit for pleasure - Maldive is famous for it’s fancy hotels. Our hotel had a very big swimming pool and four different restaurants , esp. for Italian and Chinese food. I did not enter water but the other three ladies did try swimming and got into water close to our building. It was very rough so we all decided

My visit to Turkey was organised by a friend. We were eight people in all. We flew to Turkey from Mumbai. We arrived in Istanbul and stayed on the European side of the city. We stayed in newer part- I am not sure about the name. Across the Bosphorus lay the Asian side, visible yet belonging to another continent. As a tourist, I found this geographical fact quite remarkable. Few cities in the world can claim to stand on two continents at once. Watching the ferries move constan

In our first European visit we at that time didn’t go to Greece. After spending longer time visiting our respective hospitals in England this time, as we were returning to India we made a short visit to Greece. Often referred to as the cradle of Western civilization, Greece profoundly shaped the modern world in areas like democratic governance, philosophy, theatre, mathematics, and the Olympic Games. Its rich historical tapestry spans the Classical era, the Byzantine Empire,

My husband had been earlier to Poland. But I could not go. His first trip was very short . Very likely he went to port city of Gdansk. Gdansk Earlier, when I mentioned that most probably my husband went to Gdańsk on his first visit we realised that it one of the important places that many visitors see. A few things make Gdańsk special: It is Poland's principal Baltic Sea port. For centuries it was a wealthy trading city connected to merchants from across northern Europe. Its