Usha's Odyssey

This was one of our several earlier visits to Paris. On our first day in Paris, we decided to take a tour outside Paris. I had heard that the Chatre cathedral is very beautiful. So we decided to visit there. This Cathedral was very impressive, located in the Centre-Val-de-Loire region, it is one of the most authentic and complete works of religious architecture of the early 13th century. I don’t know much about church or cathedral architecture but have visited most of the E

Once we had an opportunity to visit Zimbabwe with my sister and her family. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for...

JAPAN What took us to Japan way back in 1978 was a meeting of the World Congress of Cardiology in Tokyo. Planning our first visit to...

At the end of World Congress of Cardiology conference we joined a tour of Japan for a week. Starting from Tokyo we first visited Kamakura on our way to Hakone. It is one of the ancient Japan’s capital along with Nara and Kyoto. Our first visit to Kamakura was like that of most first-time visitors. We went to see the Great Buddha — immense, calm, and unforgettable. At that time, Kamakura meant only that statue to us. We did not yet know how much more the place held. What br

KYOTO is one of the ancient capitals of Japan. Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China. Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. It served as the imperial capital of Japan for over a millennium, from 794 to 1868, during the Heian period . I had a wonderful opportunity to see Kyoto at a great depth while in Japan. My first visit to Japan was in August 78. Kyoto is home to numerous UNESCO World H