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Temple of Rama, Lakshman and Sita In Chittorgarh, I first went to the Meerabai temple which was built by her husband. It was very beautiful, but small from the inside. There were many monkeys around the temple. I had to be careful with my shoes! Right next to the Meerabai temple was another temple which used to be a Vishnu temple but now has Rama, Lakshman and Sita. It was really nice and the sculptures were amazing. Vijaya Stambha We then went to the Vijaya Stambha (Tower of Victory which was a 7-storey tower to commemorate the victory of Rana Khumba. We are allowed to go inside this tower until the top, but I went only until the 4th floor.  Shiva Temple There was also a Shiva temple I had visited which had a beautiful Shiva idol with big eyes. Then, there was the Main Gate of the fort which I went to. It had holes on the walls so that archers can shoot enemies easily. Queen's palace Lastly, we saw then queen's palace which was surrounded by a sm

Jiya and Urmila were both born in July.  They were both 9 years old. They both had black hair and brown eyes . They both lived in Mumbai . They both lived on Dr. Dalvi road . They lived 2 banyan trees and 1 wall apart. Jiya lived in an apartment with a bedroom to herself. Urmila shared a room with her parents, brother, uncle and grandmother. But, for 9 years, they hadn't met even once . Then, once in school, Jiya had a project to find a non-green leaf. So, she went inside Mr. Jajoo's garden to pick one up. Urmila saw that she was doing this and asked her to get out from there. But it was too late. Mr Jajoo saw them. He said that he would call the police. They rushed out of there. Jiya and Urmila became friends. Mr. Jajoo decided to write a letter to Jiya's principal. Jiya and Urmila come up with a plan to record Mr. Jajoo doing wrong things. WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN? Read the book to find out! Mr. Jajoo always gets angry because people always come into his gar

CITY PALACE BEST TO VIEW ON A COMPUTER City Palace is one of the main highlights of Udaipur. It is the main palace where the king used to stay. It took about 400 years to build this palace. Its construction started in 1553 by Maharana Udai Singh ll. It is built on top of a hill. WELCOMING ELEPHANT The entrance had a huge elephant statue, beautifully decorated to 'Wow' people in the beginning. The palace looked very scenic from the outside. Just seeing this blew my mind. On the way to the City Palace museum, there were some wall art painted of Maharana Pratap on Chetak. When Maharana Udai Singh ll fled from Akbar, he came to Udaipur and stayed in this palace. WEAPONRY The first things I saw when I entered the museum was Maharana Pratap's armor. There was that metallic suit that he wore during the Battle of Haldighati. (Check that out here ). There were also some of his swords and weapons. CHETAK WITH ELEPHANT MASK There was also a painting

Mani Bhavan is a memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, the most important freedom fighter of India. It is located in Mumbai, alongside a small lane. It is also where Gandhi used to live when he came to Mumbai. He did not have 'Mahatma' in his name. It literally means 'great soul' and was given by the people when he came back from South Africa. His actual name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or M.K.Gandhi.  Miniature This place was also where he launched the Satyagraha act in March, 1919. He had a lot of association with Mani Bhavan. He also had a major library over here which had over 50,000 books. Miniature They had a small auditorium which showed his speeches and important scenes in his life. There was also a picture gallery which showcased the different stages in his life. It was really nice. He also  had a letter from Einstein telling his famous line; ' Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon t

HALDIGHATI The Battle of Haldighati took place on 18 June 1576 between Maharana Pratap and Mughal emperor Akbar's representative, Man Singh I. The Mughals were victorious but did not manage to capture Maharana Pratap as he fled away. The Mughals captured Chittorgarh. Meanwhile, Maharana Pratap headed to Kumbalgarh near modern-day Udaipur. He made his base over there. PAINTING DEPICTING BATTLE OF HALDIGHATI In this battle, Pratap's horse, Chetak died after climbing up on Man Singh's elephant where Chetak's hind leg was injured. Chetak died after running away with Maharana Pratap and crossing a stream taking Pratap to safety. SCENE WHEN CHETAK JUMPS ON ELEPHANT As you can see, on the top left there is a horse lying down. That is Chetak, dead. You can see the path hr took to cross the stream and lead Maharana Pratap to safety. This war was a very bloody war. The picture to your left was taken in the Maharana Pratap museum. Go to the &

National Gallery of Modern Art During our full trip to India (blog coming soon) , I visited the National gallery of Modern Art Delhi. It was part of Jaipur House. It had a beautiful dome on top from the outside, looking like a palace. It is currently owned by the Government of India. I stepped in, purchased the tickets (Rs. 20 only) and dropped my bag off in a locker given.  I went to the first floor which had beautiful sculptures made in the 'modern' period. There was also an amazing sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi. I really enjoyed the sculptures made with different materials such as stone and bronze. Majority of them were made of bronze. Gandhi statue I moved on to the second floor which had lots of paintings. The artists I really liked were Raja Ravi Verma, Thomas Daniell, Chitaraga Krishnappa and M. F. Pithawala. There was also an artist, Antonio Xavior Trindade who painted during the British rule. His painting Lady with Jar was fascinating. The third and fou

CREDITS  - 7 second riddles #1)   A man was found dead in his office. The suspects are: Erica, Nicolas, Sofia and Jonas Before the man died he circled numbers in his calendar: 7 10 11 8 9 WHO KILLED THE MAN? The numbers stand for the starting letter of each month: J uly O ctober N ovember A ugust S eptember The killer was JONAS. #2)  Annie and Peter wanted to check which elevator is faster. They got on elevators simultaneously and pressed the floor button. You were asked to keep a watch on who comes first but you got distracted for a moment. When you looked back, they were already there. (Look at the picture and answer who came first) As the door behind Peter is closed, he came first. Annie just got there as the door was open #3)  A woman got on a taxi, told the address and started to chat. The driver responded that he doesn't hear her because he is   deaf and his hearing aid is broken. She then stops chatting. When she got to her home, she understood h

Recently, I had gone to a Japanese restaurant in a nearby mall called Sakae Sushi.  In my opinion, it was the best restaurant in the world. It was a very popular restaurant - it was very crowded. Conveyor Belt The special thing about this restaurant that is has a conveyor belt that gives you your food. SERIOUSLY!!! As you can see in the picture ( sorry that it's shaky), there are plates on the right with food like sushi, etc. You can order your own food or take it directly from the conveyor belt.  You must be wondering HOW they must calculate how much you have taken. Well this is restaurant is Japanese  ( SMART).  They have a notice on every table like this. So based on the color of the plates, they price you. ISN'T THAT AMAZING?   They also have Ipads to place your own order. Your own order comes from a train! No, it's not a typo error.  The train carries your order and stops at your table. Mozzarella sticks They don't have many ve

I know I have posted riddles before but these riddles are way more interesting as these are Mystery Riddles. Here are 15 of them. CREDITS - 7 SECOND RIDDLES #1)   A man was found dead in his office. The suspects are: Erica, Nicolas, Sofia and Jonas Before the man died he circled numbers in his calendar: 7 10 11 8 9 WHO KILLED THE MAN? #2)  Annie and Peter wanted to check which elevator is faster. They got on elevators simultaneously and pressed the floor button. You were asked to keep a watch on who comes first but you got distracted for a moment. When you looked back, they were already there. (Look at the picture and answer who came first) #3) A woman got on a taxi, told the address and started to chat. The driver responded that he doesn't hear her because he is deaf and his hearing aid is broken. She then stops chatting. When she got to her home, she understood he was lying. HOW? #4) There was a murder on a space station. You've found the body in the

Changi Airport The Singapore Changi Airport is one of the largest transportation hubs in Southeast Asia. It is currently rated the World's Best Airport by Skytrax since 2013. Both military and passenger flights use this airport. Changi Airport is the home to Singapore Airlines, Silk Air, Scoot Airlines and Jetstar Aviation. Singapore Airlines Terminal 1 Changi Airport serves 100 different flights to 400 different cities and 100 countries. Each week, 7200 flights land or depart from the airport, or 1 every 80 seconds. In 2017, the airport held approximately 62,200,000 passengers. It was the sixth busiest airport in the world and second in Asia. PASSENGER TERMINALS Terminal 1 - Opened in 1981 Terminal 2 - Opened in 1990 Terminal 3 - Opened in 2008 Terminal 3 Terminal 4 - Opened in 2017 Terminal 4 of the Changi Airport has great technology being the latest airport. It has automated check- in counters to print out your boarding pass, automated bag drop count

On 10 July 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo made a four - year contract with Juventus for a 100 million pound deal from Real Madrid. He has played 5 times for the best Italian club. Recently, he got sent off in the UEFA Champions League against Valencia because of 'violent conduct'. He slapped the opponent player's head. Crying after getting a red card

As you already may have known, the France National Football Team has won the world cup. They played excellently and won all the matches except for one that they drew: France win! France 2 - 1 Australia France 1 - 0 Peru France 0 - 0 Denmark France 4 - 3 Argentina France 2 - 0 Uruguay France 1 - 0 Belgium France 4 - 2 Croatia They played an amazing match with Croatia and got the trophy! Do you know how? Let's see the top players in the France National Football Team: Mbappe Mbappe - He also plays for PSG and is one of the best players in this team only being 19 years old. Griezmann - He plays for Athletico Madrid and is also a great player. Pavard - He scored a brilliant goal against Argentina Lloris - The goalkeeper who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the captain for France. Pogba - He plays for Manchester United and is a great long- shooter Giroud - He plays for Chelsea as a striker Kante - He also plays for Chelsea and takes great free kicks Llor