Romancing the Rhine
In 1838 the French novelist Victor Hugo wrote "The Rhine combines everything. The Rhine is swift as the Rhône, wide...
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Captivated by Cologne
On 14th Sept, Saif and I came to Dusseldorf to meet and join my husband for the rest of the...
Hitler’s Bunker
On Jan. 16, 1945 Hitler went in almost unnoticed into his underground shelter. Berlin was burning and while the ordinary...
Something to remember, something to forget: Berlin’s memorials to chilling memories
Neue Wache We left the Museum Island and walked on to Unter den Linden Street. There is no missing a...
Book Burning in Berlin
In Berlin, some 40,000 people gathered in the Opernplatz / now Bebelplatz to hear Joseph Goebbels deliver a fiery address:...
Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Tor ( gate) was built in the neo classical style gate as a monumental entry to Unter den...
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Eco friendly carraiges, very familiar to Indians : a glamourised rickshaw Items on display from its Egyptian collection in the...
United we Stand, Divided we fall : The Berlin Wall
Nothing in Berlin fascinated me as much as the Berlin Wall.Having grown up on a lot of espionage movies and...
Still Bewitched by Berlin
The next day started with a journey on the underground to Alexanderplatz station. Another tip I would like to give...
Bewitched by Berlin
I left Dubai on 8th Sept for Germany,a. week before my husband so that I could spend a week with...
Altes Pinakothek Museum, Munich
After a wonderful 3 weeks in Germany the time came to return to Dubai. Since there are only 2 direct...
Come, explore and fall in love the Beauties of Delhi (Dilli ki Ranaiya’n) and the World with me, Rana Safvi
I have a masters in medieval history from the prestigious Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of History, AMU. A firm believer in our Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb, I am passionate about gaining and sharing knowledge and these days I am doing it via the social media platform.