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Paris July 2008

Starting our journey to Paris in a TGV.

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TGV is the high speeds trains in France. The TGV's are operated by SNCF -the french national rail operator.
TGV's speed up to 320 kmph (200 mph) in commercial use. A specially modified TGV reached speeds of over 550 kmph on test runs.
We reached Paris from Stuttgart in just over 3 hours covering a distance of over 600 kilometers.


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We stayed here during our visit to Paris. Thanks to Susan and family for hosting us.

Paris s the capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the River Seine, in northern France.

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Europa Park, Germany

Europapark is the largest ThemePark in Germany and one of the biggest in Europe.
The park is divided into different sections named after European countries.
f.e Germany, England, Scotland, Russia, France, Italy, Scandinavia etc.
Rides in the park are spread across these sections/countries.
Each country is modeled out of houses, market place and other attractions in the country.


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Feema with Steffi and Karsten

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This is the most awesome roller coaster ride in the park known as the SilverStar.
Its the biggest and highest roller coaster in Europe, the Silver Star

A ride on the Silver Star is pure thrill: with a height of 73 metres, a high speed of up to 130 km/h and enormous centrifugal forces of up to 4 g, the ride offers a great combination of speed and weightlessness.

It is just fantastic, how slowly the train moves over the highest point – enough time to increase the body tension. Hardly recovered from the first steep fall, the train rides with much airtime over the next hill to start on further drops. Towards the end of the ride it enters the “horse shoe”: the train rises up like a rocket, takes a turn, rocks to the side and throws itself into a 120 degree bend with breakneck speed. After a length of 1,620 metres, the train finally enters the entrance and exit area, which is integrated into the Mercedes-Benz-Hall.

Silverstar is maintained by a team from Mercedes Benz.

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Taroby in Exhibitions

Taroby, a product developed by Advanced Millennium Technologies, was showcased at various expos around the world during the month of May amd June 2008.
Taroby was exhibited at
  • The Great Indian Developer Summit held at IISc , Bangalore between 19 - 23 May 2008.
  • Startupcity - held at NIMHANS convention center, Bangalore on 24 May 2008.
  • International Ecommerce Congress - Wiesbaden, Germany at 19 - 2

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In a conversation with Jesse James Garret founder of AJAX and Blog.

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Tobias giving a presentation @ the International Ecommerce forum in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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Backwater Kerala - An unique experience

Alappuzha (Malayalam ), also known as Alleppey - for non mallus, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. A town with picturesque canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons, also known as Venice of the East.
Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala with the unending stretch of paddy fields, small streams and canals with lush green coconut palms , was well known even from the early centuries. History says Alappuzha had trade relations with ancient Greece and Rome in B.C and in the Middle Ages, as well as with other parts of India.

Beautiful Backwaters... ;)

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House boats in Alleppy - Kerala.
Its truly a unique experience to stay in the house boat.
These boats are generally well maintained and cleanly kept.
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This is my friends Boat !!!!!! :) Voila.. If you need to rent it mail me .. :)
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From the Deck...
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The kitchen
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Air Conditioned Bed room.
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The corridor.
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Its from this place called "Finishing Point" all the boats start their journey daily.


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This is the public transport Boat run by State Government. It ferry people across various islands.
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Dubai - Abu Dhabi

Its the pace where east meets west.
Birth place of extremely beautiful people..
Extremely rich. One of the few places where you can see The Lamborghini's ,The Bentleys, The Hummers, The Mercs The Audis etc parked side by side.
The Arabs are too crazy about cars. Those who stays there, swears to have seen the giant Land Cruisers been driven on 2 wheels.

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The Largest building - Burg Dubai. It is already the world's tallest structure and is expected to be taller by several hundred feet, once construction is complete

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Worlds largest FLAG -in Abu Dhabi

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What a sight .. Hummer Limousine

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Feemas sister Femi and her husband Sunil.
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On a desert safari trip.. By far the best driver i have come across.


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Wheeeww.. ..breath taking..The e ase at which they drive these vehicles in the desert is something amazing.

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Burg Al Arab .. One of the finest hotels.. Next time I visit Dubai I plan to stay there .. :)

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Old friends.. when we meet after 7 years.

Rome..

Rome is the capital city of Italy,in the banks of River Tiber.

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St Peters Square and St Peters basilica.
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Inside St Peters basilica you can see the tomb of St Peter in the center.

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Gold plated walls of St Peters Basilica..
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The Tomb of St Peter.
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The Vatican guards.
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At St Peters Square
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The Vatican

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The Famous Spanish Steps..in Rome.
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One of the symbols of Rome is the Colosseum (70-80), the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire. Originally capable of seating 50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat

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