West Sands Beach, St Andrews

St Andrews, Scotland is a beautiful place to visit especially during the summer months. It is one of the most lively and finest towns in Europe and is a place of historical importance, learning and culture. What else, it is the World's home of Golf and is a proud home to the West Sands Beach that served as the set for the opening scene in the movie Chariots of Fire.

The beach was also featured in the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony and is adjacent to the famous St Andrews Links golf course.  

Cars Parked in the Parking area near the West Sands Beach, St Andrews

[More pictures coming soon] 

The Scottish Bagpiper

Photographed at The Kings College Chapel, Aberdeen, a Scottish Bagpiper playing bagpipe at a wedding ceremony. Also known as the Great Highland Bagpipe, it is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland and achieved widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world.

"... In a Scottish wedding there are several options for using a solo bagpiper, at the Church, or the marriage ceremony, piping the bride in at the beginning of the ceremony and bride and groom out at the completion of the service. Also playing as the bridal party leaves the ceremony is customary..."

[source - scotlandsmusic.com; Also visit - http://www.scotlandsmusic.com/scottish-wedding-music.htm for more information on Scottish wedding Music]

A Scottish Bagpiper playing the traditional Scottish music during a wedding ceremony in Aberdeen [above]. Also noticeable in the photograph is the traditional Scottish dress known as "KILT" worn by the Bagpiper. 

Endless Journey

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

                                                                                                                   - Robert Louis Stevenson 

On my way to Loch Ness, Scotland, the road rested beautifully in front of me defining my path ahead. The Scottish highlands on one side and the Loch waters on the other, a perfect road for the travelers to travel. 

Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 km (23 mi) southwest of Inverness best known for alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". 

Cat Eyes

"Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal."

                                                                                        - Samuel Richardson

Real beauty is not what the eyes can behold but what the heart can hold. What we see through our eyes will disappear someday, but things that we store in our heart, are there to stay forever. 

Photographed at Kankali Devi Temple, near Bhopal, this cat seems to have the most beautiful and mesmerizing eyes I ever looked into. 

Still sometimes wonder what she was thinking ... :P

To another world

A traveler travels not because he wishes to leave his past behind, but because he wants to embrace the future. A future which is uncertain in all aspects but yet he finds it adventurous. He does not leave what he has, but opens the door to another world. A world, where his dreams turn into reality and where he is free to see, to breathe, to laugh and to live.

Shot taken at Maru Gaon - Desert Village at Upper Lake, Bhopal.

[More photos coming soon. Also view - http://banjarathewanderer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/maru-gaon-desert-village_9.html]

Maru Gaon - Desert Village

The exhibit entitled " Neem ki Dhani” features the traditional form of dwelling brought from Neem Ki Dhani, Jaisalmer itself and constructed by the members of the Rajput Community. In Rajasthan main settlements (aabadi) and the Hamlets (Dhanis) are always located close to the agricultural land. Maru Gaon - Desert Village is exhibited at upper Lake, Bhopal and is must visit place for the tourists.  

The Wooden Bench

The wooden bench near River Don in Aberdeen. A relaxing and beautiful spot to spend the evenings at. There are a couple of these benches [you can see the other one in the backdrop]. Carved out from wood, these chairs give an ethnic feel to the visitors. They also blend in beautifully with the surrounding buildings which are built in accordance with the Scottish architecture.