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I was going through one of my friend's blogs & saw this post on Turkish food. Incidentally Turkish food has been one of my favourites & my staple diet during my stay in Germany.Turkish cuisine, taken as a whole, is not a homogenous cuisine.It is a fusion of arabic, persian & greek cuisines.The dishes are usually spicy & served with sauce or yogurt.This is very different from the usually bland

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From the past two weeks I have this funny sensation in my mouth. I neither can open my mouth nor am I able to eat something hard.Later I figured out that I have some Wisdom teeth popping out of my gums.. must say it is a very painful experience.I always wondered as to why I had only 28 when the normal count is 32 & lo ! the 4 other teeth are the wisdom teeth. These teeth usually appear in the age

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The past week was a dull one. I tried some online games to kill time & here are two games which got me addicted pretty soon.The first one is a ping-pong game. No it is not one of the traditional 2D kinds. In this game you can control the speed of your shot & spin by moving your mouse towards & away from the board, something which is not there in a 2D game. The sound is pretty realistic & you will

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Here are some of my album links.. will update 'em as and when I get time.Hiedelberg SwetzingenParisMannheimVienna

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My orkutting has virtually come to a standstill. The enthusiasm I had sometime before is gone.But it is amazing to note that over the past one year it has become a habit to login to orkut & check my scraps . Even one day without it & I would feel "something is missing today". But now it seems to be all over.My orkut profile was more or less my alter ego & even though it was me it was not me in

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Today seems to be a very boring day. The office, usually bustling with activity is wearing a deserted look & hardly I can see anyone.Maybe that is the reason why you are seeing two posts from me today.

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I was playing Farcry over the weekend . It is a first person shooting game, may not be a very new one but still drains out memory & processing power to the max. After playing for half an hour or so I just got bored and switched it off and then tried to figure out whether I really enjoyed playing it.... I in fact felt more stressed out after the game.Games have come a long way from age old tile

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Are people differently abled based on caste ? Does caste have an influence on the intellectual capability of a person. These are some thoughts ruminating in my mind for sometime now.Research shows that almost all human beings are created equal. The upbringing of a child & it's surroundings do have an influence on it's talent but certainly is not a deterring factor.When I was reading some blogs

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Just as we are making a mark in the global arena by showcasing our talent & expertise , a bunch of politicians are trying to misuse the situation for garnering more votes.I had for sometime thought that we had the most educated Prime minister & President than any other country , but this did not make things easy.With power in sight & greed in the mind all the politicians seem to be the same.First

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It had been a long time since our previous trip & hence we decided to go for one. We had shortlisted some places, but ultimately chose Coorg as many had not been there & also because Coorg has some amazing trekking spots. This time around we wanted to focus on doing some serious trekking and see some nearby places on our way back.We started late in the night on Friday and reached there early on

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A lot of time and what to do ? Ans - Browse blogs and get to know people.I browsed through a couple of blogs this weekend and here are two blogs I thought were pretty good.1) http://linzlifescape.blogspot.com/ : A good blog on Austrian travel.2) http://flickr.com/photos/rumple/ : this is a very good photo blog.

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This is definitely one of my favourite place to visit during weekends. This time it was Manju's car.I know that he had a tough time driving through the crazy crowd but it was worth the experience.I have been here so many times and I still find something new each time I come here.As usual we started off with the lake, but things got interesting later on in the day.We visited Rohith's farm and the

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My trip to Honnemardu has been my favourite for many reasons.You normally tend to remember and visualize any thing happening for the first time in your life.Honnemardu gave me many such incidents and memories.We were about 8 people out of which I knew only four. We had to catch the train at 11 pm and were already getting late. After reaching the station,both me & Anil realized that we didnt know

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This was the my second trip with the "Boys" and as many thought was the last of a series of trips to various places in and around karnataka.It was also termed as "Now or Never" trip and the tagline was very evident that it could very well be the last....We started off late and just as we reached Nelamangala, we found out that we had one seat less in the van and there started the confusion.Small

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Coming back to Bangalore was a fantastic feeling. Never did I feel so good when I was in Bangalore. Bangalore is not so bad after all…..

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I made one more blunder this weekend. I was supposed to join my friends for a trip to Cologne. But I took the wrong train, and couldnt reach Hiedelberg in time.I knew that they had already started. So I came back to my hotel room and did a quick plan.There was a wine fest going on in Bad Durkiem. So I took the tram from Paradeplatz at 12 PM and reached there at about 1:30 PM. Then I started to

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We decided this at the last moment as our other plans had been flushed down the drain.Also Chaithu was missing.He had gone for a trip to Rome - Venice ( Or Paris ???) . So we decided to go to Swetzingen.After reaching there we couldnt find anyone in the train station.So we set out to explore the place on our own.It looked that we had set out in the right direction. We reached the garden near to

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Since all my weekend plans had flopped I thought of going to Hiedelberg on the following saturday.It is about 16 minutes from Mannheim by train.My first impression of Hiedelberg was that it is a very beautiful city, with lots o greenery, old buildings and stone paved narrow streets.My colleagues had told me to visit the castle if I was going to Hiedelberg. I took the steps to reach the castle. By

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I joined my colleagues who were going to Paris on the first weekend of September.We were a group of five.We took the bus at 12:30 AM early in the morning on Saturday.It was nice to see that that there were a lot of Indians in the bus apart from us.We reached Paris at about 8 'o' Clock in the morning.On that morning, we took a quick tour around the heart of the city. Later we had the opportunity

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I arrived on a weekend in mannheim on 27th Aug. Eventhough the journey was short, waiting at the airport was a pain.So I just had rest on saturday.Sunday was all about Mannheim.I got my monthly pass and set out with a map.As usual i didnt know where to go.Suddenly I cud see something nice , a river and a boat.. So I got out from the tram.I went to "Museumschiff Mannheim", a museum in a boat.

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{ MTR Kharabath Ready to eat ..}see the improvement in cooking?.. this is called smart cooking.

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Picture 017 Originally uploaded by Riteshkamath.I think this is enough to prove that I am not good at cooking... This was supposed to be Puliyogre, doesnt look like that.But at the end it doesnt matter because anyway I will have to eat it.Please suggest some tips on cooking !

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Picture 020 Originally uploaded by Riteshkamath.Would you imagine ? this is a cycle.. saw it near Mannheim on tuesday..

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Today is my last day here.I have enjoyed every moment here in Vienna.I have visited most of the places in and around the city.There have been some highs and lows but on the whole it has been a wonderful experience for me.

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Picture 111 Originally uploaded by Riteshkamath.This is also a nice pic

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Picture 119 Originally uploaded by Riteshkamath.I think this is one of the best photos I took at Durnstein..

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I had been to the banks of the Danube river 2 times.These are some pics I took there.The best pic I feel is of the Duck sitting along with the ducklings just beside me.

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This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

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It was a rainy sunday.Or is it that it rains on all sundays here ? This has been the case from the time I arrived in Vienna.I thought of going to nearby places like the Belvedre quarter.I have no Idea but some good pics about what I saw there.

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I had been to Naschmarkt.It is at a walking distance from my hotel.It is similar to a bangalore market with the addition of liquor shops, hotels, cafe and pizza shops. I could find a lot of Indians there selling goods , newspapers.Sadly most of the Indians I have seen here sell newspapers. The Sardars are pretty well to do type of people here. They have a big community here.Overall it is a nice

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I had been to a departmental store, I had never tasted beer before. So thought of trying it out.I took a 300 ml og Ottakringer Beer.But after I had a sip I came to know what a blunder I had made. It had the shittiest of shit taste.It was so yucky that I had to throw away the beer.I just dont understand why people have to make their life so uncomfortable .Believe me , there are better things to

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Woke up at 9:30 in the morning .I knew that I had ruined my plans of going on the boat ride which I am planning from 2 weeks now.I had missed it last week too. But now I was in a "Now or Never mode". Had I missed it this weekend I would not had a chance to be there.So thought of going anyways.I had to change 2 trains to reach westbahnhof.Waited in the queue for the ticket and finally got one for

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Yesterday I set out to seek some entertainment after work. I took the U2 and went to Rathaus. There was a film festival going on at Rathausplatz from July to august. So thought of attending it.Before the show started I was wandering through the food stalls . There were cuisines from every country.. finally I was able to spot an Indian stall. They were serving chicken gravy with basmati. I just

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I had a feeling that I will be losing a holiday since I will be in Vienna on 15th August.But as you see today is a holiday here as well.It is the "Assumption Day" , a national holiday in Austria.Well, I did a google search and this is what Assumption day is all about " A feast commemorating the Virgin Mary being taken up into heaven " . But the downside is that I have not done any food shopping

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I was actually planning to go to the boat trip from krems to melk . But after the hectic day in the Vienna woods, I was not able to move around with my sore feet.So thought of going to the nearby Schrönbrunn Palace.The palace is a very beautiful sight .Near the palace are beautiful gardens, Neptune fountain, a maze garden and a Zoo. I just had a peek at all the locations and came back.

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Here are some pics for today. Pic of Kurzpark a lake in Rosarium Centre of badenToday I had been to Baden, A small town very near to Vienna.. about 25 Kms from the city.Ther are many things to see in Baden.It has its own stretch of shops, a

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Visited the danube river after finishing my work yesterday.It is a very beautiful place.it has a piece of land in between the river and what more, It also has a train station on the island.Will definitely go on a weekend danube boat tour. Altogether a great place to be in the evenings. On my way back I got down at praterstrn and went to prater.Prater is in a way similar to Funworld in

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So today is my fourth day in Vienna.It has been a great experience to stay here, mingle with people, move around.Planning to visit the danube river banks and also the Opera at the Rathausplatz Film Festival.The best part is to stay in office till seven and still be able to go out since the sun sets only at 9'o' Clock.Lets see how the day progresses....

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I reached austria(Vienna ) yesterday.I had lost my big bag but got it later in the evening.I am not able to call anyone because all calls to india are not reachable on my card. I will try to find out1) the weather here is a little hotter than India. so I am carrying a great deal of sweaters , jacket and wollen sleepwear.2) i finished bisibele bath only 3 MTR packs remaining. :o(3) My friend had

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riteshkamath This friday is very special to me.It not about the weekend but today is my last day in training!!! So frm monday I can get back to my cubicle and do something..U c being in training for a month drains u completely and makes u lifeless.

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For the past one year I was working in SIEMENS.It was a great learning experience for me since this was my first job and I made some very good friends over there.My last day at Siemens was on 15th June.

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Recently joined SAP Labs india, Relocated to malleswaram.... lots of changes in a short span of time.

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Hi,first time blogger

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