Canadian Parliament Building with the Eternal Flame in Water
Office of the Canadian Prime Minister
Self and Mami at Byward Market
Residence of the Governor General
Ministry of Justice
The colour of the leaves with the winter approaching is simply amazing
Different Coloured Leaves Everywhere
The French were the first settlers in Canada and the Natives introduced the place as KANATA which over the years came to be known as CANADA .
It is entwined in the path of two rivers Ottawa and the Rideau river. The Rideau river makes a magnificent waterfall like drop and merges with the much larger Ottawa river .
All this is right in front of the Canadian Prime Minister s Residence . There are no fancy or elaborate security decoy of any kind and The Machine Gun wielding Police are conspicuous by their absence .
The conducted tour of the Governor General of Canada s Palace is very informative . The Titular Head of Canada is still Queen Elizabeth 2 of England and the GG of Canada is Her Representative . Till 1952 it still had an Englishman in that post . It is now a prominent Canadian Citizen who occupies the seat .
The provinces of Ontario and Quebec form on either side of the Ottawa River . The Ontario side is English and the Quebec side is French .
This is a very Beutiful place to visit with many historical connections .
The well maintained roads , parks and Garden with the leaves in many different colours are most soothing to the eye .
AYODHYA YAATRA DAY - ONE Sundar Holiday Travels As instructed by Mr Ashok of Sunder Travels , we were dot on time at 9.00 thanks primarily due to smooth flow of traffic from Vadapalani to the Chennai Airport . Other Yatrees also slowly trooped in . Ashok seemed to have his way with the Indigo Airways . Group Check in saved us a lot of time . Lunch packet Distribution done we were on our way and were before time at Lucknow . Lucknow was a lot different from what I had imagined , airport was spotlessly clean as was their baggage handling services . Mr Ashok saw to it that we were off on a Bus to Ayodhya in a flash . It was a near Two and a Half Hour journey and we reached the Resort by 5.30 pm . Our Chennai to Lucknow Flight was by The Indigo Airbus A 320 Flight 6E 515 Aircraft with a capacity of 180 Passengers. That , we from the Sunder Travels made up for the larger part of these Seats made ...
Ayodhya Yatra - Day 3 The highlight of the day was to be the Holy Dip in the Triveni Sangamam . For the uninformed Triveni Sangamam is the place where the Three Rivers Ganga Yamuna and Saraswathy converge into one . It is the place where Veni Daanam is given after a bath in the River . The 20 Minute Boat Ride takes you to this place of convergence of these three rivers . The Boatmen help you to take a dip in the water . Old set of clothes are discarded symbolising the discarding of everything bad and the start of a new fresh life . Ganga is slightly murky while the Yamuna is clearer , Saraswathy is Antervaahini and it converges under water . The Dhambadhi Pooja after the Dip in the Holy Waters was performed with all the diligence that the occasion demands . The Sastrigal performed the Ritual which is an almost second time Marriage where vows are taken to lead a life in all happiness and be...
AYODHYA YAATRA - DAY 4 One’s visit to Varanasi , Kashi or The Benaras of the past is considered as meaningless without visiting the Ghats and taking a Holy Dip in Ganges or Ma Ganga . 2nd September was even more special as it is the day of SOMAVARA AMMAVSSAI . This day is considered special for offering Tarpanam and offering the same on the Banks of the Ganga is considered even more special . We started at 5.00 AM and headed to the Hanuman Ghat . Lo and behold the river was flowing in all its might and as the name suggests flowing from South to the North . This I am told is the only place in its long Journey where the Ganges proceeds in its long passage across the Hills and Plains in this direction . This brought back our memories of the same Hanuman Ghat 8 years Back and our stay at The Sankara Madam along with my Sambandhees . Hanuman Ghat is a long Ghat or Padi Thurai where the 70 of us assembled . Finding a seat ...
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