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Döner kebab - A meal on the go in Germany.

akshay — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:12:33 +0000

Turks are to Germany what Indians and Pakistanis are to Britan and Italians were to New York.. Also as the Indians introduced chicken tikka masala, curry and chai to Britan the Turks introduced the döner kebab.

And at only 1.50 euro is probably the cheapest thing people with devalued currencies can afford [me]. Germans consume 200 to 300 metric tons of döner kebab per day. In 1998, they spent about €1.5 billion on döner kebabs. Also they're are supposed more popular then the home grown Currywurst or the frankfurter

Pune, Maharashtra, India.

akshay — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:47:36 +0000

Pune is an interesting city in the West of India about 100 miles off India's Commercial capital, Mumbai. It's well connected and it's worth a visit if you want to spend some time in cheaper, smaller Indian city with all the metropolitan feel. From Mumbai it's a short 3 hour bus journey away. Bus leave every fifteen minutes from Dadar in Mumbai, cost about 250 Rs, [4$s] Here are some pictures I took in Pune. If you want further infomation leave me a comment. VIA trivial matters. [taking at Shaniwar Wada, Pune] Photo/Pictures are regular features on this blog and have been for some time. Here my most recent addition to my Photo diaries, the Pune Dairy. All pictures were taken in and around Pune during the last month. [Shaniwar Wada front]{note - the first picture was taken from the top balcony} [Taking in some of the sights.]

Shaniwar Wada served as a palace but nothing remains of this palace as it was gutted in a fire.

Off J.M[Jungle Maharaj] road lies, Pune oldest living heritage,The Cave Temples of Pataleshwar. [Pataleshwar Temples- Carved out of one big rock] [Orange Doorways - still Pataleshwar] [siesta time !] [Roots] After walking around you sure feel hungry. Lucky's Biriyani to the rescue. Lucky's and Cafe Goodluck are among deccan food establishmnet. Long live irani restaurants eh? [Chicken Biriyani at Lucky's - Rs 55 /-]{NOTE - yum !} [Lambadi Women - taken at my house from the terrace] With the old come the new. Pune happens to be India boom towns and has amazing growth in the past decade. Here a sparkling new mall in Pune [ Mall mania] That's all folks for now. If you want look at some more pictures go over my flickr page. Here are some my old Photo Diaries.

Khotachiwadi, Girgaon, Mumbai, India.

akshay — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:40:32 +0000

Note :: This is a place not very many people know about in Bombay/Mumbai. It would require some finding. Leave me a comment if you want to ask a specific question. I've have used some local [hindi] words. If you want larger overview on the meaning of those words you can ask again. “Pachva Gulli Right koh !