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Amsterdam trip 2013

Amsterdam is the Netherlands capital known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17 th century golden age. Its museum district houses the Van Gogh museum, works by Rambrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stadelijk.   Cycling is the key to to the City’s character   and there are numerous bike paths. In June 2013, I along with my family took a trip to Amsterdam. We took the emirates flight from Kuwait at 3 am in the morning and reached Dubai at 5.30 am in the morning. We had 2 hours transit in Dubai and we took the connecting flight to Amsterdam at 7.30 am in the morning. We reached Amsterdam at 12.30 pm at noon. When we were on our way to the hotel, dad told us that all the company partners go for work by cycle. . In Amsterdam, We stayed in Radisson blu hotel. After our check inn, we cruised the Amsterdam canal which was an hours ride. We saw so many houses near the canal ban...
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Venice trip

Venice is an island that has no roads, no transports, buses or anything. It’s an area full of waters. So we took the train from Florence to Venice and we reached there by evening. We stayed at the Hilton Molano stucky for two nights. The next day, we saw St Marks square and we wanted to do the gondola ride but we didn’t do it coz they charged us 1000 euros. We wanted to stay one more night in Venice but we couldn’t 
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Lawn 2019

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We have a lawn in my ancestral property in Kerala created by my mom. My dad called a gardener one year ago and gave him a pattern on how to make a lawn. We put 9 loads of red earth for the lawn. After that we spread the mud. And then we started growing grass from all the 4 sides of the lawn. . This is how the lawn was formed. In our lawn we have beautiful flowers and nice plants...
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Toddy Shop

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We have a toddy shop near our ancestral property. It’s been there from the time of my great grand father.. Today, I drove there to see the toddy shop. But there was no one there. We now the people there very well.  If we want toddy, we can freely tell them and they will deliver some for us. They even make it with less alcohol content.
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Madapad since 1905

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Madapad is the name of my home located in North Parur (Ernakulam district in Kerala). It was built by my great great grandfather in the year 1905. There are 5 generations that have lived over here. We have a central courtyard with a lawn created by my mom last year. After that we have  a walkway to the bridge steps created by my great grandfather in the year 1955. People used to climb those steps and come visit my home for many decades.  As a child i remember i used to go to school climbing those steps. But now there is no access to the gate because my dad put a gate there after my grand mom passed away.
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Bridge steps since 1955

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The bridge steps were built by my great grandfather in the year 1955. For many years, people used to often climb these bridge steps and visit my home. We have a walkway to and from the bridge. Like that in the old days, people used to come and go. In my childhood, I remember going to school climbing those bridge steps. But now there is no access to the bridge because after my grand mom passed away, my dad kept a gate over there. In 2019, my mom painted it white in color. One thing I should mention is that we have a river as well that flows till Varapuzha (Ernakulam district in Kerala).
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Mothers day

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Wishing all the super moms a very happy mothers day. There are days when i miss my amma very much. I was 4 years of age when she passed away. But God gave me another talented to take good care of me. I am glad that i could get her talents for my paintings.
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