You are what you eat!

I am not a good cook at all but I do love to experiment when I am in the kitchen and have got the control(which I don't generally get when Abhay is around :P). When I got this golden oppurtunity to spend the day all by myself at home on a Monday afternoon, I couldn't resist the temptation of cooking and eating dishes what I like to eat.

My shopping list had only 1 item listed... Buy anything which looked fresh and healthy :)

I am not a good follower in terms of cooking and have never in my life sticked to the recipe :P So, for inspiration I looked at the following recipe , but soon deviated and created something of my own...

My very own 'Pasta Salad'

I know very well that the moment my Mom will see this , I will be asked to send the recipe :) Trust me Mom , its so very easy. Easier than cooking maggie I believe :D

In today's time ,when all the international food is at a throw away distance in fancy restaurants, its sometimes very important to give your taste buds a break and eat something very simple and straight from your kitchen. Its so much fun and it's very healthy...

It's beautiful sunny afternoon and after having a sumptuous lunch , all I feeling doing is stepping out in the sun and lie on the grass...

Spring is here!!!

Describe Spring season in one word???

Vibrant!

 

Cheerful...

 

Fun!

Sunny

Resplendent...

'Radiant'



Relaxing

 Bright...

 

OR

 

ALL OF THE ABOVE :)

 

When you can't focus!!

Whenever I do experiments with my camera , its interesting to see how I wander around the house in the hunt for my object of focus.... :D From a spoon to the Refrigerator, probably everything came under my lens tonight ....and while the results were not very satisfying , I wondered if its still a good idea to share the results of my progress with y'all.

 

 

 

And after trying Bokeh for almost 2 hours , I could no longer focus :P

Happy weekend to you all...

A trip to Aberystwyth

For past one year or slightly more , I used to take the 8:23 train from the Birmingham New St Station to Aberystwyth and used to get down at the third stop i.e. Telford Central ...... until today.
It is not so easy to sacrifice the Saturday morning sleep and even if my body was in mood to leave the bed so early , I got up at 5 AM and got ready to take the 6:23 AM train. We grabbed some coffee on the way and got seated in the train all set to explore some places unknown.

Realized that I am seeing a sunrise after eons :)

View from the train...

With a variety of dramatic landscapes to discover from stunning coastlines to snow shrouded mountain peaks, a journey of 3 hours across the Welsh countryside was an beautiful experience.

A view from the castle

 If the UK weather is kind of , which it was this time luckily, this place is simply perfect for having a family picnic or doing a short trek on the constitution hill with friends. Perfect place for a day trip.

After spending some time on the seashore , we walked towards the Pier and reached the Constitution Hill. We had two options a) To either climb up b) OR To take the clifftop railway ....Since we wanted to miss out nothing , we preferred to take the train to the top and walked down the hill.

View from the train

 

At 430 feet height, the view of  'Aber' from the top is spectacular!! There is a bowling alley and few restaurants but all I did was took hundreds of pictures of the breathtaking view....

 



After a bit of more sightseeing and finishing our lunch, we headed to the station to board the Vale of Rheidol train. Probably the star attraction for me as I had never actually travelled on a steam train!! :)

Cannot believe that it's still so well maintained!

 

 

A bit about 'Vale of Rheidol' Railway - The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway that runs between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in the county of Ceredigion, Wales and covers a distance of approximately 20 Kms through the Rheidol Valley.

 

It was such a relaxing experience to see the countryside on a warm afternoon and travel through the woodland and picturesque mountains. Listening to the whistle sound while the train twisted and turned along the hillside had its own charm! After a journey of 40 minutes approx , we reached the Devil's Bride. The Welse name for the village is 'Pontarfynach' which means 'The Monk's Bridge'.

 

 

3 Bridges built one top of another

 

 

And if you are wondering why is it called the Devil's bridge , then you must read the Legends of the Devil's Bridge , very interesting and I love short stories :)

 

And with that , our short trip to the beautiful town came to an end! I always wanted to see this place for no reason and now that I have seen it , unfortunately I would never like to get down from the train at Telford Central anymore :)