tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:24:45 +0000WaterfallBeachBridgeKochiChurchWayanadDamIdukkiTourist SpotBikeThiruvananthapuramTripBoatinghttp://shaijub.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)Blogger50125shaijubhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-2406922221472707784Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:49:00 +00002012-01-06T00:19:12.349+05:30IdukkiVery recently I spent a day at Greenberg resort at Kulamavu. I was there with my colleagues for a one day team outing. It was a nice experience spending day in the midlw of the natural beauty that surrounds you. The climate there is also welcoming. Below are few snaps captured from the resort. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/qgHARWYx3z0/day-at-green-berg-resort-kulamavu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/qgHARWYx3z0" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2012/01/day-at-green-berg-resort-kulamavu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-6106474053243890523Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:14:00 +00002011-12-29T23:52:50.036+05:30Say good bye to 2011 and hello to 2012. Lets pray for the best for every one in 2012. Happy 2012. New Year wallpapers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/LlgJ6iT_U40/happy-new-year-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/LlgJ6iT_U40" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-new-year-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-4953800771739111692Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:43:00 +00002011-10-05T07:13:00.242+05:30Happy Elephant day   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/B7Zuaq6xUPI/happy-elephant-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/B7Zuaq6xUPI" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-elephant-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-2876454233735692863Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:42:00 +00002011-06-18T12:28:06.445+05:30Thiruvananthapuram Featured here are the snaps taken from a quarry at Thiruvananthapuram. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/-bLTDLGjVyA/beautiful-snaps-quarry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/-bLTDLGjVyA" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/06/beautiful-snaps-quarry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-1770832219373005904Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:55:00 +00002011-04-22T16:25:11.005+05:30KochiA snap taken when it is about to rain. Lets welcome the rain in this scorching summer. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/5ZND7PahAa8/rain-rain-come-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/5ZND7PahAa8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/04/rain-rain-come-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-1908044565914801370Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:02:00 +00002011-03-12T22:37:50.917+05:30KochiMaruti's hottest and costliest sedan, Kizashi is on display at Oberon Mall, Kochi. A white color car was on display, and its grabbing a lot of peoples' attention. One among that was me. It is a good looking car, with the design clues inspired from Maruti's own Swift and SX4. It has great interior and its nothing like any other Maruti. Its a luxury car from Maruti Suzuki stable, which is suppose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/9HrD3psvnyI/kizashi-on-display-at-oberon-mall-kochi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/9HrD3psvnyI" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/03/kizashi-on-display-at-oberon-mall-kochi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-5896563714232132742Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:55:00 +00002011-01-26T18:33:29.799+05:30KochiTripIt was almost one year back that I visited Veegaland with family. It is the most popular amusement park in Kerala. It is almost 15kms from Kochi (Ernakulam) city. Find the location of Veegaland in Google map here. Veegaland is a nice place to hang out. There are lots of thrilling/adventurous rides. There are separate water pools for family and kids. It is equally enjoyable to all the family http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/0n5i_iAdyKs/veegaland-amusement-park-kochi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/0n5i_iAdyKs" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/01/veegaland-amusement-park-kochi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-656030494463307904Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:52:00 +00002011-03-12T22:40:11.634+05:30ChurchFestivals always bring joy on this. Its the huge spirit that brings friends/relatives together. Yet another festive season has just gone past. We had enough of celebrations/decorations during this period. Festive seasons are always the right time to decorate the street with illuminations. Its always pleasure to watch these decorations during the night time. But there are few things which catch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/AV17XLX1S68/pulkoodu-crib-creation-contest-at-csi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/AV17XLX1S68" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/01/pulkoodu-crib-creation-contest-at-csi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-1135200975617173852Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:36:00 +00002011-03-12T22:43:10.056+05:30KochiOberon mall is one of the first of its kind to open in Kochi. Oberon mall is situated in between Vytilla and Edapally. Below are some of the snaps from Oberon Mall during the Chritsmas New year days. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/hhacRmAAAsg/oberon-mall-christmas-decorations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/hhacRmAAAsg" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2011/01/oberon-mall-christmas-decorations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-3416683712555956724Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:39:00 +00002011-03-12T22:45:01.703+05:30Tourist SpotRecently myself and my wife made a visit to Zoo at Thiruvananthapuram. The entrance fee was Rs 10 per head. At the end of the site seeing the it turned out to be worth spending money for it. Here are the snaps taken from Zoo. I am sure that you are really going to enjoy the snaps of the birds. Feel free to comment on the snaps. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/WKEMe9DD08w/thiruvananthapuram-zoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/WKEMe9DD08w" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/12/thiruvananthapuram-zoo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-7597187547906287673Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:14:00 +00002011-01-22T13:35:30.325+05:30Tourist SpotRecently I visited Aruvikkara Dam. I reached there on a Saturday morning, I was surprised to see that these is hardly any tourist there. Nothing is there to attract the tourists. Other than the Dam there are no facilities available, not even a toilet. No shops are available in the near by location, a badly maintained ice cream parlour is the only shop availabe. Find Aruvikkara in Google http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/tGNhB0yoUac/visit-to-aruvikkara-dam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/tGNhB0yoUac" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/11/visit-to-aruvikkara-dam.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-1711487371286185110Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:27:00 +00002011-01-22T13:34:57.706+05:30Tourist SpotA snap from a Veli beach. Veiw other post of Veli here. Find Veli in google map here http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/U3xaSNR1VR8/snap-from-veli-beach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/U3xaSNR1VR8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/10/snap-from-veli-beach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-5050894175007715507Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:01:00 +00002011-01-22T13:34:33.349+05:30ThiruvananthapuramHere is a view of the Peringammala - AGC road flooded with water from Vellayani lake. It has become difficult for the fellow commuters to cross the lake. The photo of the same road which is taken two months back.   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/218wCvgvcao/road-flooded-with-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/218wCvgvcao" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/10/road-flooded-with-water.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-9128760831453833818Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:50:00 +00002011-01-22T13:33:42.979+05:30Tourist SpotThis is the third part of the Neyyar Dam trip. Find the first post here. Few crocodiles can be seen here in the Crocodile park. Below are the snaps from the Crocodile park. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/WTxtZML_KS0/neyyar-dam-trip-part-3-crocodile-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/WTxtZML_KS0" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/08/neyyar-dam-trip-part-3-crocodile-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-8001529542612124118Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:45:00 +00002011-01-22T13:33:28.381+05:30Tourist SpotThis is the second part of the Neyyar Dam trip. Find the first post here. We started the trip to Safari park from Neyyar Dam at 2:30pm. Previously the Safari Park trip was on the boat, but this time it was on the bus. The bus can accommodate 23 tourist. The journey through the boat is more as we cruise through the reservoir. The bus took us to the heart of the jungle. There we saw lots of Lion. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/v0s54K7RIBM/neyyar-dam-trip-part-2-lion-safari-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/v0s54K7RIBM" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/08/neyyar-dam-trip-part-2-lion-safari-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-641109811922403647Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:42:00 +00002011-02-04T09:42:22.218+05:30DamTourist SpotAs me and my wife planned to go for an outing we always know that Neyyar Dam is a nice place. We planned to visit Neyyar Dam on 25 Jul 2010. It was a Sunday. After attending the morning service at church we got ready for the trip. We started the trip at around 12 noon. We reached Neyyar Dam at around 1pm. We reached via Balaramapuram-> Kattakada-> Neyyar Dam. As we know that there were very few http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/5q9j_mFiHdc/neyyar-dam-trip-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/5q9j_mFiHdc" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/08/neyyar-dam-trip-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-8898573207993248418Sat, 15 May 2010 07:08:00 +00002011-01-22T13:30:13.336+05:30ThiruvananthapuramTourist SpotIts a Saturday afternoon that we headed to Veli. Veli is one of the popular tourist spot in Thiruvananthapuram. Veli is around 5kms away from city. There are few facilities like horse ride, boating etc. KTDC provides a floating restaurant. There you can sit and enjoy watching the lake while having a snack and a drink. But an average budget family would find it difficult to pay the bill. A tea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/pWkCXpBomkg/veli-tourist-spot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/pWkCXpBomkg" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/05/veli-tourist-spot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-8259115962880297239Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:55:00 +00002011-01-22T13:28:12.425+05:30TripTourist SpotWe had lunch at the near by restaurant of Facilitation centre. Then we headed to the Deer Park. It is one km away from Facilitation centre. We took ticket for the park and entered, we didn't see too many deers there. We were able to find only one inside the forest. There is a children park inside the Deer park. The small park was completely occupied by a school team. Then we saw a Tree hut. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/c127GPK9uVA/thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/c127GPK9uVA" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/thenmala-ecotourism-deer-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-5864983727371798467Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:36:00 +00002011-01-22T13:27:58.746+05:30DamTourist SpotAfter visiting the Deer park, we visited the Dam. It was very hot there at the Dam. We visited the dam at around 2:30 which was not the right time to visit there. Many visitors were there in the form of youngsters. There are steps for climbing up to the bridge of the Dam. We climbed and reached the bridge. There is a echo point near the bridge. We walked through the bridge, there was not much http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/qTSBbkM4B2U/thenmala-ecotourism-thenmala-dam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/qTSBbkM4B2U" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/thenmala-ecotourism-thenmala-dam.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-3716961024988242982Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:57:00 +00002011-01-22T13:27:53.518+05:30Tourist SpotThe Aquarium is near to the Adventure zone in Thenmala. There are some beautiful fishes in the aquarium. Compared to the Vizhinjam Marine Aquarium, this looks good even though it cannot match the variety of fishes at the Vizhinjam aquarium. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/JPTM_Kra1_c/thenmala-ecotourism-matsyafed-aquarium.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/JPTM_Kra1_c" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/thenmala-ecotourism-matsyafed-aquarium.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-3473501311425446509Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:01:00 +00002011-02-16T09:57:07.728+05:30TripTourist SpotIts a Vishu morning. We all got ready for the trip. The destination is 73kms from Thiruvananthapuram. It is a eco tourism destination. We are a family of six, 4 adults and two kids. We started the journey in the early morning. The route is as follows: East Fort -> Kowdiar -> Peroorkada -> Vazhayila -> Azhikode -> Valicode -> Nedumangad -> Pazhakutty -> Anad -> Chullimanoor -> Nanniyode -> Palodehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/-F29Ypt3TX4/thenmala-ecotourism-adventure-zone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/-F29Ypt3TX4" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/thenmala-ecotourism-adventure-zone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-796597257533213427Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:21:00 +00002011-01-22T13:22:00.771+05:30BikeBridgeThis is the second part of the post about Akkulam Bridge, see the part one here. Here is a few snaps from the shore of the lake. It is a lonely place near the bridge. From here we can see the bridge of the lake. Along with the bridge we can see some of the buildings which is taking shape to reach the sky. These buildings are a sign of the changing world. Even though it is not a tourist http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/V_S5WcOMZ68/akkulam-bridge-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/V_S5WcOMZ68" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/akkulam-bridge-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-9022746224369712187Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:58:00 +00002011-01-22T13:22:48.274+05:30BikeBridgeIt was a pleasant morning with busy vehicles making the road rush. But there is always room for me to enjoy a great ride through the NH bypass. I was on my bike on the way to office. I cross the Akkulam bridge twice everyday, hence Akkulam bridge is not new to me. Whenever I cross the bridge, I wish I could stop there and enjoy some time there. Many times I missed, but this time I found some timehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/0qHRpzFlLIE/akkulam-bridge-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/0qHRpzFlLIE" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/akkulam-bridge-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-3856338506630705893Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:19:00 +00002011-01-22T13:18:41.880+05:30ChurchIt was a pleasant morning with all the right things to celebrate Easter. All the devotees gathered in front of the church in the early morning. There was a beautiful float prepared for the procession. The procession started from CSI, Peringammala, with the lovely music from the band troop, all the devotees were singing and enjoying each step of the procession. The basic idea is to spread the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/JqtiIHSsMsM/easter-procession-at-csi-peringammala.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/JqtiIHSsMsM" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-procession-at-csi-peringammala.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816154551676536621.post-4164449109017332967Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:29:00 +00002011-01-22T13:12:21.256+05:30Tourist SpotThis is a must visit place for those who visit Kovalam.Even though the aquarium is poorly maintained, there are frequent visitors here. We can see lots of beautiful fishes. The ticket costs 20bugs per head. How to reach Marine Aquarium ? Thiruvananthapuram -> Mancaud -> Thiruvallam -> Kovalam Jn -> Marine Aquarium. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shaijub/~3/fj3UuBGw9_Q/marine-aquarium-vizhinjam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaiju B)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shaijub/~4/fj3UuBGw9_Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://shaijub.blogspot.com/2010/04/marine-aquarium-vizhinjam.html