Reviews
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Restaurant Review: Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
One of my favorite places to visit near me is Half Moon Bay, just a twenty-minute drive from San Francisco. The drive is scenic, taking you through the hills until you reach one of several beaches along the Pacific coastline. One great spot to visit is the Half Moon Bay Brewery. Situated with stunning views Read more
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Chiriyakhana (1967) vs Byomkesh o Chiriyakhana (2016)
The fictitious sleuthing duo of Holmes and Watson, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, have inspired numerous other detective duos, including Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Hastings. Another detective duo inspired by Holmes and Watson are the “truth-seeker” Byomkesh Bakshi and Ajit Kumar Banerjee, his loyal friend and sidekick. This duo was created by the Bengali Read more
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Bengaluru, A Homecoming of Sorts- Concluded
We returned to the hotel after a long, eventful, and memorable day. Our organizers planned the penultimate event for the day, a Yakshagana performance. Yakshagana Performance Yakshagana is a dance-drama style native to the state of Karnataka, South India. Yakshagana actors adorn colorful costumes, makeup, and masks. There are also additional singers who sing and Read more
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Bengaluru, A Homecoming of Sorts-IV
Our morning commenced early on the second day of the reunion. The breakfast was once again at our place of stay, the Renaissance hotel. Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel Revisited As mentioned before, the breakfast at the hotel and the food selection are both a sight to behold and a feast for the palate. Among Read more
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Bengaluru, A Homecoming of Sorts – II
The Ride to the Hotel The ride from the airport to the hotel was a bit longer than expected, but maybe not, given Bengaluru’s reputation for traffic. Please forgive the quality of these snaps. I took these photos as the car passed them, and there was no time to pause for a good picture. Construction Read more
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Bengaluru, A Homecoming of Sorts – I
Back in the mid to late ’80s, I completed my first degree, a Bachelor’s in Computer Science at a university in Bengaluru, India. Now, 34 years later, about 20 of my classmates planned our second reunion in 10 years, in the city of Bengaluru. My cohorts came from many places around the world to reminisce Read more
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