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Travel Journals

“If travel was free, you would never see me again!” To all those that shared this juvenile status on various social media I say this - “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”   - Proust I waited until Cologne felt like home before travelling. My trip to Frankfurt did not count I think, because I was somehow very India-sick then, and went to visit a familiar face. I did like the city, a strange mix between fast paced financial capital and measured German lifestyle. The ‘Alte Oper’ and the ‘Hauptwache’ right in the middle of the financial district, surrounded by high rises is a great example of this country’s ability to restore the past to blend it into the future. I must admit though, I enjoyed the smell of Indian spices, the comfort of a big sofa and a bigger TV, the bathtub and conversation more. Paris is a different story. To begin with, my ‘chaddi buddy’ was there. Even if it was the Sahara desert it would be