On day 2 our first stop was this picturesque pretty hilltop town of Gordes in the Luberon mountains. This place is used by many filmmakers as a typical Provençal town. For that reason every little stone in the town is in the perfect place.
Lunch at this wonderful little cafe, La Table des Balmes in Beaumes-de-Venise was fois gras and smoked trout on a pancake followed by crème brûlée.
Visited a couple of vineyards on the slopes of Mont Ventoux. There were some tasty wines made from Grenache grapes with Ventoux appellation.
Drove up on Mont Ventoux from Avignon for views but didn’t see anything as the summit was shrouded in clouds. Noticed many messages written on the road as this was on the route of Tour de France stage 16 in July of this year.
Although one can spend days in each one of them, we visited three museums in London in one day to view a few selected objects:
National gallery: Van Gogh and Monet paintings British museum: Rosetta Stone V&A museum: Tipoo’s tiger
Visited the white cliffs near Eastbourne on the south shore of England. These views were just breathtaking.
Squeezed in a bike ride with Yatin on a foggy Sunday morning during this London trip.
Went to Totenham stadium to watch the Spurs playing ManU with Adit. It was fun navigating through the tube system to get there. I was impressed with the stadium. Even though it was full at capacity, going in and coming out was a breeze. The second half was exciting but the game ended in a tie.
Went mushroom hunting with my daughter. Found some good ones. We are not confident enough to identify and eat the correct ones - maybe one day that achievement will get unlocked.
Congratulations to Indian Women’s cricket team for winning the World Cup!!! This whole tournament was so good except for some matches that were messed up by rain. Feels like Women’s cricket is much more exciting than Men’s cricket these days.
All decked out in Indian outfits for my nephew’s wedding in Houston. Got this picture at the venue after the ceremony was over.
Visiting Houston for a wedding this weekend. This place is so huge! Our last trip here was in 1995. Can’t compare as I don’t remember anything from that time. Weather here seems quite pleasant today.
First attempt at capturing the Pleiades (M45) cluster with my new imaging setup. Got only 25 one-minute subs before clouds spoiled the night. Will be adding more exposures to this in coming days and weeks.
Caroline’s rose (NGC7789) is an open star cluster in Cassiopeia. This was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. This area of the sky has so many stars that it is hard to differentiate the cluster from the background stars.
