In Whose Name

If I had your face
your colour and rac
eand I worship
your religion;
in whose name then
will there be blood again,
who will embrace
these sorrows and pain,
orphans of your blind game.
What will happento life's goal and aim,
perhaps lifewill never be the same.

So I doubtthat you will spare me then
for the game doesn't end
till someone remains;
And I know
even you're not to blame,
you'll continue to fight
and kill for fun
for you were never god anyways,
just a mere human.

Kronborg Castle - Helsingor, Denmark

Looks like I did my share of Denmark travelling in the first two weeks itself. Well here are the pics from the Helsingor trip. The Kronborg castle was amazing, especially the Danish Ship museum.

The castle was built in 1420 by Danish King Eric, and has been one of the most important Renaissance Castles in Europe. The castle overlooks the sound between Denmark and Sweeden, which at Helsingor is only 4 Km wide, the town of Helsingborg, on the other side in Sweeden, being clearly visible.

The castle is also the setting of Shakespeare's famous Hamlet. It also houses a statue of Oiger or Holger Danske, who according to a legend, will rise up from his slumber to save Denmark if the nation is in grave danger.

The details of the castle and the town of Helsingor can be found at the following links,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronborg_Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsingør

http://www.copenhagenet.dk/CPH-Kronborg.htm

11:45 at the Helsingor station

Helsingor Station

Helsingor station (The other side)

Tha's Kronborg Castle in the distance




Castle Entrance

The Church in the town

Kronborg Castle

View of the Oresund

Thats Oresund for you.

By the sea

This one is off to Sweeden as well



Into the Museum

U wanna eat that :)

Inside the Castle

Ek andhera kamra

16th century painting and craft work



Holger Danske

The prison cells beneath the castle



Shots from Outside of the Castle

Denmark ka jhanda

Another one to Sweeden

Helsingor Castle from the sea side

Murlidhar Singh Thakur, sirf naam hi kaafi hai

That's one more shot of Murli

And that's your's truly

Ferry to Sweeden

And the Classic

A Night of The Monsoon Rains

Raindrops on the window pane
Amongst the clouds is a moon so wane

We continue to talk thorugh the photograph
These mischevious eyes of yours trying to conceal the laugh

Raindrops on the tin roof create music of the night
A small rivulet by the road is just coming to life

A smell of wet earth fills the senses
This aint a night to ignore your stealthy glances

So we'll pass the night by the window sill
You somewhere, and I enjoying the monsoon thrill

Cos' tonight the sleep will be hard to come by
As always, all else will pass, except You and I.


Picture courtesy : http://somersetseasons.blogspot.com/2007/12/sunday-musings.html

ज़िंदगी जो यूं ही गुजरी तो क्या गम हुआ

सोचता हूँ
ज़िंदगी जो यूं ही गुजरी तो क्या गम हुआ

यूं भी तो
शिखर की ऊँचाई हर किसी का ख्वाब नही होती

मेरी खुशी का सरोकार तो
दूर से ही शिखर को निहारने में है

कौन कह सकता है की
यही खुशी शिखर को छू लेने पर भी होती

माना की
दूसरी ज़ानीब भी जहान बहुत सारे हैं

पर फ़िर जहाँ मैं हूँ
किसी और जहान की जरूरत अब महसूस नही होती

सोचता हूँ
ज़िंदगी जो यूं ही गुजरी तो क्या गम हुआ

Sunday Morning Thoughts

Shall I chat a bit
or just keep lying down.

Shall I visit the nearby cafe
and sip a book or two.

Shall I finish those pending lines
or start a few, not meant to finish.

Shall I just take a long walk
with no purpose or intent.

Shall I keep looking from my window
at the children enjoying a spring Sunday morn.

Picture Courtesy : http://carriagehousecafe.com/images/gallery/latte-art-large.jpg

Fir Ek Dopahari

फ़िर एक दोपहरी,

उन रातों के सिलसिले हुए

बीते जिन्हें एक अरसा हुआ.

खिड़की के कोने सेनिहारता था चाँद,

और सोचता था मैं कशमकश में,

'कल यूं अगर हो जाए तो'.

कितने दिन निकले उस 'यूं' की तलाश में

हुआ पर वह कभी नही,

अनजान सी सडको पर

जाने कितने चक्कर लगाये,

न पता, न जान पहचान

सिर्फ़ एक दर्द की चाहत में,

दर्द जो अब भी कभी

रातों को परेशां करता है तो

खिड़की पर खड़े यही सोचता हूँ,

चाँद को शायद तुम भी निहारती होगी

ऐसी ही दोपहरियों में.

Pic Courtesy : http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/396063938_88429da243.jpg

View From The Carew Tower

Close up of the Fountain Square

Fountain Square from the top

Thats the university of Cincinnati, far in the distance.

And the Close Up

Can you spot the Cincinnati Museum Center in this pic.

Here it is :) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Museum_Center_at_Union_Terminal)

Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Carter_Beard_Bridge)

Another view, in the background is the Great American Ballpark, stadium of the Cincinnati Reds, the Baseball team of the city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_Ballpark). It is here that we, the volunteers of the Cincinnati chapter of AID (Association for India's Development) used to come often for raising funds (we still do :) )

Fifth Third Bank Headquarters

Cincinnati Southern Bridge (http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/southern.html)

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge. Built in 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at that time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Roebling_Suspension_Bridge)

The middle bridge is the Newport Southbank Bridge more commonly known as the Purple People Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Southbank_Bridge). The right most bridge is the Taylor-Southgate Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor-Southgate_Bridge)

The two bridges in the background are the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and the C&O Railroad Bridge (http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/claywade.html)

Paul Brown Stadium, Stadium of the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cincinnati based American Football team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals#Paul_Brown_Stadium)

View of the Ohio River

Carew Tower is the tallest building in Cincinnati and was built in 1931 by the same designers who designed the Empire State Building. For all these years in Cincinnati, I never had a chance to be on the top of the building. So before leaving for Denmark, Swapnil took me to the top of the tallest building in Cincinnati. The pics in this entry were taken on that trip. The day was nice, not really pleasant but not cold as well.

By the way, Swapnil works for Kendel, whose office is housed in the Carew Tower. Since Kendel employees are allowed free access to the top deck, I skipped the otherwise $10 entry fees (It might be $5, I dont remember perfectly but there's some fee for sure).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carew_Tower