travelogue

I have not travelled very much, but the little bit of travel I have done with my husband I have enjoyed very much. And had a memorable trip of seeing strange and wonderful parts of the world. Here you can find a brief description of my itenerary. Click on the title to see the pictures.

Travelogue

Zurich, Switzerland

Helsinki, Finland

Sharjah, UAE

Dubai, UAE

1998

1997

Kuwait

Delhi, India

1999

1999, 2000

2000

Click here to visit Althaf's wonderful Travelogue
Don't MISS IT!

Delhi is the capital of India and the country's third largest city. It was really amazing to see what this great city has to offer being the home of some of the finest monuments of the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. We landed at Delhi on our 2nd Anniversary, 18th of Sept. We spent around 10days in Delhi discovering the old and the new realms of the city. On third day of our arrival, we went to Agra, another historic place where the magnificient Taj Mahal is located.

Throghout my stay in Sharjah for six months I have witnessed the bits and pieces of the cultural happenings taken place in Arab world. We had a lot of relatives which has given us the impression of living in our homeland. Sharjah contains the main administrative centers together with an especially impressive array of cultural and traditional projects including several museums. Distinctive landmarks are the two major covered souqs, reflecting islamic designs; a number of recreational areas and public parks.

Kuwait is located near the head of the Arabian Gulf in the north western part of Arabian penonsula. It is a sandy and barren country with more than 10% of the world's estimated oil reserves.

When I looked out of the window while we were approaching the Helsinki airport, it was really beautiful the scenes of snowing. The land was mostly white covered by snow and it was almost like what I saw in pictures. That was my first time to see and touch snow, but it was so cold that I was almost freezing. Being a visitor from India, everything there seemed to be interesting. One thing I was mentioned is about Summer sun (known as the midnight sun) doesn't set for the 3months and the people enjoy spending time in the great outdoors during summer. Unlucky that we could never make it on summer and the second time we went to Helsinki it was raining also. So the weather became much colder. However we enjoyed our wonderful trip with cold and freezing whether and it's a real good idea to spend the veccation out there but you have to prepared to be like a frozen chicken inside the refrigerator.

Dubai trip was indeed an exciting experiance in which I learned and enjoyed a lot. It provided us with a glimpse of the culture of Dubai. Dubai is the second largest of United Arab Emirates and is the country's leading commercial centre. Dubai has everything that you could wish for to have a memorable holiday in safety and it was an exhilarating experiance for us which we will cherish for ever.

Zurich is one of our favourite and enjoyable city and the biggest town in Switzerland but not the capital. For us there was much to see and recommended in and around the city. But due to shortage of time we couldn't visit all the places, still we managed to see many worthwhile attractions by taking daily excursions. We made a quick and fullfilling visit to Bern, the capital and Oberthal where we met a beautiful family and spent the whole day with them.