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Holland van hoek is the tip of netherlands where you have the unique site of a beach albeit a very cold one adjacent to one of the busiest ports in the world. The huge ships are like skyscrapers, constantly on the move. Makes you wonder on the effort it takes to get you what you want from the other side of the world.
Capadocia is a magical place out of some fantasy novel series where you can see fairy chimneys and beautiful formations. You half expect a gnome or elf to step out and surprise you. The high point of capadocia is the balloon ride where you can float over this stark white terrain and spot beautiful balls of colour in the form of balloons. It is a most magical experience!
Hoek van Holland is the point at which the new waterway shipping canal and the North Sea meet. On the right you can see the blue sea and on the left the canal which provides access to the busiest port in Europe Rotterdam. It is both a marvel of engineering and one of the nicest beaches in Netherlands. However the cold water isn’t really designed for swimming for the weak minded. We dipped our toes in and decided to just enjoy the beach and the great restaurants on the beach front. It’s also a stones throw from the worlds largest sea water barrier the delta works. Worth a visit!
The palace of Versailles is so large that it takes a few hours to get from one end to another. Looking at the size of the garden, the waterfalls and the sculptures you can only imagine how ostentatious the lives of french royalty must have been. No wonder the people of France revolted. I can imagine a Marie Antoinette eating cakes while the peasants starved. The ostentatiousness is mind boggling.
So the day after the Pulwama attack on soldiers, we left our houseboat, unsure what would happen next. Several tourists left because they felt there was an issue with safety. We heard about it but both of us didn’t once speak about leaving. It didn’t seem right to leave like that under threat. Every person we met expressed sadness on the deaths. They knew there would be repercussions. The boat ride was one of the most beautiful things we had ever experienced. We travelled past jewelry and handicraft sellers in pretty boats. We were the only tourists interacting with them that morning. As we passed the marvellous flower seller in that beautiful scenic Nagin lake, the deaths of the previous night seemed so far away. We got down at the jetty turned around to see a slogan praising a local terrorist. The night before we had visited Hazratbal shrine where seeing me quitely sitting in a corner a man offered to show me around. We then had no idea that a terrorist attack had just happened an hour before. Our phone networks were not working. Having worked here before, I knew tourists were safe. We had a Kashmiri Wazwaan dinner and actually reached the boat at half past nine. There were cancellations so we had the boat to ourselves. The caretaker then told us what had happened. It was surreal. Kashmir is unreal and sometimes surreal.
Annecy is a small little town near the French alps close to MonteBlanc which reminded us of Switzerland with beautiful mountains and a clear lake. Along the banks of the lake are these beautiful chalets and a castle which gives an amazing view. You can hire a small boat, bicycle or take a cruise along the lake. It’s beautiful.

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