leauven Belgium

GENT  में  सरदारजी  की एक दुकान  है  वहाँ  रोज़ ही  हम  दोनों  चले जाते  हैं  जो कुछ  घर  का सामान चैहिये  होता  है  वोह  ले  लेते  हैं  कुछ  अपने  देश  की बात  करते  हैं  और  बराबर  ग्रन्थ  साहेब का  पाठ   चलता  रहता  है  वोह  यहाँ  के  माहोल  में  जहां  डूच  ज़बान  बिलकुल  न  समाजः  में  आती  हो   वाणी  लगता  है  अपनी  ज़बान  में  चल  रही  है.

आज    सरदार  जी  बहुत  दुखी  लगे  ,  कारण  पूछने  पर  उनहूने  बताया  एक  नेता  जिसका  रोल १९८४ के  दंगों  में  था   वोह  आज  लुएवें   में  आया  हुआ  है.  ये   दंगे   भी   कितने  भयानक  होते  हैं   आज   २७  साल  बाद  भी  ज़ख़्म  ताजे  हैं 

इस   पर   बशीर  बद्र  का  एक  शेर   याद  आ  गया
लोग  टूट  जाते  हैं  एक  घर  बनाने  में
तुम  तरस  नहीं  खाते  बस्तियां  जलाने  में 
खैर  सरदार   जी  ने  यादगार  के  तौर  पर  हमारा और बेगम  साहेबा  का  एक  फोटो  लिया   और  एक  अदद  कोल्ड  ड्रिंक  पिलाया  .  क्या  बात  है   ?   घर  के  बाहर  ये  सब  कितना  प्यारा  लगता  हैं   और  वोह  बातें  जिनकी   हम  घर  पर  क़दर  नहीं  करते  वो  याद  आती  हैं   इस  तरह  हम  ने  सरदार जी  से  बिदा ली. 

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Last updated on 23rd June, 1998

Paris............

MUSEE  DU LOUVRE

हम  ने  तो  पेरिस  शम्मी  कपूर की आँखों  से ही  देखा  है  वोह  भी  जवानी में  और  अब  जब  देखा  तो  हमारे देश  में  ही  बहुत  कुछ   हो  चूका  है   और  वैसे  भी  विदेश   अब  रोटी -दाल  बन  गया  है   और  हर  दूसरा  आदमी  विदेश-यात्रा  कर  चूका  है  सो  अब  वोह  मज़ा  कहाँ  फिर भी   इस  अक्टूबर में  जब  हवा  ठंडी  हो  जाती  है   और  बहुत  तेज़  चलती है   तापमान १६ C   होता   है  और बारिश  होती  हो   तो  सब  कुछ  ठीक  ही  लगता है.

Arc de Triomphe

Eiffel Tower

Notre-Dame

TWO JOKES

1. CHARPOY
When I sleep on my charpoy, I have a feeling there is someone sleeping under it. So I change my position and sleep under the charpoy. Then I have a feeling there is some one sleeping above me. I move up, then .. This goes on the whole night and I am worried.
Psychiatrist: The condition is serious. The full cure will cost you Rs 4000 and it will take 2 months.
He went away. After some time the doctor met him in the market: Why did you not come back? he said I called a carpenter who charged me Rs 4 and cut the four legs of the charpoy in ten min. Now I sleep on this charpoy which has no space underneath.The charpoy needed the cure, not me.

COFFEE
Man: whenever I drink my coffee, I feel a sharp pain in my right eye,
Doctor presents him with a cup of coffee and asks him to drink it. He mixes some sugar and takes a sip. AAAAARRRGHH
Doctor: Try removing the spoon from the cup.

bewaqoof or aqalmand

Many of us do just this. What of cigaretts, over eating, laziness, jealousy, worrying, etc.

Blaarmeersen Sport-en Recreatiepark Gent

A real big space allocated for subject activity with artificial lake {big enough} , beach , all water sport facilities with all indoor sport facilities with even separate track for Joggers , Good Hotel , restaurant  and with all the requisite infrastructure for sport as well as recreation.  Now I understand why these small countries with little population score over us in sport arena in international events. Here cycling is passion . you would see either big &  costly cars or cycles , later in plenty and every where  cyclist get priority that is separate track , seperate signals and separate stands all over the Gent . Here big Cars are in plenty but Cycles are much more than Cars.

Lake

For Kids

GROTTES DE HAN BELGIUM

We can describe it as Han Caves  { HAN  is name of village]   .These caves formed by a river Lesse over the million years  back . River Lesse in the province of Namur is in south Belgian. Discovered 200 years  ago  extending in 8 Kms  Caves   consist of  a  series of  limestone galleries   carved out  by  the  river  Lesse  millions  year  ago. These cave on certain points are like big dome with a lake therein.  River Lesse enter these caves and comes out after 24  Hours. These caves may be approached by a Tram which is also 100 Years old  and  there  after they also have a Safari  which childrens  enjoy. Besides  this  at  the  exit if Cave  , there are good Hotels with very good arrangements for Children which  keep  them  engaged through out the day/  Besides this a tour to Wild life reserve is quite entertaining  specially for kids.

Railway Station wherefrom one get Bus for HAN town

Limestone  Stalgamite

Playground for  kids

Han town

Han town

Reserve wild life

OOSTENDE BELGIUM

This is north west coast  of Belgium  having port , Beaches , lot of Yachts , Dock  for these Yachts. In the city Bus Service  & Trams    are available  . big Casinos  and  so   many  high rise residential buildings  are dotted  along the Coast line  giving the full  view of the Sea. Language   is French  in the  southern part of the Belgium .  Here  also   like  Brugge you can see that  town  is  brimming  with  the  tourist.

RAILWAY STATION

YACHTS IN  CANAL

BRIDGE OPENING TO ADMIT YACHTS

FISH MARKET ALONG COAST

HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ALONG COAST LINE

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

A STATUE  OF SEAMAN  NEAR BEACH

BEACH

MODERN DESIGN  ON BEACH

SUN SET  ON BEACH

CHURCH NEAR  RLY STATION

SHIP MUSEUM

BRUGGE BELGIUM

 I   judge the status of tourist station by the Crowd  { Which is everywhere in our country }  and by this bench-mark I am not satisfied anywhere    over  here . But once in Brugge  as soon as I  got down at Railway Station , I  immediately realized seeing the milling crowd of   every  race and country that this city is one of the most popular tourist destination In  Belgium.




RAILWAY STATION  BRUGGES

WELL MAINTAINED PATHS

BAGGHEES  RUN FOR TOURIST BY MOSTLY WOMEN

A PLACE IN THE TOWN WHERE BUGGHEES  STAND

THIS CANAL  SERVES WELL TO TOURIST FOR A BOAT TRIP OF TOWN

SHAKING HAND ON THE SIDE OF CANAL 

WINDOW SHOPPING

MANSION ON BOTH SIDE OF ROAD

A BEAUTIFUL SCENE & SUCH ARE IN PLENTY THERE  

A CHURCH

ANOTHER CHURCH & CROWD

ANOTHER  MANSION

ANOTHER VIEW

THEIR  TOWN HALL

MODERN SYMBOLIC  DESIGN

It's  winding lanes , picturesque  canal are lined with old buildings which are still well maintained . It is said in 13 th Century for 200 years this town has seen very good days as Cloth Trade center and relics of that prosperity are scattered in every inch of this town. Fortunes were spent on their mansions , Churches , monastery  etc which are all tourist attractions . To maintain that beauty    & attraction roads are well maintained and  there  are no Bill Board  to remind  you the age of Coco-Cola,Nokia ,Adidas etc.Realy tourist  love it.  What  I  liked  still Bagghees are  there  which  are  very  well maintained  with  good  horses  and  mostly  run  by  women.