Enthralling Trails

The coach rolled past the endless mountains and fields in the Alpine panorama of Austria to reach Innsbruck. We wanted to explore the magnificence of Innsbruck, but it was a visit to Wattens the market town of Innsbruck. Wattens is known for the crystal Glass Company of Swarovski, a pioneer in crystal jewellery , chandeliers, ornaments, figurines, and artifacts . There are many Swarovski showrooms in the world, but the one at Wattens was the first to be established by the owner Daniel Swarovski whose father owned a glass factory. Daniel’s knowledge of glass cutting helped him create a special machine which could cut glass with the right precision and perfection to turn it into the best crystal. He felt that these crystals substituted the precious diamonds and were affordable. The logo in the initial years was the Edelweiss flower which was replaced by the logo of the Swan in 1988.The crystals are exquisite and are known for their glitter and brilliance. Swarovski elements are

“Venice, its temples and palaces did seem like fabrics of enchantment piled to heaven.”  ―  Percy Bysshe Shelley Venice is the northeast capital of the Veneto region in Italy , the city is known as Venetia or Venezia. Venetia is an Italian name which is popular all over the world. It means the woman from Venice ; the name is a symbol of success. Venice is known for the monuments, bridges, the canals, art, literature, and architecture. The lagoon and part of the city are an element of the World Heritage Centre and now UNESCO contemplates on declaring it an Endangered World Heritage Center due to its deteriorating state. Venezia had a population of people who were refugees from the Roman civilization like those of Padua , Treviso and other nearby places.  Venice was a center for commerce and an International Financial Center in the middle ages and Renaissance making it a wealthy province. ( Venice is built on an archipelago of 118 islands formed by 177 canals

Now that I am no longer a child, I can see, that God is the God who can see the black and the white and the  grey , too, and He dances on the  grey !  Grey  is okay.”―  C. Joy Bell C . Recently my childhood friend decided to blend with nature. She said she would begin by being natural; she started life afresh with Almighty’s blessings. She was brave enough to give away every strand of her hair that was  coloured  and that had helped her remain a Dorian Gray. With time her hair grew back once again, but she has remained firm and valiant in her decision of not  colouring  her hair. She has sported a new look and definitely looks wise and gifted. Though my friend grew comfortable with the situation, the world around her responded in numerous ways to show their pleasure and displeasure; many felt that she  looked as good as an eminent personality while a few others could count her expressions  and say that she needed a grooming time. I have learnt and understood that people give