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I been to Mumbai number of times mostly on official errands, naturally had little time for sight-seeing and I regretted it most of the time, main reasons being my inherent weakness and curiosity about Muslim history and their curious propensity for excellent art work. Who can forget the great ?Taj Mahal?, one of nine Wonders of the World, a piece unbelievable example of Islamic architecture and a tribute to Shahzahan?s great love for his wife Mumtaz. But during my recent visit I was determined to at least have a look at the eye catching Haji Ali Mosque. It was a decision that I will never rue.
WHO WAS HAJI ALI:
Syed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, Haji Ali who is believed to be a wealthy local business man in Bukharia, in the ancient Persian Empire now in Uzbekistan. Haji Ali traveled around the world in the early 1400s ...
Advantages: A simply stunning building overall, it's free Disadvantages: The "blue" aspect may disappoint you,can be very busy
and collect them on the way out but at the Blue Mosque you don't leave by the same way so you carry your shoes with you; if you need one, you can get a plastic bag, we just carried ours in a backpack. The mosque is open between 9am-6pm daily, except during daily prayer times (lasting about half an hour, five times daily) and midday on Fridays.
INSIDE THE MOSQUE
I don't want to write too much about the interior of this magnificent mosque. Even the most eloquent written descriptions of the mosque I have read couldn't prepare me for the splendour you are faced with on entering the Sultanahmet mosque. The high ceiling is covered with about 20,000 blue tiles; they are a typical 16th century Iznik design, depicting flowers, trees and abstract patterns - this is particularly notable because the decor of mosques is not normally allowed to represent ...
Advantages: Widely available, huge choice of food, all food hot, tastey, not overly expensive, good atmosphere Disadvantages: Can be noisy, some staff, waiting time, un-organised
(I will try to make this review shorter LOL).
Each month I am given a challenge, and this month, it was no different from the others. I was challenged to dine out at another restaurant with the family. I was exceptionally worried about this one though, as for the past month or so, I have really been struggling and I had it drummed into my head that I wouldn't be able to manage, however, myself, being such a strong character who doesn't like to look weak, I rose to the challenge, determined to prove everybody wrong.
And so came about deciding where to go. We contemplated many restaurants in the area, however in the end, we all decided on a special restaurant we had visited often as I was a child; T.G.I Fridays.
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T.G.I Friday's
T.G.I Friday's, occasionally known as "Thank God Its Friday", or "Fridays" is originally american ...
SweetTooth93 04.10.2008
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