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Vivek Gadre

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I live in Pune, India. I am fond of writing novels, reading and exploring places for food and travel. I enjoy exploring cities, historical buildings, abandoned eerie corners and fascinating places from around the world.
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ARAI Hill Stone Quarry

Pune, India

ARAI Hill Stone Quarry

Natural walking trails around this abandoned hilltop stone quarry offer nature enthusiasts fantastic views of the city.

The Grave of Alice Richman

Pune, India

The Grave of Alice Richman

In the middle of a peaceful campus garden lies a lone grave.

Trishund Ganpati Temple

Pune, India

Trishund Ganpati Temple

This basalt temple in the center of Pune was built more than 250 years ago.

The Old European Tombs

Pune, India

The Old European Tombs

These fascinating 19th-century tombs in the center of Pune belong to Europeans who lived in the city in that era.

Zakoba Temple

Pune, India

Zakoba Temple

An ancient temple in the middle of a residential neighborhood encapsulated by a beautiful tree.

Parvati Hill Cave

Pune, India

Parvati Hill Cave

The caves are the oldest surviving structures in the city of Pune.

Peshwa Museum

Pune, India

Peshwa Museum

A former palace that showcases weapons, jewelry, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, and more from the Peshwa Era.

Mahadji Shinde Chhatri

Pune, India

Mahadji Shinde Chhatri

A magnificent work of architecture designed to honor a former military leader.

Pune Okayama Friendship Garden

Pune, India

Pune Okayama Friendship Garden

Believed to be the largest Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan.

The owners specialize in humble comfort fare.

Pune, India

Vaidya Upahar Gruha

This legendary restaurant from 1912 continues to delight patrons with its soul-satisfying dishes.

Khus Vanilla Mastani sits next to Bajirao Mastani on the right.

Pune, India

Raja Ices

Pune's oldest ice cream parlor serves scoops in flavors like lemongrass.

Pataleshwar Caves

Pune, India

Pataleshwar Caves

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

Sinhagad Fortress

Thoptewadi, India

Sinhagad Fortress

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

Pratapgad

Mahabaleshwar, India

Pratapgad Fort

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.

Spices at Anjuna Flea Market

Anjuna, India

Anjuna Flea Market

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

Entrance to the main cave.

Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Diwan-i-Khas, Amber Fort

Jaipur, India

Amber Fort

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

Agrasen ki Baoli

New Delhi, India

Agrasen ki Baoli

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Front Gate

Pune, India

Shaniwar Wada

This 18th century Marathi fort is adorned with a spiked front gate meant to repel enemy elephants.

Pobednik, or "Statue of the Victor," depicts a triumphant royal atop the spire

Belgrade, Serbia

Pobednik (The Victor) Monument

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

Skull Tower of Nis

Niš, Serbia

The Skull Tower of Nis

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

Adalaj stepwell.

Adalaj, India

Adalaj Ni Vav

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

Gitanjali Art Gallery, Fontainhas.

Panaji, India

Fontainhas

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

The exterior of the church.

Velha Goa, India

Church of St. Cajetan

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

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