Visiting a thousand beautiful places

Hong Kong: 1. Ocean Park in Hong Kong, it has a beautiful ropeway to get to it and surrounded by lush green hills. Several times the ride stops while on your way, and it's just your car and the beautiful, green surroundings as far as eye can see.

2. Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, hosts the Symphony of Lights. Plenty of walking space and quite lively in the evenings.

3. Tian Tan Buddha Statue at Lantau Island in Hong Kong, with 268 steps to climb. A beautiful ropeway takes you to the island. 

4. Po Lin Monastery at Lantau Island in Hong Kong, has a lunch place open to people. 

5. Avenue of Stars, HK - a beautiful walkway with ocean on one side and the island on the other

6. Man Mo Temple HK, a small red and gold temple with hundreds of conical/spiral agarbatti hanging from the rafters everywhere

7. Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery on a hill, with 400 stairs along the mountain sides to reach it, Pai Tau village, HK. On top of the hill, there's a beautiful garden and a bunch of temples. There was almost no one on the trail when I visited, and just a handful around the temple. All along the stairs are gold buddhas in different poses

8. Golden Bauhinia Square, HK, beside the water front. Bauhunia is the national flower of HK and features on the national flag too.

Singapore: 9. Sentosa Island in Singapore, with a beautiful walkway leading to it. There's water on both sides of the walkway. 

10. Gardens by the Bay - the most beautiful place in Singapore with unbelievable sights inside. There's a waterfall and tons of cold mist. Lights up beautifully in the evenings. 

11. Cloud Forest in Gardens by the Bay, with mist and low temperatures and walkways high above.

12. Changi Aviation Gallery and other sights at the Singapore airport. There are pretty eateries and aircraft museum on the roof etc.

13. SEA Aquarium, Singapore. A marvel, my favourite place in all of Singapore.

14. National Orchid Garden and Children’s Garden at Singapore Botanic Gardens - the only tropical garden to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site

15. Universal Studios, Singapore - nothing short of Disney world

16. Singapore Night Safari - a nocturnal zoo. The experience is wholesome and amazing.

17. Merlion Park, housing two Merlion statues, Singapore by a beautiful waterfront

18. Chinatown in Singapore, a bustling place full of colours and wares, a great place for window-shopping

19. Jurong Bird Park, Singapore - Asia's largest bird park. It has the world's largest walk-in aviary called Waterfall Aviary.

20. The beautiful Singapore's Flower Dome - the largest glass greenhouse in the world.

21. The Waterfront Promenade in Singapore, where bands play music in front of Marina Bay

22. The beautiful Esplanade near Marina Bay

23. Vivo City Mall, Singapore's largest mall and looks like a durian from outside and really cool display windows of shops inside, and full air-conditioned

Malaysia: 

24. Batu Caves, Malaysia.

25. Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque (the blue mosque) , Shah Alam near Batu Caves

26. Berjaya Times Square mall, KL with musical stairs and liquid tiles

27. the well-planned City of Putrajaya, Malaysia via a very affordable city bus, that takes you through most part of the city

28. The pink Masjid Putra, Putrajaya, Malaysia by the waters

29. Istana Iskandariah palace made of wood and painted yellow and brown, at Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. 

30. The gold-domed Ubudiah mosque at Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia

31. Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh, Malaysia - very neat and clean and beautiful with a garden attached to it that has a lotus pond

32. Ling Sen Tong temple at Ipoh - colourful and pretty and set amidst tropical green hills

33. Gua Tempurung - a beautiful and huge limestone cave at Perak in Ipoh, Malaysia.  Endless limestone caves beautiful lit with lights and has stair access for most part. You can choose how far into the caves you want to venture.

34. Kek Lok Si temple complex on a hill, Penang

35. Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Temple at Penang, Malaysia

36. Dharmmikarama Buddhist Temple, Penang, Malaysia - lots of red and gold and huge buddha

37. Penang Hill by riding the Penang Hill Railway funicular tram

38. Lanes, beautiful houses and chinese temples in Penang, Malaysia

39. the bridges and building you see on a boat ride that starts and ends at the Masjid Putra

USA: 41. Niagara Falls, USA

42. Niagara State Park and around, USA

43. Financial District, Boston, USA

44. USS Constitution Museum on a ship nicknamed 'Old Ironsides, Boston Navy Yard, USA

45. Dry dock, Boston Navy Yard, USA

46. Pier 39, San Francisco, USA

47. Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, USA

48. Aquarium of the Bay, Bay Area, San Francisco, USA

49. Bay Area sea front, San Francisco, USA

Nepal: 51. Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu

52. Thamel market area, Kathmandu

53. Durbar Square, Kathmandu

54. Machchapuchare Base Camp

55. Deurali and the ABC trail

Bhutan: 56. Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang) in Paro

57. Rinpung Dzong Monastery, Paro

58. Drukgyal Dzong Monastery, Paro

59. National Museum Of Bhutan, Paro

60. Nyamai Zam, beautiful wooden bridge over a river to Rinpung Dzong monastery

61. Tango Monastery, Thimpu

62. Lanes and markets of Thimpu and Paro

China:

63. The Great Wall of China, amidst lots of flowering trees. The entrance is nicely spruced up and even has a ropeway to get on top of the wall

64. Juizhaigou National park - the most beautiful place in the whole world.

65. De Tian waterfalls - very beautiful.

66. the blue temple on the hill

India:

1. Mata Vaishnodevi Mandir - a cave temple on the Trikuta hills of Jammu. Baan Ganga and the perennial water spouts at Katra J&K. 

2. Shri Baba Dhansar temple(Seshnag temple and Shiv gufa) and the beautiful waterfalls at Reasi, near Katra. The water is crystal clear, blue-green to look at and the whole place is calm and serene.

3. Shiv Dhaam and Har Ki Paudi in Jammu, beside the Jammu river. The complex has a beautiful Devi's Shayan Kaksh. You can see the Amar Mahal palace across the river

4. Amar Mahal Palace in Jammu. It has one of the oldest, working lift/elevator in a private residence in India. And some really beautiful, still working artifacts used by the royal families

5. Avani -  Sharadamba temple at the base of the hill. Sitadevi temple, Shiva temple and Valmiki Ashram on a hill, near Kolar.  This is where Mata Sita gave birth to Luv and Kush

6. Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundi hills in Mysore. Mahabaleshwar temple and Nandi statue on Chamundi hills in Mysore. The stairway from Nandi ji to main temple is beautiful as well.

7. The Ambavilas Palace at Mysore, a.k.a the Mysore Palace. Rated the most beautiful palace in India.

8. Dakshin-mukha Nandeeshwara temple and Ganga Devi temple in Bangalore. The former has a stepped well with turtles in it.

9. River Ganga and Ganga aarti in Haridwar. One of the  most eye-catching pooja ever.

10. Patal Bhubaneshwar cave temple in Uttarakhand, with it's stalactites and stalagmites.   

11. Golu Devta temple complex of bells in Chitai, Uttarakhand.

12. The town of Munsiyari in Uttarakhand, the beautiful temple on a hill, and the view of Panchchuli mountain range.

13. Temples and the river front in Haridwar, Rishikesh, Rudraprayag and Karnaprayag. Laxman Jhoola and temples at Rishikesh.

14. Hogenakal waterfalls in Tamil Nadu

15. Belum caves(a sinkhole) in Andhra Pradesh 

16. Lepakshi temple complex in Andhra Pradesh

17. Odegal Basadi and Gommateshwara statue on Vindhyagiri hills at Shravana Belagola, Karnataka, and the beautiful stairs hewn into the hill

18. Sea-side and the pier at Pondicherry

19. Estuary near Pondicherry, where backwaters are formed by the ocean flowing back into the land into a lake

20. Chennakeshava Temple at Belur

21. Ranganathittu bird sanctuary near Bangalore 

22. Kollur Mookambika temple, surrounded by very green western ghats. The temple and it's surroundings are both very beautiful. 

23. Sri Harman Sahib(golden temple) complex at Amritsar.

24. Naudevi temple inside a cave, in Katra

25. Kokkre Bellur and its unusual birds and crocs.

26. Temple complexes at Aihole and Pattadakallu with some of the most beautifully carved temples. There's even a river that flows behind one of the complexes. 

27. Kamakhya Mata temple at Kamakhya in Assam

28. Shree Gavisiddeshwara Matha on a hill in Koppal

29. The Tibetan monastery and settlement at Bylekuppe, Coorg

30. Tala Cauvery, Omkareshwar Temple with a stepped well and huge fishes, in Coorg

31. Krishna Raja Sagara(KRS) dam and the light show in Mysore

32. The view of Trishul parbat in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand

33. Kukke Subramanya temple and the evening ceremony with an elephant leading the way

34. Dharmasthala temple, the car museum and elephant stable

and Netravati river-side and the temple near Dharmasthala

35. Southadaka open-air Ganapati temple full of trees and bells and the sound of bells, between Kukke and Dharmasthala

36. Shree Siddhaganga Matha in Tumkur, with hill top temples and carved rock-faces.

37. Shiva Ganga - a hill top temple that has a water source at top, the location of the temple and the tiny post-office right opposite it, the beautiful lunch prasada. the temple itself has many many steps to be climbed before reaching it.

38. The beautiful Bettadasanapura temple on a hillock in Bangalore, you can drive up the gradual hillock-face. a very old temple and very very beautiful.

39. The Parshwa Sushil Dham made of marble, near Electronic City Bangalore

41. The Kasi Vishwanath temple at Gosai ghat, on the banks of Cauvery. The river is very pleasant and the temple has steps leading to the river. Quite peaceful and very pleasant.

42. Rock formations at Mekedaatu and the Cauvery river, near Bangalore

44. Ram Mandir in Tulsibaug at Pune - an old, carved wooden temple with it's own courtyard, brassware and other shops and houses. The entrance to the courtyard is in a busy lane and very easy to miss.

45. Victoria Memorial and the sprawling gardens, Kolkata

46. Agra Fort, Agra 47. Durgiana Mandir, Amritsar 

48. The butterfly enclosure at Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore. It has a beautiful dome, lots of flowering plants and a huge number of beautiful butterflies flying around.

51. Kanchipuram Kamakshi temple complex -it's equal parts beautiful and clean, and really huge

52. Ekambarnath temple in Kanchipuram - as huge as huge can be with beautifully carved pillars and walls. Inside the temple gates, it feels like the temple is actually a town of pretty stonework.

53. Kailasnathar temple - an archaelogical site in Kanchipuram with unique carvings. One of the most beautiful sites.

54. Ulagalanda Temple in Kanchipuram - the only temple of Vishnuji's Vamana avatar

54. Varadaraj Perumal temple, a beautiful temple complex. It's quite big. 

55. Pandava Dootha Temple, the only temple where Krishna ji is in a seated position. The idol is huge and beautiful and the only way to see the entire idol is to peep into the door and upwards

56. The beautiful Kateel Durga Parameshwari temple on the river Nandini. It has a beautiful annadana hall and an elephant.

57. The beautiful campus of Udupi Sri Krishna. There are boats that get lit at night, and two more temples and 3 huge chariots. There are several super-loud bombs that are lit in the evening.

58. The beautiful Chowdeshwari temple en route to Kukke Subramanya, right beside a river 

59. Thirumeyachur Shri Lalitambika Temple complex. It's huge, it's beautiful and feels like home.

60. Thanjavur Brihadeeshwara Temple complex. Everything about this temple is large-scale. Beautiful pinkish/red temple.

61. Darasuram temple complex in Kumbakonam, with it's own elephant and a beautiful ratha that goes around in the evenings

62. Talakalale (tala-ka-La-Le) backwaters near jog falls

63. Chamundeshwari temple on a hillock, on the way from Sagara to Vadanbailu. There are two murtis of the goddess back to back, sculpted in a single stone. The murti was installed by the then Mysuru emperor.

64. Vadanbailu temple and temple premises amidst green hills and lakes.

65. Jejuri Malhari Martand Khandoba fort-temple near Pune 

66. Trishund Mayureshwar ganapati temple in Pune, beautifully carved and a very unique Ganapati statue 

67. The rock-cut temples at Mahabalipuram, close to the sea 

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