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Sun, 8 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1144]
It's a bit anticlimactic, celebrating Easter in a country where Christianity is in the minority. The very global and cosmopolitan make up of Bangalore leads one to find a bit of Easter paraphernalia on the streets - like chocolate Easter Bunnies and ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [911] | Comments [1]
From Delhi we planned a two week road trip through the expanse of Rajasthan's mystical desert cities and sandy terrain. We hired a driver to take us from Delhi to Agra where we marveled at the looming, white marble of the Taj Mahal. This architectural ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1048] | Comments [2]
Wandered around Mumbai city area, Chowpatty Beach and the Hanging Gardens on Malabar Hill. The gardens were lovely - an opportunity to sit on some grass and relax away from the hustle and bustle. We had to help the taxi driver taking us back to Colaba ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1711]
We have been truly fortunate to have met some genuine, wonderful friends along our path in India. Sandeep and Archana are an amazing couple that we met at during a hike in the Wayanad Sanctuary. THey are both professional "RJ's" or radio jockeys as ... Read more >
Tags: People
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [633]
Visited the museum today. It has a long Indian name that I don't have with me now. It used to be the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. There were plenty of statues of various "gods" - I can sight-read Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesh etc in Devanagari ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1149]
No better way to beat the heat, but to chill out in a movie theater for a matinee. We wanted to indulge in the experience of seeing a newly released Bollywood flick in a local cinema. Indians love their locally produced movies, and hold their actors ... Read more >
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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [3912] | Comments [3]
We arrived at Mumbai International Airport on Wednesday night, straight into the sea of taxis and other vehicles - an instant immersion into the traffic. The intersections work just like you have heard: traffic lights flash orange all the time and everyone ... Read more >
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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By paul | Views [1540]
Awoke with a jolt, I slammed my knees into the seat in front of me. This meritting a stare that could have frozen hell from the woman in the seat. Having spent the last five hours attempting to negotiate sleeping and preventing myself and belongings ... Read more >
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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1065]
We feel so fortunate to have had the chance to stay with both our local friends, and our expatriate (Indian returnees) friends, as well as the opportunity to speak with other local and foreign women we met in restaurants, public transportation, and on ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [978]
Well, nearly a girls day out; me, Shravani, and Darrin headed into town to the local market to purchase some local handicrafts & clothing.
We've been in search of a carved, wooden Ganesha (the Hindu deity considered good luck, and the remover of ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [1076]
So here we are in smelly Delhi after a 12 hour overnight bus journey from McLeod Ganj. Our bus driver seemed to think he was Schumacher and would go very fast around mountain bends in bloody coach. It was also the bumpiest ride I think I have had ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [778]
Tashi Delek everybody! Have just arrived in Smelly Delhi after a nightmare 12 hour bus ride - lunatic driver, sick smell and my long legs wedged behind seat in front : ( And to add to it all we had to leave the other half of our gang behind - Jam and ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1206] | Comments [1]
Third blog, and unfortunately my final one from India. This is a big shame, and I guess I cannot say that I have truly traveled India, but I suppose I knew this before I came out that it would be this short. Either way it has left an impression on ... Read more >
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