FUN-photos: Incredible & Insane India – 42 Crazy & Chaotic Days – Part 1

December 24, 2016 by · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Incredible & Insane India – 42 Crazy & Chaotic Days – Part 1 

  • We covered a lot of territory…from the tippy top in the Himalayas…and ending … at the very end… literally! …in the city of Trivandrum.

First 22 Days – Bustling Bombay…our Himalayan high…Dizzying Delhi… Awesome Agra with its Majestic Taj Mahal and Red Fort Complex…Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary…Rathambore Reserve… in search of the ever elusive tigers…which remained just that…Jaipur Palaces…Pushkar Camel Fair…Commanding Kumbhalgarh Fort… Jain Temple Treat…Unbelievable Udaipur…and Very Sacred – Very Special – Varanasi…where we celebrated Dev Dewali on the Ganges.

FUN-travel: A Lucky in Day Leh!

November 1, 2016 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: A Lucky in Day Leh! 

  • Snake like narrow roads…

…lead to monasteries…

…perched high atop the hills…

…clinging to the steep bluffs.

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1st Monastery Monks…almost hidden in a courtyard corner…

…in total concentration…

…harmonizing their flute duet…

…for the festival

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2nd Monastery Monks…almost three dozen…20161031_124026_002_resized

…fill the central courtyard…

…rehearsing their meditative dance moves…

…for their upcoming festival

  • Brightly colored…

…blue-eyed Buddha’s take center stage…

…surrounded by vivid fresco paintings…

…amid freshly white washed walls.

  • Thick puffs of smoke rise…

…a strong smell of burning incense…

…wafts through the air…

…so strong at times…

…it makes it difficult to breathe.

FUN-fact: We came upon a group of village women returning from a funeral that were as happy to see us as we were of them!