Holi, the Festival of Colour
We were in Jaipur for Holi, the festival of colours that marks the end of winter in India. The week before Holi mischievous boys bombarded us with squirt guns, pushed home-made ‘fart’ […]
We were in Jaipur for Holi, the festival of colours that marks the end of winter in India. The week before Holi mischievous boys bombarded us with squirt guns, pushed home-made ‘fart’ […]
The Amber Fort, which consists of the Jaigarh Fort and the Amber (pronounced ‘Amer’) Palace is an UNESCO heritage sights near Jaipur. It was a short bus ride to the Fort although, […]
The pink Hawa Mahal, the Palace of the Winds, is one of the more amazing pieces of architecture in a country full of amazing architecture. The exterior resembles an elaborate pink […]
Some musicians play to the crowd and then there are others that are so focused on their music that the crowd disappears. The Palace of the Winds in Jaipur had […]
February 28, 2010. From Dr. Joshie’s we went off to the Elephant Festival which started late, the poor announcer having to keep us all entertained as the VIPs trickled in. Finally […]
Some more offbeat ways to experience history while travelling… India’s ancient (and somehow futuristic) astronomical garden in Jaipur. This place felt like I was time travelling but I wasn’t sure whether […]
There were not only elephants at the Jaipur Elephant Festival; there were also a couple of dance groups. I raced out of the field when the announcer screamed, “All you tourists get out of […]
When the Daily Post came up with this week’s topic of ‘Vibrant’ for their Weekly Photo Challenge I thought, ‘oh too bad I already used the brilliantly coloured windows of […]
Sometimes it’s important to do the simple things in life such as stopping to watch the sunset. Like these monkeys at Amber Fort. Of course I wasn’t watching the sunset, […]
Some of the stairways in India make their way unevenly upwards without anything to hold on to. Here are some perilous stairs around Rajasthan in northern India. The zigzagging stairs up the orange […]
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