Saturday, March 14, 2015

Mother India Says Namaste

I am back! I apologize for not being able to post anything while I was there, for some reason the blogger was being anal and wouldn't allow me to. I suppose because I was trying to blog from out of the country and blogger detected that and was all attention foreign hacker, no chance you're gonna try and post from Lissa's account!
Anywhoo....
India was incredible, enriching in so many ways. So much culture and history and then there's the breath taking scenery, the colours, the people and fresh naan bread! YUM. And the downside...the dirty, stinky, overcrowded part, and let's not forget the poverty. It's an eye opener. It makes you realize how wealthy you actually are. You definitely gotta be open minded if you plan to go to India. But I think it's one of those trips that everyone should get to experience for the themselves at some point in their lives. I believe we all need a change of perspective once in while, we need to see with different eyes...
Here's a little taste of what I saw with my eyes...
Rickshaws in Delhi
Markets in Delhi
 Jaipur (aka "The pink city")
Elephant rides!


























Printing process: how it's done
 Taj Majal, Agra



 Red Fort, Agra


 Varanasi
Buddhist monks in their zone

 "holy" men

 Evening and morning rituals by the Gange River
 Boat ride on the Gange
The Varanasi sunrise
 Live cremations
 Bathers

 Qutab Minar, Delhi



Old Delhi tour
 India gate
 Hindu temple
 Lotus temple
 Dancing and festivities at the Mela Bazaar
 The old fashioned way of weaving is still going strong
 Gandhi memorial
Even stray pups need love

 Fish and meat markets (where everything is literally freshly killed)
 High tea at the Imperial Hotel
                     "Hello, yes this is goat"
 
 Busy streets of Delhi