Sunday, July 1, 2007

The story so far II...

Some pics from the principal places of the last month, most places deserve a write up...

Udaipur
Octpussy was filmed here but i can't find the relevant photos so here's a nice one from Jaisalmer.




Jodphur
The most impressive fort I ever expect to see. This place has never been breached. Jodphur is the blue city, as long as you are selective with your camera angles.







Jaisalmer
Desert trek, i don't know how i ended up in all the shots.









Pushka

Lake where Brahma apparently dropped a lotus flower, very holy to Hindus. My camera had filled with sand from desert and was not functioning.



Agra

My future home. Pity the town around it is such a dump. I might have to have it razed.


Amritsar

Golden Temple, the Sikhs most revered temple. Also close to the border with Pakistan and their insane flag down ceremony.



McLeod Ganj

Home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile, also something of an Israeli community in exile. Foothills of the Himalaya.








Varanasi
One of the Hindus most sacred spots, on the river Ganges, people come here to die and are burned on the rivers edge. Pretty mental place.


4 comments:

Jeff said...

It's Gina here, not jeff. I've decided I couldn't be bothered dealing with creating an account and i'll just piggy-back on his for now. your photos are great. The footills of the Himalayas..hmm, looks beautiful.
I have one small request of my big brother. Can you bring me home a camel? Preferably that cute one in your photo...

Jeff said...

Gina again...
I just noticed the striking resemblence the camel has for a grumpy old man. i'm not sure I want a grumpy old man just yet...

Dave Flanagan said...

Your mail is acting up Diarmuid, Ped and I got delivery status notification (delay).

Peter tom McMahon said...

..no comment on the camel's toe..
doh!