Hit with a blast of homesickness. Here's a list of things I miss in random order
Tim Hortons.
Girl Guide Cookies
Pepto Bismal
HDTV
drinking water out the tap
trashcans on the street
bubble tea
sushi
beef (surprisingly hard to find :S)
high heels
short shorts (Hot country. Conservative culture. Why.)
pasta
my car
my cell
my friends
my love
hot showers (I get a bucket of warm water and a jug. Gets the job done, but I miss showers none the less)
my comforter
dim sum
fro yo
puffs plus with lotion
washer and dryer
microwaves
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Money
some lady sleeping next to a stray. I just thought it was an interesting composition.
Aaah money. Trish was taking a photo of this cleaning lady with the hallway all lit up because we thought it looked lovely. Anyway, she turned around and gave Trish a big smile so we were pleasantly surprised.We thought 'oh, what a nice lady!'. So we said thanks and went on our merry way and then we heard 'money' behind us. We turned around and she was saying 'money. Money. How much money? You have money?'. We were incredulous. So we apologized and told her no we didn't have any money.She wasnt too pleased but I'd only taken visa with me. So what could I do. Oh well
Same story with the snake charmer above her. I'd taken this photo from some way off but I think he saw me and he stood up and started playing louder.Then from the distance I heard 'money!'. Good grief, these people. I ran.
The queen's garden witht the winter palace behind me
th path the elephants travelled along
the windows the princesses used to stand by. They'd shower down flowers when their kings and princes returned from wars.
Amber palace 2
More from the Amber palace. These are photos of the winterpalace. The mirrors were meant to reflect heat so that the royal family stayed warm in winter. I couldn't get photos of the palace temple. Anyway we went there while the priests were doing service.I noticed a few stains on the marble but didn't think to much of it. It was only when we came out that our tour guide told us that it used to be a temple to Kali and back when the moghul emporers ruled, they made human sacrifices to her. Really wish I'd gotten a photo. Oh, no sarifices there now though. People only leave flowers.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Amber Palace
Because this post is really overlapping I guess I'll have to do the Pink City in a separate post. And split up the amber palace into two parts. In case you were wondering, yes. I did get to ride an elephant. And yes it was fun :). I'll update tonight and tell you more.
more to come on Amber palace
more to come on Amber palace
Rajestani villiage
These were taken in Rajestan on the road to Jaipur. We passed through this small villiage on the way to the water storage ruins. The people there seemed really nice but we didn't have time to talk to them. I managed to get a photo of the women. Most of them were very modest and covered their faces though.
spot the pig!
the blue tint is my window. I didn't have time to roll it down fully when I took this pic. Anyway, there were a ton of camels in rajestan. We actually saw a few camel herders but I wasn't fast enough to snap a photo. It kindof reminded me of back home in Bahrain.
spot the pig!
the blue tint is my window. I didn't have time to roll it down fully when I took this pic. Anyway, there were a ton of camels in rajestan. We actually saw a few camel herders but I wasn't fast enough to snap a photo. It kindof reminded me of back home in Bahrain.
Jaipur
Adding a few pics from Jaipur. Feeling very sick though. India for me has been the land of indigestion and stomach ache. I'll share a bit with you guys then go to bed. I'm going to try and sleep this off.
This is me and Trish at umm...I never actually got the name of the place. Deepak just called it 'the water storage plant'. So when we got there and saw these gorgeous ruins we were blown away. This was our first stop in Jaipur and it didn't disappoint. The ruins were indeed the remains of an ancient water storage system started by emperor...I think it was Akbar. I'm not sure though. At the very bottom is a lake that is still accessible. It collects rainwater and is also an access to a spring. What you can't see in the pics is all the wild parrots that live there. The whole area echoes with bird calls. The only downside is the smell. As you get closer to the water you smell it. Sadly it hasn't been maintained very well and the water at the bottom has gone fetid. It reeks of bird feces. Dad didn't make it all the way to the bottom. He just gave up. We made it pretty close but nobody wanted to get close enough to touch the water. If you could smell it, you'd understand why. There must be three hundred years of bird-poop floating in there. Anyway, enjoy these shots. Compliments of me. All the beauty without the smell.
This is me and Trish at umm...I never actually got the name of the place. Deepak just called it 'the water storage plant'. So when we got there and saw these gorgeous ruins we were blown away. This was our first stop in Jaipur and it didn't disappoint. The ruins were indeed the remains of an ancient water storage system started by emperor...I think it was Akbar. I'm not sure though. At the very bottom is a lake that is still accessible. It collects rainwater and is also an access to a spring. What you can't see in the pics is all the wild parrots that live there. The whole area echoes with bird calls. The only downside is the smell. As you get closer to the water you smell it. Sadly it hasn't been maintained very well and the water at the bottom has gone fetid. It reeks of bird feces. Dad didn't make it all the way to the bottom. He just gave up. We made it pretty close but nobody wanted to get close enough to touch the water. If you could smell it, you'd understand why. There must be three hundred years of bird-poop floating in there. Anyway, enjoy these shots. Compliments of me. All the beauty without the smell.
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