tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50302508694919892722024-03-05T15:09:14.388-08:00100 Days in Indiarstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-49550017688694554502009-05-07T11:55:00.000-07:002009-05-07T12:09:17.037-07:00One Lousy Photo of the Taj Mahal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMwKJDiGjI/AAAAAAAAB1s/pZ2-p0yzSvE/s1600-h/_A1W4200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMwKJDiGjI/AAAAAAAAB1s/pZ2-p0yzSvE/s400/_A1W4200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333159334524361266" border="0" /></a><br />I came from south india (Kerala) back north to the town that i started out at(Vrindaban). The master plan was to spend a few days in Vrindaban and then on Friday morning go see the Taj Mahal then drive to Delhi to get my return flight. Sounded great to me until I learned that the Taj is closed on Friday. I learned this about 3:30 on Thursday. So i rented a cab to drive me the 50 miles immediately in the hopes that we could get there in time to see the place. Well, everything in India takes longer than you would think. It was closed by the time i got there. Soooo, all i have is this one lousy photo of the back of the place, ohhh well i tried. Next time!!!!<br />So that's it 100 days, 50 posts- thanks for looking!rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-20905864416029996762009-05-07T11:26:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:55:50.843-07:00Sadhus of Vrindaban<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMul91ABQI/AAAAAAAAB1k/Xvf7EUJQ_2g/s1600-h/_A1W4160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMul91ABQI/AAAAAAAAB1k/Xvf7EUJQ_2g/s400/_A1W4160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333157613523698946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMulvvISVI/AAAAAAAAB1c/obfJI0vDpw0/s1600-h/_A1W4168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk3r0zC3Y5HFvBs0_WeJ9WZy2d9AVyikVIGcHCekH0W-m4i_XPnCj-41oDn8w6GzwZoHpT1aKYC9I8AIc5BTACztSCOsf7b4Dgn10-92dSzyYcC-j3tel5t-qgE-rrPcc7r6xLsMihus/s400/_A1W4016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333156987608237010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMuBfcp23I/AAAAAAAAB0U/x917QqujYCw/s1600-h/_A1W3997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMuBfcp23I/AAAAAAAAB0U/x917QqujYCw/s400/_A1W3997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333156986893228914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMuBGi3u1I/AAAAAAAAB0M/6F2QsYvPogM/s1600-h/_A1W3995.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMuBGi3u1I/AAAAAAAAB0M/6F2QsYvPogM/s400/_A1W3995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333156980208417618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMuAO_FVAI/AAAAAAAAB0E/L_d1hD0C0Vg/s1600-h/_A1W3992.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMuAO_FVAI/AAAAAAAAB0E/L_d1hD0C0Vg/s400/_A1W3992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333156965294363650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A sadhu is a renunciant who lives his or her life for spiritual realization and relies on the good will of others for their sustenance. I had a real hard time shooting these people in the beginning of my trip because they are quite intimidating looking and they generally would ask for a donation for the photo. The donation aspect only really bothered me because i didn't like paying for candid photos, it seemed to ruin the "realness" of the encounter. Regardless; i went back to Vrindaban (the place i started the trip) and i was invited to a feeding of the sadhus event. A local man organized and fed about 200 of these people and i got to shoot it. Sooooo, because they were being fed and happy they let me photograph them. They are pretty far out looking, and that one guy; i don't know, perhaps that's elephantitis? </span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-19865627230521267572009-05-06T18:12:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:25:55.939-07:00Spice Markets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnjSV2rZI/AAAAAAAABz8/H2_oSaRjqk4/s1600-h/_A1W3821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnjSV2rZI/AAAAAAAABz8/H2_oSaRjqk4/s400/_A1W3821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149870909205906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMni-2vkZI/AAAAAAAABz0/s38xen7Q-V8/s1600-h/_A1W3835.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMni-2vkZI/AAAAAAAABz0/s38xen7Q-V8/s400/_A1W3835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149865678442898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnilMFBZI/AAAAAAAABzs/oXORAzDZR2c/s1600-h/_A1W3839.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnilMFBZI/AAAAAAAABzs/oXORAzDZR2c/s400/_A1W3839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149858788607378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnV2cDBqI/AAAAAAAABzk/MFSuUC-ljxo/s1600-h/_A1W3842.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnV2cDBqI/AAAAAAAABzk/MFSuUC-ljxo/s400/_A1W3842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149640080688802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnVsQc0EI/AAAAAAAABzc/Pv14JXyKeKU/s1600-h/_A1W3851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnVsQc0EI/AAAAAAAABzc/Pv14JXyKeKU/s400/_A1W3851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149637347692610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievhr-bngYMs5T_URWZo8DLVmU9iUguQl_1FEh-KTTR56p56oS8yKjAQzOteQ_m5gLNvAa5Kln4kUtywDVxXxO0PxFwVcnWrMC4WdNDbA-IPP461XpfPEOyDpwDxCFi5Y1WgEi-LD5gpk/s1600-h/_A1W3860.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievhr-bngYMs5T_URWZo8DLVmU9iUguQl_1FEh-KTTR56p56oS8yKjAQzOteQ_m5gLNvAa5Kln4kUtywDVxXxO0PxFwVcnWrMC4WdNDbA-IPP461XpfPEOyDpwDxCFi5Y1WgEi-LD5gpk/s400/_A1W3860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149631383141426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnU3d6EVI/AAAAAAAABzM/nCxLSVdfFBQ/s1600-h/_A1W3863.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnU3d6EVI/AAAAAAAABzM/nCxLSVdfFBQ/s400/_A1W3863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149623177056594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnUi0X4wI/AAAAAAAABzE/KBSPgoL6cYs/s1600-h/_A1W3868.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SgMnUi0X4wI/AAAAAAAABzE/KBSPgoL6cYs/s400/_A1W3868.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333149617634140930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Rickshaw drivers love to take you to their cousin's silk shop, or their brother's trinket store, or; in this case their uncle's spice market. It usually pissed me off when they did this, but it is the way it works in India. If I buy something; they make some sort of profit, everyone is happy. I bought some ginger candies; they were damn good. </span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-20556666193309481562009-05-01T21:06:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:21:21.251-07:00Fort Kochi Fishing Nets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJhIj3ztI/AAAAAAAABss/76fgrqxDfQ8/s1600-h/_A1W3926.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJhIj3ztI/AAAAAAAABss/76fgrqxDfQ8/s400/_A1W3926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331076154993921746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJrysjMkI/AAAAAAAABs0/Zi1ze2UPsZc/s1600-h/_A1W3972.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJrysjMkI/AAAAAAAABs0/Zi1ze2UPsZc/s400/_A1W3972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331076338103300674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH64eRztM2aodxjEODDaj0-V0R1fyokMapCMGaWCRDdg66SWpK_419i-rdylrQwADuilAkxQBtRbFzdIRFWb88QiQtkt-BkjpY5IscY9iP-9RjIm95p3qXB8tqxrIoLmXBj6SV5ibnKO0/s1600-h/_A1W3938_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH64eRztM2aodxjEODDaj0-V0R1fyokMapCMGaWCRDdg66SWpK_419i-rdylrQwADuilAkxQBtRbFzdIRFWb88QiQtkt-BkjpY5IscY9iP-9RjIm95p3qXB8tqxrIoLmXBj6SV5ibnKO0/s400/_A1W3938_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331076152971139122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJRSWHlaI/AAAAAAAABsc/ykblV0pU5CI/s1600-h/_A1W3942.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJRSWHlaI/AAAAAAAABsc/ykblV0pU5CI/s400/_A1W3942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331075882742683042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJQ21PuaI/AAAAAAAABsM/67X9PyMpqcM/s1600-h/_A1W3969_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJQ21PuaI/AAAAAAAABsM/67X9PyMpqcM/s400/_A1W3969_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331075875357047202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJQvb0RwI/AAAAAAAABsE/4KvdES1SL4A/s1600-h/_A1W3970.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJQvb0RwI/AAAAAAAABsE/4KvdES1SL4A/s400/_A1W3970.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331075873371342594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJQeNP6XI/AAAAAAAABr8/ZgzjXwFrs5U/s1600-h/_A1W3950_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfvJQeNP6XI/AAAAAAAABr8/ZgzjXwFrs5U/s400/_A1W3950_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331075868746836338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">These fishing nets are beautiful and photogenic, but i didn't really see them catch that many fish. It takes like 5 guys to drop these huge nets into the water, and then upon pulling them back up; there was like 3 fish in the nets. Perhaps i was there on a bad day. Anyway; they are called </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Chinese fishing nets, believed to have been introduced by Chinese traders in the early 1300s.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-62821122452404484962009-05-01T19:59:00.000-07:002009-05-01T20:17:46.302-07:00Kerala People<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu6NVYZkQI/AAAAAAAABrs/MMihjyE-W18/s1600-h/_A1W3447.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu6NVYZkQI/AAAAAAAABrs/MMihjyE-W18/s400/_A1W3447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331059322163663106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu6NhJTlOI/AAAAAAAABr0/364HKD4SzN8/s1600-h/_A1W3750.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5sKze7LI/AAAAAAAABq8/jsFM-2c2qnE/s400/_A1W3694.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331058752388787378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5sgaVtCI/AAAAAAAABrU/eBf25wapkK4/s1600-h/_A1W3897.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5sgaVtCI/AAAAAAAABrU/eBf25wapkK4/s400/_A1W3897.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331058758188905506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5AyIqJqI/AAAAAAAABqs/ukhmHeg3i4k/s1600-h/_A1W3395.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5AyIqJqI/AAAAAAAABqs/ukhmHeg3i4k/s400/_A1W3395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331058007032342178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5AjejJ3I/AAAAAAAABqk/v3qmRnEa0dI/s1600-h/_A1W3392.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5AjejJ3I/AAAAAAAABqk/v3qmRnEa0dI/s400/_A1W3392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331058003097626482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5AhfeyQI/AAAAAAAABqc/dnIYkEEoU50/s1600-h/_A1W3387.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu5AhfeyQI/AAAAAAAABqc/dnIYkEEoU50/s400/_A1W3387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331058002564663554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuWfhUTYXQmio-_V3U_eWaysnqnMQpAL3yaZc2vfpeCb7UQiwyJmyfyTafEU2qyxi-4Jj876W0N-HsN25-GC7Q8JRgrokdMeVHDLBDY6bVTFm8ShDy49jjQvA4dVubEuO3UKZUnVmpJE/s1600-h/_A1W3386.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuWfhUTYXQmio-_V3U_eWaysnqnMQpAL3yaZc2vfpeCb7UQiwyJmyfyTafEU2qyxi-4Jj876W0N-HsN25-GC7Q8JRgrokdMeVHDLBDY6bVTFm8ShDy49jjQvA4dVubEuO3UKZUnVmpJE/s400/_A1W3386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331057998980539106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The people in Kerala were great; BUT one of these last four punk kids stole my cell phone! I was playing with those kids on a water taxi, and remembered checking my phone to see what time it was, and then the kids got off, and my phone was gone. I think it was the kid in orange, he looks most punk-like. Ehhhhh, i don't really know if it was one of them, but my phone did indeed get stolen that afternoon(i called it and someone answered!!!). It cost about 15 bucks and i only had a few weeks left in India, soooo i wasn't too concerened. Punks!</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-11455730213251614132009-05-01T19:25:00.000-07:002009-05-01T22:14:40.934-07:00Kerala Water Canals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu1NywBZiI/AAAAAAAABqE/Ygoml1iIVl4/s1600-h/_A1W3804.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu1NywBZiI/AAAAAAAABqE/Ygoml1iIVl4/s400/_A1W3804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331053832489231906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu102AStHI/AAAAAAAABqM/LCstQxdkre8/s1600-h/_A1W3682.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu102AStHI/AAAAAAAABqM/LCstQxdkre8/s400/_A1W3682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331054503377679474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu07fR0_DI/AAAAAAAABp8/P0eNJXNzU1I/s1600-h/_A1W3561a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu0XnHnstI/AAAAAAAABo8/xLCvV3TYWjE/s400/_A1W3341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331052901654049490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu0XTMrBDI/AAAAAAAABo0/fUCkX3cJtKs/s1600-h/_A1W3340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sfu0XTMrBDI/AAAAAAAABo0/fUCkX3cJtKs/s400/_A1W3340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331052896306529330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I left Goa and took an 18 hour train ride to Kerala. In Goa i started taking malaria medicine; malaria medicine may or may not prevent malaria, but it most certainly makes one insane. I had the weirdest sleep on that train that i have ever had in my life. The strange sleep and wicked paranoia had been a running theme since i started taking the medicine; I stopped taking it when i got to Kerala, to hell with malaria.<br />Kerala is possibly the most beautiful place that i have ever been to. I was in a town called Alleppey, this is where boat tours originate that travel the backwaters of Kerala. I was alone, so i didn't do a full on backwater boat tour i did hire a guy to pattle me out around the area, and it was quite a beautiful and serene little tour. </span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-61041975704068197152009-04-30T22:50:00.000-07:002009-04-30T23:23:23.648-07:00Monkey Hotel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRrQ3DoFI/AAAAAAAABm8/_CijuJ2CwL8/s1600-h/IMG_1057_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRrQ3DoFI/AAAAAAAABm8/_CijuJ2CwL8/s400/IMG_1057_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330733281392697426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqVGc10L5I/AAAAAAAABos/WGdAbkpZR-4/s1600-h/IMG_1093_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRr-BoSLI/AAAAAAAABnU/XbX3JoPZoXg/s400/IMG_1069_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330733293516638386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRrrhbQCI/AAAAAAAABnM/0etPrAdrOsk/s1600-h/IMG_1068_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRrrhbQCI/AAAAAAAABnM/0etPrAdrOsk/s400/IMG_1068_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330733288549728290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRrtXUkUI/AAAAAAAABnE/pVhBYC62WKk/s1600-h/IMG_1062_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SfqRrtXUkUI/AAAAAAAABnE/pVhBYC62WKk/s400/IMG_1062_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330733289044218178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I met some girls from New York in Goa and they told me the tale of the of the Monkey Hotel. It was to become a five star hotel hidden deep in the jungle. Unfortunately construction was forced to halt because several hundred workers mysteriously disappeared. The place was considered haunted and no one would dare even go near the place again except for a rabid band of wild blood thirsty monkeys!!!!!*</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Well; obviously we immediately set off on scooters to investigate the evil place. What stood there was the ruins of a dream, and while the monkeys must have been off hunting for whatever evil they could find; there was of course a tour guide and many scary bats(check out that photo!!)**. It was kinda creepy, but i wanted to see some damn monkeys!!!<br /><br />*ummmmm, i made all that up - i think they probably ran out of funding<br />**bat photo by Aoife Pacheco</span><br /><h2 style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></h2>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-20491942095669066822009-04-20T23:31:00.000-07:002009-04-20T23:49:49.051-07:00Goa Bliss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V6DfCOlo0dd4HXXppGlJ5swk75ZNQGscvUB7szOv_J6hmzUlk38U7F9bmuqmDU51JshpUWVJV53axsqFh4NkIGcdXQyjd7Y3VpL1GCnpBHROPDf3vsBi-h1cEmXFoz-CLfwsj7mnVd0/s1600-h/IMG_1050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V6DfCOlo0dd4HXXppGlJ5swk75ZNQGscvUB7szOv_J6hmzUlk38U7F9bmuqmDU51JshpUWVJV53axsqFh4NkIGcdXQyjd7Y3VpL1GCnpBHROPDf3vsBi-h1cEmXFoz-CLfwsj7mnVd0/s400/IMG_1050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327032653777764482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1r-Nmd4gI/AAAAAAAABgM/gSXU8uu4RTo/s1600-h/IMG_0987_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1rWCjuq9I/AAAAAAAABfc/O2TL53PaG4k/s400/_A1W3285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327031960637189074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1rVwYgOHI/AAAAAAAABfU/kGTEeaxZonQ/s1600-h/_A1W3258_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1rVwYgOHI/AAAAAAAABfU/kGTEeaxZonQ/s400/_A1W3258_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327031955758266482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1rVx1nEoI/AAAAAAAABfM/5Ct8mjo__wM/s1600-h/_A1W3249.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1rVx1nEoI/AAAAAAAABfM/5Ct8mjo__wM/s400/_A1W3249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327031956148785794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1r9kFAgJI/AAAAAAAABf0/F_T0hj0TnnE/s1600-h/IMG_1172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Se1r9kFAgJI/AAAAAAAABf0/F_T0hj0TnnE/s400/IMG_1172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327032639650037906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So Goa is paradise. I mean if your idea of paradise is nice beaches, palm trees, tropical climate, hippies, and Europeans; then hell yeah! Me: i love all that, BUT i don't necessarily think it's paradise; but - it was fun while i was there. One thing that struck me immediately is that there were women in bikinis - and even topless at some point(hmmm i don't have any photos of them, but they were there)!!!! This was completely shocking after two months of totally suppressed sexuality. The last shot is the hut i slept in for a week or so, it was about 45 feet from the ocean and cost 10 bucks a night, pretty cool. </span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-63735150958651999782009-04-16T15:12:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:52:15.311-07:00Jesus Went To Goa!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeexHg0fpqI/AAAAAAAABe0/yQDJgS5tcQw/s1600-h/_A1W3164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeexHg0fpqI/AAAAAAAABe0/yQDJgS5tcQw/s400/_A1W3164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325419827016214178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/See2j0NfiKI/AAAAAAAABe8/KqJua4XWtBI/s1600-h/_A1W3165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeewuCIpwWI/AAAAAAAABeE/6wZyq2aIllQ/s400/_A1W3193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325419389282533730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seewt6V83KI/AAAAAAAABd8/jyAT3A142Ac/s1600-h/_A1W3239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seewt6V83KI/AAAAAAAABd8/jyAT3A142Ac/s400/_A1W3239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325419387190828194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeewtXVdi3I/AAAAAAAABds/4LCLjQLrRRo/s1600-h/IMG_1035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeewtXVdi3I/AAAAAAAABds/4LCLjQLrRRo/s400/IMG_1035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325419377793534834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeewthTGe6I/AAAAAAAABd0/fvyyEcE-wIY/s1600-h/_A1W3403.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeewthTGe6I/AAAAAAAABd0/fvyyEcE-wIY/s400/_A1W3403.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325419380467989410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, i am not sure if that is true, i can't really make that claim; his people definitely went to Goa though, mostly the Portuguese. In northern Goa there is a place called Old Goa. It has the ruins from the Portuguese time there. Most of these photos are from there. The one thing that immediately struck me as odd going into the church was that I DIDN'T have to take my shoes off. That was strange after all the temples and monasteries that i visited thus far.<br /></span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-16756356988850457522009-04-16T14:58:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:12:15.569-07:00The Himalayas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeetH_Xa5nI/AAAAAAAABdk/WmMAViUSeeI/s1600-h/_A1W2955a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeetH_Xa5nI/AAAAAAAABdk/WmMAViUSeeI/s400/_A1W2955a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325415437169256050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the middle of winter clouds hang low around Darjeeling. This creates an overall grey sorta feel to everything, and also inhibits the viewing of the Himalayan Mountains. It was kinda frustrating to look at the view and see nothing but a grey blanket covering everything. HOWEVER, if you got up at 4 am and went to the top of this one peak you could see the mountains for about 20 minutes (if you were lucky) Well; I did this - I only slept 2 hours the night before and was a bit groggy for the viewing, but hell; i saw the Himalayas - even if it was just a tiny little piece.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-63794344655850168382009-04-16T14:48:00.000-07:002009-04-16T14:58:27.965-07:00Darjeeling People<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeepIzzoaSI/AAAAAAAABdU/cGwcNVLZ4Y4/s1600-h/_A1W3011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeepIzzoaSI/AAAAAAAABdU/cGwcNVLZ4Y4/s400/_A1W3011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325411053199714594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGX_CUQKsb6mBgPiL_0DG_NGYrN3D3UDVAWyss06E1iPh2TCRyH_Lm8-pT2E3szYnyow4FndNhhHk2-1UIt00VfJWWe8dC65OG0ltNZe7pfQeoziQRixVkOMnlri2zTEhzK4PumH-gik/s1600-h/_A1W2927.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGX_CUQKsb6mBgPiL_0DG_NGYrN3D3UDVAWyss06E1iPh2TCRyH_Lm8-pT2E3szYnyow4FndNhhHk2-1UIt00VfJWWe8dC65OG0ltNZe7pfQeoziQRixVkOMnlri2zTEhzK4PumH-gik/s400/_A1W2927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325411048182099186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeepIRe_rLI/AAAAAAAABdE/5_9vI0brc1Q/s1600-h/_A1W2918.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeepIRe_rLI/AAAAAAAABdE/5_9vI0brc1Q/s400/_A1W2918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325411043986353330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo2FMX1jI/AAAAAAAABc8/HHcQULU_Yrs/s1600-h/_A1W2911.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo2FMX1jI/AAAAAAAABc8/HHcQULU_Yrs/s400/_A1W2911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325410731449374258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1zSC8FI/AAAAAAAABc0/bcPnDfHC6P0/s1600-h/_A1W2910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1zSC8FI/AAAAAAAABc0/bcPnDfHC6P0/s400/_A1W2910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325410726641332306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1vWrjiI/AAAAAAAABck/KzYJJYzIWBU/s1600-h/_A1W2897.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1vWrjiI/AAAAAAAABck/KzYJJYzIWBU/s400/_A1W2897.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325410725587029538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1EdJjyI/AAAAAAAABcc/hV50xex214o/s1600-h/_A1W2871.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1EdJjyI/AAAAAAAABcc/hV50xex214o/s400/_A1W2871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325410714071437090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1iiD_LI/AAAAAAAABcs/KFrhw-6IpvU/s1600-h/_A1W2908.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seeo1iiD_LI/AAAAAAAABcs/KFrhw-6IpvU/s400/_A1W2908.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325410722145107122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The people in Darjeeling look less like Indians and more Mongolian/East Asian. It was hard to believe based on the people and the climate (it was chilly) that it was actually still India, but it is. (for now - they want their own identity).</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-7563543849598896042009-04-16T14:44:00.000-07:002009-04-16T14:48:13.577-07:00Trees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhnyMBRI/AAAAAAAABcU/mg57qmxXZZM/s1600-h/_A1W3141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhnyMBRI/AAAAAAAABcU/mg57qmxXZZM/s400/_A1W3141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325409280445908242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhcRo0DI/AAAAAAAABcM/yz6tNubVY8s/s1600-h/_A1W3129a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhcRo0DI/AAAAAAAABcM/yz6tNubVY8s/s400/_A1W3129a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325409277356593202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhEIOf5I/AAAAAAAABcE/dt0UwIYONJ4/s1600-h/_A1W3044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhEIOf5I/AAAAAAAABcE/dt0UwIYONJ4/s400/_A1W3044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325409270874668946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhJD3UaI/AAAAAAAABb8/zeC6LehGg3I/s1600-h/_A1W3038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeenhJD3UaI/AAAAAAAABb8/zeC6LehGg3I/s400/_A1W3038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325409272198549922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Fun with trees.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-29548302337391383382009-04-16T14:35:00.000-07:002009-04-16T14:46:04.641-07:00Dajeeling Tea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seemk2a8__I/AAAAAAAABb0/y_eaFYPYFBs/s1600-h/_A1W2907.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seemk2a8__I/AAAAAAAABb0/y_eaFYPYFBs/s400/_A1W2907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408236402966514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seemku36pyI/AAAAAAAABbs/kukwpciFzGg/s1600-h/_A1W2920.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Seemku36pyI/AAAAAAAABbs/kukwpciFzGg/s400/_A1W2920.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408234376963874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemZScAAWI/AAAAAAAABbk/GsGdU0AihTc/s1600-h/_A1W2906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemZScAAWI/AAAAAAAABbk/GsGdU0AihTc/s400/_A1W2906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408037765120354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemZJKUz3I/AAAAAAAABbc/2aIrQ74PMVk/s1600-h/_A1W2902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemZJKUz3I/AAAAAAAABbc/2aIrQ74PMVk/s400/_A1W2902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408035275067250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemYz-7izI/AAAAAAAABbU/KHs6MS3ZLIg/s1600-h/_A1W2894.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemYz-7izI/AAAAAAAABbU/KHs6MS3ZLIg/s400/_A1W2894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408029590129458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemY1hjQPI/AAAAAAAABbM/Xw3Lt08x_TQ/s1600-h/_A1W2880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemY1hjQPI/AAAAAAAABbM/Xw3Lt08x_TQ/s400/_A1W2880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408030003773682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemYk-Rh2I/AAAAAAAABbE/xUAMKxxD1QI/s1600-h/_A1W2875.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SeemYk-Rh2I/AAAAAAAABbE/xUAMKxxD1QI/s400/_A1W2875.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325408025560844130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Well; i learned a lot about tea at the tea factory. And i realized a lot about tea as well, while it may be tasty and nutritious; it isn't really that photogenic, perhaps some teas are, but Darjeeling tea is a bit bland looking. Here are some shots from the factory that supplies Harrods.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-83294213521476177732009-03-26T19:36:00.000-07:002009-03-26T19:42:04.162-07:00Puri People<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8upEAN6I/AAAAAAAABXE/23EE5l8-Xp4/s1600-h/_A1W1818.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8upEAN6I/AAAAAAAABXE/23EE5l8-Xp4/s400/_A1W1818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317692032012007330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8uaVJwDI/AAAAAAAABW8/b9cCAKa8dBg/s1600-h/_A1W1312.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8fa-APzI/AAAAAAAABWM/vkagEPWDGNo/s400/_A1W1918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317691770530709298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8fca4vCI/AAAAAAAABWE/OULGqQSGy3E/s1600-h/_A1W1933.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8fca4vCI/AAAAAAAABWE/OULGqQSGy3E/s400/_A1W1933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317691770920287266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8fClLdmI/AAAAAAAABV8/gsCDA9_XUHk/s1600-h/_A1W1935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8fClLdmI/AAAAAAAABV8/gsCDA9_XUHk/s400/_A1W1935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317691763984135778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsidZchh0KWQdiQxlE_DxBfXoCbN9C-FVMfK3jzgRPz5r4iexnWEmF54mowWJRoxL8yqJACUUH95XlJvHGIFIn-eJZUffh7pWqBPM8rH8Dv5ctt_PLoSoXgwE87UdK8AXuw-NaozZhE8/s1600-h/_A1W1948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8JGHu75I/AAAAAAAABVk/GqjTQFjT68o/s400/_A1W1965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317691386977251218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgrXaa_c5SndwujJ-pxC8JgYJ0caoxlytG_pMmH1uzZ9_rOfGycbzpEVSs-UsWGvgN0m5zwkY6KNddPqRdLZgCCVGzmFR7ivxmS2Pq6NyHy7uyVHYaQB8zX6so1y8ypzQeJey4M9hUIs/s1600-h/_A1W1970.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgrXaa_c5SndwujJ-pxC8JgYJ0caoxlytG_pMmH1uzZ9_rOfGycbzpEVSs-UsWGvgN0m5zwkY6KNddPqRdLZgCCVGzmFR7ivxmS2Pq6NyHy7uyVHYaQB8zX6so1y8ypzQeJey4M9hUIs/s400/_A1W1970.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317691385376998050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8IytMtSI/AAAAAAAABVU/foAISlxfvao/s1600-h/_A1W2049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw8IytMtSI/AAAAAAAABVU/foAISlxfvao/s400/_A1W2049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317691381765682466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Local portraits, one of my favorite subjects; and yes that first guy is the official lifeguard of the beach! Awesome right?</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-12124834850807162482009-03-26T19:03:00.000-07:002009-03-28T03:52:40.955-07:00Puri Fishing Village<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2UK3vSdI/AAAAAAAABVM/ZstWLeOtPUM/s1600-h/_A1W2059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2UK3vSdI/AAAAAAAABVM/ZstWLeOtPUM/s400/_A1W2059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684980161137106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NrU1QnI/AAAAAAAABVE/qW7LAHnSR6I/s1600-h/_A1W2086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NrU1QnI/AAAAAAAABVE/qW7LAHnSR6I/s400/_A1W2086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684868614013554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NrXmr2I/AAAAAAAABU8/IRjpzCRAE34/s1600-h/_A1W2094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NrXmr2I/AAAAAAAABU8/IRjpzCRAE34/s400/_A1W2094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684868625641314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NjDa04I/AAAAAAAABU0/XUfGIHmKE5k/s1600-h/_A1W2109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NjDa04I/AAAAAAAABU0/XUfGIHmKE5k/s400/_A1W2109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684866393494402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NeU3MGI/AAAAAAAABUs/yqWgXy9Xv60/s1600-h/_A1W2113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NeU3MGI/AAAAAAAABUs/yqWgXy9Xv60/s400/_A1W2113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684865124479074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NE0DFmI/AAAAAAAABUk/ul21wDNRVvY/s1600-h/_A1W2116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw2NE0DFmI/AAAAAAAABUk/ul21wDNRVvY/s400/_A1W2116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684858275960418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw129G3x7I/AAAAAAAABUc/YL3YOvIhjKw/s1600-h/_A1W2125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw129G3x7I/AAAAAAAABUc/YL3YOvIhjKw/s400/_A1W2125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684478250305458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12zgMfDI/AAAAAAAABUU/u_SpUVtE3B8/s1600-h/_A1W2131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12zgMfDI/AAAAAAAABUU/u_SpUVtE3B8/s400/_A1W2131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684475672165426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12tM_fII/AAAAAAAABUM/7HgwtYPIRnc/s1600-h/_A1W2135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12tM_fII/AAAAAAAABUM/7HgwtYPIRnc/s400/_A1W2135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684473981009026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12mSDlVI/AAAAAAAABUE/U4-FIGjKK3Q/s1600-h/_A1W2141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12mSDlVI/AAAAAAAABUE/U4-FIGjKK3Q/s400/_A1W2141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684472123200850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12SI5P8I/AAAAAAAABT8/TKYx3SgPs88/s1600-h/_A1W2145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scw12SI5P8I/AAAAAAAABT8/TKYx3SgPs88/s400/_A1W2145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317684466716065730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, this place was kinda disgusting, but who am i to judge. So, yeah; it's a fishing village built totally around the ocean and they use the ocean for everything; like........ yeah the toilet. So i was standing there watching a kid defecate on the beach and i realized that i was NOT going swimming in this beach. But besides that there were some kinda pretty things to see. We got offered to go out on the boat and shoot them whilst they did their thing, but we had to decline due to time constraints, that woulda been kinda fun. <br /></span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-87754325922465081952009-03-17T14:03:00.000-07:002009-03-26T18:59:05.650-07:00Cows on the beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scwy18_WGlI/AAAAAAAABT0/Vp8Q_Xd1VfM/s1600-h/_A1W2162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scwy18_WGlI/AAAAAAAABT0/Vp8Q_Xd1VfM/s400/_A1W2162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317681162503985746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scwy14rHXhI/AAAAAAAABTs/6B--FaxBOzs/s1600-h/_A1W2157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Scwy14rHXhI/AAAAAAAABTs/6B--FaxBOzs/s400/_A1W2157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317681161345392146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS6NtkLZI/AAAAAAAABGA/YPaIJFot9Mw/s1600-h/IMG_0616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS6NtkLZI/AAAAAAAABGA/YPaIJFot9Mw/s400/IMG_0616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314268351619673490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS57beQmI/AAAAAAAABF4/iDWOnvuSlQ4/s1600-h/IMG_0620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS57beQmI/AAAAAAAABF4/iDWOnvuSlQ4/s400/IMG_0620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314268346711949922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS5Ss_b0I/AAAAAAAABFw/nwSPRtqkqgI/s1600-h/IMG_0627.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS5Ss_b0I/AAAAAAAABFw/nwSPRtqkqgI/s400/IMG_0627.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314268335779573570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS5N7xXOI/AAAAAAAABFo/gjPWM0IApjU/s1600-h/IMG_0630.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS5N7xXOI/AAAAAAAABFo/gjPWM0IApjU/s400/IMG_0630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314268334499388642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS4astmMI/AAAAAAAABFg/a4iIv5YgdlY/s1600-h/IMG_0631.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/ScAS4astmMI/AAAAAAAABFg/a4iIv5YgdlY/s400/IMG_0631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314268320746019010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">One of my favorite things about India is the fact that cows just walk around and hang out everywhere! I walked down to the beach this afternoon and there they were, cows just chilling on the beach; it was fantastic. </span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-64583752051279623912009-03-10T03:31:00.000-07:002009-03-17T12:16:53.012-07:00Jagannath Temple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7XNjsoI/AAAAAAAABFA/qn8v6JwTuOQ/s1600-h/_A1W2287-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7XNjsoI/AAAAAAAABFA/qn8v6JwTuOQ/s400/_A1W2287-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311508597163930242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7F_5jaI/AAAAAAAABE4/OLhtqqPXE54/s1600-h/_A1W2246.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7F_5jaI/AAAAAAAABE4/OLhtqqPXE54/s400/_A1W2246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311508592543239586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7Et09LI/AAAAAAAABEw/-Z1IMGSvQew/s1600-h/_A1W2241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7Et09LI/AAAAAAAABEw/-Z1IMGSvQew/s400/_A1W2241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311508592199005362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE79cOeaI/AAAAAAAABFQ/rsJu36T99SU/s1600-h/IMG_0592_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE79cOeaI/AAAAAAAABFQ/rsJu36T99SU/s400/IMG_0592_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311508607426001314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sb_3Agz_rsI/AAAAAAAABFY/GWqbZsF_AIo/s1600-h/IMG_0589.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/Sb_3Agz_rsI/AAAAAAAABFY/GWqbZsF_AIo/s400/IMG_0589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314237673500552898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7eueUBI/AAAAAAAABFI/PkB7kpYR6xU/s1600-h/IMG_0581_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbZE7eueUBI/AAAAAAAABFI/PkB7kpYR6xU/s400/IMG_0581_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311508599181037586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So at this point i am on the east coast of India. I took a 22 hour train from the middle of the country (Varnasi) to Puri on the east coast. Yeah, it was a long time on the train, but it's also kinda cool watching the countryside roll by and reflecting on your journey, and then you realize you have 21 hours left on a train and it gets a bit rough. Anyway, Puri is a beach town, and this temple is one of the main reasons that people come here. The temple is HUGE; as are the deities inside(the word "juggernaut" comes from the name of the Deity), but i was unable to go inside as i am not a Hindu. It is thought that the kitchen of this temple complex is the largest in India if not the world. It's a pretty impressive place even if i was unable to get in. I got on the roofs of some neighboring buildings and shot some day and night stuff. Here is some more information. </span><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannath_Temple_(Puri)rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-19576863391460822832009-03-06T12:26:00.000-08:002009-03-06T12:32:02.111-08:00People of Varanasi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjflVPcnbcjZCBsSR5PojziM4-a5gyn4GymeCav1ZUvK3fBYxqkL4cgc9pmlkW6rU-g8Gs0C-uspQp2G3uE32RIsT26ciwyXTkJxcMmwEBXBaMAzH6cOD-aAd7hz0LuXD1vOL_HnUz51k/s1600-h/_A1W0962.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjflVPcnbcjZCBsSR5PojziM4-a5gyn4GymeCav1ZUvK3fBYxqkL4cgc9pmlkW6rU-g8Gs0C-uspQp2G3uE32RIsT26ciwyXTkJxcMmwEBXBaMAzH6cOD-aAd7hz0LuXD1vOL_HnUz51k/s400/_A1W0962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174909019683042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGH8PMenUI/AAAAAAAABEg/THoQnbYy3sA/s1600-h/_A1W1177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGH8PMenUI/AAAAAAAABEg/THoQnbYy3sA/s400/_A1W1177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174904587296066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGH7rGZk8I/AAAAAAAABEY/C3l_M4yOBBk/s1600-h/_A1W0993.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGH7rGZk8I/AAAAAAAABEY/C3l_M4yOBBk/s400/_A1W0993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174894898123714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHkHxWncI/AAAAAAAABEQ/7UsrLjVLEFM/s1600-h/_A1W1228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHkHxWncI/AAAAAAAABEQ/7UsrLjVLEFM/s400/_A1W1228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174490277617090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHj7g2bYI/AAAAAAAABEI/8VGakHKvfTE/s1600-h/_A1W1242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHj7g2bYI/AAAAAAAABEI/8VGakHKvfTE/s400/_A1W1242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174486987173250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHj7ehesI/AAAAAAAABEA/jSFVHJxsaHk/s1600-h/_A1W0946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHj7ehesI/AAAAAAAABEA/jSFVHJxsaHk/s400/_A1W0946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174486977411778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHjhVo-VI/AAAAAAAABD4/LyCblbT-mEg/s1600-h/_A1W0953.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHjhVo-VI/AAAAAAAABD4/LyCblbT-mEg/s400/_A1W0953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174479960832338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHjVFkIsI/AAAAAAAABDw/MxZWG7lLvBU/s1600-h/_A1W0979.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGHjVFkIsI/AAAAAAAABDw/MxZWG7lLvBU/s400/_A1W0979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310174476672180930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Always one of my favorite subjects; the local people.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-78093402487105396652009-03-06T11:08:00.000-08:002009-03-06T12:31:45.976-08:00MSC Varanasi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGj2J7FpI/AAAAAAAABDo/V3V2QQRjGr0/s1600-h/_A1W1156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGj2J7FpI/AAAAAAAABDo/V3V2QQRjGr0/s400/_A1W1156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173386037204626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGj9l5MEI/AAAAAAAABDg/QyMCjpGX8iY/s1600-h/_A1W1182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGj9l5MEI/AAAAAAAABDg/QyMCjpGX8iY/s400/_A1W1182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173388033568834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGjfq-A3I/AAAAAAAABDY/Gppd0Yh-lUc/s1600-h/_A1W1161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGjfq-A3I/AAAAAAAABDY/Gppd0Yh-lUc/s400/_A1W1161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173380001792882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGjF7leJI/AAAAAAAABDQ/c9tOBeWIzR4/s1600-h/_A1W1178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGjF7leJI/AAAAAAAABDQ/c9tOBeWIzR4/s400/_A1W1178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173373092165778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGSjtbVRI/AAAAAAAABDI/p1NTQ_W4MSQ/s1600-h/IMG_0447.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGSjtbVRI/AAAAAAAABDI/p1NTQ_W4MSQ/s400/IMG_0447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173089028068626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGSSpA7eI/AAAAAAAABDA/zwDykkOCH1s/s1600-h/_A1W1297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGSSpA7eI/AAAAAAAABDA/zwDykkOCH1s/s400/_A1W1297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173084446158306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGSDWumXI/AAAAAAAABC4/NupVtuyFuE4/s1600-h/_A1W1153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGSDWumXI/AAAAAAAABC4/NupVtuyFuE4/s400/_A1W1153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173080342927730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGR5Zq5TI/AAAAAAAABCw/q-zbZqXER4I/s1600-h/_A1W1144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGR5Zq5TI/AAAAAAAABCw/q-zbZqXER4I/s400/_A1W1144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173077670913330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGR0z-9OI/AAAAAAAABCo/wePzjkWWGvc/s1600-h/_A1W0961.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbGGR0z-9OI/AAAAAAAABCo/wePzjkWWGvc/s400/_A1W0961.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310173076439102690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are some random shots from Varanasi. </span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-51808984937078984122009-03-06T11:01:00.000-08:002009-03-06T12:31:26.691-08:00Ganga Puja<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0iAhwzlI/AAAAAAAABCg/2ZTx_pCOEKQ/s1600-h/IMG_0507.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0iAhwzlI/AAAAAAAABCg/2ZTx_pCOEKQ/s400/IMG_0507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153563252510290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0h3eGbRI/AAAAAAAABCY/46aeIui6LeQ/s1600-h/IMG_0506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0h3eGbRI/AAAAAAAABCY/46aeIui6LeQ/s400/IMG_0506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153560821230866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0Y2obtHI/AAAAAAAABCQ/TVKJHbtixGo/s1600-h/_A1W1057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0Y2obtHI/AAAAAAAABCQ/TVKJHbtixGo/s400/_A1W1057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153405977310322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0YqrpoyI/AAAAAAAABCI/G3h6gt--4MI/s1600-h/_A1W1051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0YqrpoyI/AAAAAAAABCI/G3h6gt--4MI/s400/_A1W1051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153402769580834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0YGq5RTI/AAAAAAAABCA/PBWfXZw_WCM/s1600-h/_A1W1045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0YGq5RTI/AAAAAAAABCA/PBWfXZw_WCM/s400/_A1W1045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153393102734642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0X2z2bWI/AAAAAAAABB4/6xZSuEg31VI/s1600-h/_A1W1042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0X2z2bWI/AAAAAAAABB4/6xZSuEg31VI/s400/_A1W1042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153388845329762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0XRdYdwI/AAAAAAAABBw/gJ_QFKe-2Gg/s1600-h/_A1W1036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SbF0XRdYdwI/AAAAAAAABBw/gJ_QFKe-2Gg/s400/_A1W1036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310153378818979586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Every night there is a puja (worship) of the holy Ganga(Ganges) river. Here are some shots from both the river and the actual ceremony.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-57721915617050627742009-02-25T21:06:00.000-08:002009-02-25T21:17:30.462-08:00Varanasi Sunrise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYld_8ovTI/AAAAAAAABAc/fM45ILLBBMM/s1600-h/_A1W0939.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYld_8ovTI/AAAAAAAABAc/fM45ILLBBMM/s400/_A1W0939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306970408214904114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYldoBDh-I/AAAAAAAABAU/23RpHejGYjU/s1600-h/_A1W0935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYldoBDh-I/AAAAAAAABAU/23RpHejGYjU/s400/_A1W0935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306970401790986210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHyS8pxJ9bSc3vT59i6IktiOD0nWqkBpUyiD0rXDDblED4077uhnO2tn614CH4etu79T2erychGXwioERJ94rUrc-v4Em9p5OmrDbNZ9P_ZZ7_gUjs9R9tGiext_gqTZijx6YftZVdms/s1600-h/_A1W0934.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHyS8pxJ9bSc3vT59i6IktiOD0nWqkBpUyiD0rXDDblED4077uhnO2tn614CH4etu79T2erychGXwioERJ94rUrc-v4Em9p5OmrDbNZ9P_ZZ7_gUjs9R9tGiext_gqTZijx6YftZVdms/s400/_A1W0934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306970403157208354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYldAmDkyI/AAAAAAAABAE/O1JjgFCMIGg/s1600-h/_A1W0890.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYldAmDkyI/AAAAAAAABAE/O1JjgFCMIGg/s400/_A1W0890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306970391208760098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYlczt8eKI/AAAAAAAAA_8/rkMsuhDURks/s1600-h/_A1W0864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYlczt8eKI/AAAAAAAAA_8/rkMsuhDURks/s400/_A1W0864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306970387752188066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYlAMHxm7I/AAAAAAAAA_0/38Fq9T7c7y8/s1600-h/_A1W0797.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYlAMHxm7I/AAAAAAAAA_0/38Fq9T7c7y8/s400/_A1W0797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306969896086772658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYk_7FXY8I/AAAAAAAAA_s/feisuxwmSX4/s1600-h/_A1W0791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYk_7FXY8I/AAAAAAAAA_s/feisuxwmSX4/s400/_A1W0791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306969891513263042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYk_ubDidI/AAAAAAAAA_k/b1cMtArbojw/s1600-h/_A1W0785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYk_ubDidI/AAAAAAAAA_k/b1cMtArbojw/s400/_A1W0785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306969888114575826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYk_jKJUjI/AAAAAAAAA_c/kV6wgiGWuzg/s1600-h/_A1W0761.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYk_jKJUjI/AAAAAAAAA_c/kV6wgiGWuzg/s400/_A1W0761.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306969885090861618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBt7Eocw1pMtrVzF7jmIG2BikN04O4asTcTqib33JCRMxTqdiQqkupUvyoHkm_ztUzYQy7dTIuUXOkq4Zp2EDbXiJ_Yj_CHoV3rmcrednHzNZ2XXqMzgEKrvjIuP7YsEwU_GGVA-JUpX0/s1600-h/_A1W0748.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBt7Eocw1pMtrVzF7jmIG2BikN04O4asTcTqib33JCRMxTqdiQqkupUvyoHkm_ztUzYQy7dTIuUXOkq4Zp2EDbXiJ_Yj_CHoV3rmcrednHzNZ2XXqMzgEKrvjIuP7YsEwU_GGVA-JUpX0/s400/_A1W0748.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306969883638587954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world; and it looks like it. It is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">situated</span> on the holy Ganges river and one of the "things" to do there is take a sunrise <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">boat ride</span> on that holy river. It's quite a beautiful place in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hindsight</span>, but i must admit; i really did not like it when i was there. EVERYONE wants to take you out on their boat, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">beggars</span> are relentless, and the overall vibe i got from the place was less than positive; BUT it looks pretty, and that's all that really matters.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-17439666634127919262009-02-25T06:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T21:05:23.686-08:00Trains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYikgj7w0I/AAAAAAAAA_M/X5ztywLtSRg/s1600-h/IMG_1186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYikgj7w0I/AAAAAAAAA_M/X5ztywLtSRg/s400/IMG_1186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306967221513995074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr5PzWybbMMRvxAHJCFoAWfZER9rvv3hvMeYDQX_FMddarkbAOJvBYpRshpRLeehsxZs3jKoeDUpXKZ5rl-ndQITKb3dQ1Rao-80c1dnutrbPqRy-tSsRhTN2vsgUr0FI1OOj6uEQ0ZQ/s1600-h/IMG_1182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr5PzWybbMMRvxAHJCFoAWfZER9rvv3hvMeYDQX_FMddarkbAOJvBYpRshpRLeehsxZs3jKoeDUpXKZ5rl-ndQITKb3dQ1Rao-80c1dnutrbPqRy-tSsRhTN2vsgUr0FI1OOj6uEQ0ZQ/s400/IMG_1182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306967004605037906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXhxLAMI/AAAAAAAAA-8/rGj2KWPnOw8/s1600-h/IMG_1177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXhxLAMI/AAAAAAAAA-8/rGj2KWPnOw8/s400/IMG_1177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966998499655874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXVmSXMI/AAAAAAAAA-0/qShIHgVP3Y0/s1600-h/IMG_1174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXVmSXMI/AAAAAAAAA-0/qShIHgVP3Y0/s400/IMG_1174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966995232775362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXWwxrBI/AAAAAAAAA-s/3bjhz-pBX-I/s1600-h/IMG_0529.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXWwxrBI/AAAAAAAAA-s/3bjhz-pBX-I/s400/IMG_0529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966995545205778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXORcDeI/AAAAAAAAA-k/2uRv7gBBfWc/s1600-h/IMG_0382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYiXORcDeI/AAAAAAAAA-k/2uRv7gBBfWc/s400/IMG_0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966993266281954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh64tALzI/AAAAAAAAA-c/CqLMC0oQro0/s1600-h/IMG_0376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh64tALzI/AAAAAAAAA-c/CqLMC0oQro0/s400/IMG_0376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966506439978802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh6kbhXaI/AAAAAAAAA-U/0P-4C3oME5w/s1600-h/IMG_0280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh6kbhXaI/AAAAAAAAA-U/0P-4C3oME5w/s400/IMG_0280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966500997946786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh6liT_0I/AAAAAAAAA-M/dqy6iCgEv-g/s1600-h/IMG_0279.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh6liT_0I/AAAAAAAAA-M/dqy6iCgEv-g/s400/IMG_0279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966501294866242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh6T1cydI/AAAAAAAAA-E/j_JTXl7aJfs/s1600-h/IMG_0266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh6T1cydI/AAAAAAAAA-E/j_JTXl7aJfs/s400/IMG_0266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966496543295954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh52GyplI/AAAAAAAAA98/95xN5Y9XyNo/s1600-h/IMG_0249.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SaYh52GyplI/AAAAAAAAA98/95xN5Y9XyNo/s400/IMG_0249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306966488562968146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Trains are also the most economic and (relatively) comfortable way to travel around the country. A hundred dollar</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">air flight probally would cost about 7 bucks on the train. Basically you have a bunkbed type thing that you sleep on at night and then you just sit there and watch India go by in the afternoon. It's kinda a fun way to travel however after 22 hours it can get a bit tedious. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Trains are also the best crossection of Indian society. Take a short train ride anywhere in this country and you will see all the good the bad and the ugly. The heartwarming families traveling, the heartbreaking beggars and crippled people, and maybe even the heart shocking transsexuals. Yeah that's right, men in saris, it's one of the scariest things I've seen over here. They enter the room with one loud hand clap, and then you turn around and see a "man" in women's clothing. Scarred the hell out of me the first time. I am not fully aware of their role in society, but i think if you give them money it's supposed to bring you good luck. Anyway, i don't have any photos of them. The other great thing about the train is every station you pull into you can get some of the best local street food.<br /></span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-59874377446404104952009-02-12T02:41:00.000-08:002009-02-12T02:54:50.869-08:00Cultural Program<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNPMA1j-8UBjRVXMBi5g0PpRJAbfcSuQTqhzyBTZ3-2ybNQxSpxkZvYcsYW76FilCU9NGfJGdnPfBELeSAZEdaH4R0Sbi5rULYedRlSsqYyle-X8gkJ5N4I9YBVwSuJtC9cYy041fItI/s1600-h/_A1W0612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNPMA1j-8UBjRVXMBi5g0PpRJAbfcSuQTqhzyBTZ3-2ybNQxSpxkZvYcsYW76FilCU9NGfJGdnPfBELeSAZEdaH4R0Sbi5rULYedRlSsqYyle-X8gkJ5N4I9YBVwSuJtC9cYy041fItI/s400/_A1W0612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301862532343542866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP_4ISCpBI/AAAAAAAAA9k/zzkhZeShD2U/s1600-h/_A1W0594.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP-yVAKwgI/AAAAAAAAA8k/iHvZAwzlE18/s400/_A1W0475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301861326929969666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltOO938_c57GMSTMxBpVqG2IOycK1vrA7ulaLt01AW6tLyOfs5RyA7jZh8iw6je_YjyrMvAlckkJ8LDeHLH3y6oXU2v3dVq9IFmmJ0SFfCxsSqbhEKJDJFTtqAdIbcgWvv92o6J4uJQg/s1600-h/_A1W0276.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltOO938_c57GMSTMxBpVqG2IOycK1vrA7ulaLt01AW6tLyOfs5RyA7jZh8iw6je_YjyrMvAlckkJ8LDeHLH3y6oXU2v3dVq9IFmmJ0SFfCxsSqbhEKJDJFTtqAdIbcgWvv92o6J4uJQg/s400/_A1W0276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301861329450990482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP-yLhiY5I/AAAAAAAAA8U/dEq6roc8FWI/s1600-h/_A1W0220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP-yLhiY5I/AAAAAAAAA8U/dEq6roc8FWI/s400/_A1W0220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301861324385575826" border="0" /></a><br />The main program that i arrived for was the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cultural</span> events. Ya know ladies dancing with pots of fire on their heads, men putting burning coals in their mouths and spitting out fire balls; that kinda stuff; oh right and a bunch of music and dance. Since i was a white guy with a large camera i got an all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">access</span> pass; it was really cool.rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-22695249562421068402009-02-12T02:23:00.000-08:002009-02-12T02:40:27.488-08:00Night Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP8gGwjJjI/AAAAAAAAA8M/w7yHwSt7SAA/s1600-h/_A1W0184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP8gGwjJjI/AAAAAAAAA8M/w7yHwSt7SAA/s400/_A1W0184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301858814845462066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlqmOOFyaZE9DDkrE9LTGnh8XgH_gnvLKsfkqlP6hAxr2mNkzgvFy3gbqEV6X6fl8-cdfIJICQyz97s_iVWVUBsyiHgE5Vbacg8iRJGgcbTl7o6aeRFMMCrTzEPsFA-XIBUYmdHh6NPM/s1600-h/_A1W0434.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP7kbPAHpI/AAAAAAAAA7M/g1JmfKg_ROI/s400/_A1W0411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301857789549747858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39Ne9oWSYcADls6RbSQRz8RJDcyjNAe0wkPHH8T01X2VcPRr5UnLIssh6_biqqUUXYbzw8jksjXLC01H57cPPAJaPgmrh7f0ZcfH7N1JC77XcLcBkkM_78ggs8l5vM_3Jj3nqnDDR-OQ/s1600-h/_A1W0637.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39Ne9oWSYcADls6RbSQRz8RJDcyjNAe0wkPHH8T01X2VcPRr5UnLIssh6_biqqUUXYbzw8jksjXLC01H57cPPAJaPgmrh7f0ZcfH7N1JC77XcLcBkkM_78ggs8l5vM_3Jj3nqnDDR-OQ/s400/_A1W0637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301857786648651458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP7kdhD7yI/AAAAAAAAA68/q5ilkS7vtNk/s1600-h/_A1W0641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP7kdhD7yI/AAAAAAAAA68/q5ilkS7vtNk/s400/_A1W0641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301857790162366242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So the camel festival moved about 40 km outside the city to a desert village. I missed the day activities because i had errands to run, but i made it out there for the night stuff; and i am very glad i did. I missed the last free bus out, so i had to hire an </span>autorickshaw<span style="font-family:arial;"> to take me out there. That was a long and bumpy ride in a very uncomfortable </span>vehicle<span style="font-family:arial;">, but we made it. We parked the rickshaw and began walking in the desert. I really had no idea of what was going on or where we were going but i trusted that the </span>hoards<span style="font-family:arial;"> of </span>Indians<span style="font-family:arial;"> walking over a large sand dune must been the way to go. The sight that greeted me atop that dune was quite </span>startling<span style="font-family:arial;">; i could have been a military base, or a desert rave of some sort, or just something </span>out<span style="font-family:arial;"> of Mad Max; it was pretty awesome.</span>rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030250869491989272.post-18305822018242840252009-02-12T02:19:00.000-08:002009-02-12T02:22:39.720-08:00Indian marlboro man/Sunset beard guy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP4Qf5AJiI/AAAAAAAAA6s/5lEskMjRUek/s1600-h/_A1W9964.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP4Qf5AJiI/AAAAAAAAA6s/5lEskMjRUek/s400/_A1W9964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301854148667385378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP4QmTD4KI/AAAAAAAAA60/j_QbW_73nds/s1600-h/_A1W0073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ajFGEfZNVX4/SZP4QmTD4KI/AAAAAAAAA60/j_QbW_73nds/s400/_A1W0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301854150387294370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These two pix rule, but don't really fit into any category; so they get their own.rstoetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072837550420865244noreply@blogger.com0