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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liding<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><em style="font-style: normal;">รถ</em></span>, Sweden.</span></div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-21164903661592585202011-08-04T22:30:00.000+12:002011-08-05T08:14:07.613+12:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWyXDGB9OhfF4BWtCfvrUDEsO-t5PozcoR-sRu2wWW6FOtty346-pDb4Q6anAKuWhImE1NksR-nh1R4Nv0Cc6p2zKTBz7UhXAcqklmcaS_hAaZKE60pW8jr3Pw5rAnnoRN_KF1d-fSdw/s1600/IMG_7515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWyXDGB9OhfF4BWtCfvrUDEsO-t5PozcoR-sRu2wWW6FOtty346-pDb4Q6anAKuWhImE1NksR-nh1R4Nv0Cc6p2zKTBz7UhXAcqklmcaS_hAaZKE60pW8jr3Pw5rAnnoRN_KF1d-fSdw/s640/IMG_7515.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionKXzHO7bBnOYbCZCC-huQqSnRVwf43mrgC88kYHynn_1p6XbKim-bJhU5vuv9fTb5V-5jE_bzVfUfEEeaCjUR4TxoxubsgRiDgeTld7zyj5nNPk1Ygx1ozrUvwhXmPbMFI615_Y1648/s1600/IMG_7523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionKXzHO7bBnOYbCZCC-huQqSnRVwf43mrgC88kYHynn_1p6XbKim-bJhU5vuv9fTb5V-5jE_bzVfUfEEeaCjUR4TxoxubsgRiDgeTld7zyj5nNPk1Ygx1ozrUvwhXmPbMFI615_Y1648/s640/IMG_7523.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6N28X_iGGpb7uu2Q0fKUmzpuRy_O3hGbO079V-B6lHEfwwyPDqEBKs2okOAS9M3oGwuyB6hMMU8iiCgQ4zSlADigTWbPC74Fr6YnQLEqThGPFgHSguiULv1SMyGPQetP9TPuUewmGhE/s1600/IMG_4993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6N28X_iGGpb7uu2Q0fKUmzpuRy_O3hGbO079V-B6lHEfwwyPDqEBKs2okOAS9M3oGwuyB6hMMU8iiCgQ4zSlADigTWbPC74Fr6YnQLEqThGPFgHSguiULv1SMyGPQetP9TPuUewmGhE/s640/IMG_4993.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiC0EYfkrwq0MHFb_1kTk89sbONwQnGlF8wBScImEFJ0j1hbaprhgQk7MVob3KrUOHtabu38v5gY6ZtOrTxwt7LWm42k96uiZxKWLbq08olXqbDWUPgaTmT7VoM-N_2o_ulnhCqKfYZo/s1600/IMG_5033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiC0EYfkrwq0MHFb_1kTk89sbONwQnGlF8wBScImEFJ0j1hbaprhgQk7MVob3KrUOHtabu38v5gY6ZtOrTxwt7LWm42k96uiZxKWLbq08olXqbDWUPgaTmT7VoM-N_2o_ulnhCqKfYZo/s640/IMG_5033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Copenhagen, Denmark.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-50136249585048437302011-07-31T01:48:00.001+12:002011-08-05T01:50:43.818+12:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPc04N1M-JVytNb1O34m_HLeB81kq8FrWt_YirqZefAvSQSY8U5G4lHnD41piFqRSjkOA3czM1mK1aJsGy7MLKfqDhkZKz3DksHQrv9t-MenUW1DFx591Wpuhw698bK_y1fi8qFd9bmU/s1600/IMG_7307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPc04N1M-JVytNb1O34m_HLeB81kq8FrWt_YirqZefAvSQSY8U5G4lHnD41piFqRSjkOA3czM1mK1aJsGy7MLKfqDhkZKz3DksHQrv9t-MenUW1DFx591Wpuhw698bK_y1fi8qFd9bmU/s640/IMG_7307.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Amsterdam - cool, grey, and considerably more ordered compared to India.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-8973970956972590462011-07-25T02:22:00.000+12:002011-07-25T02:22:10.253+12:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX29XBuiKpGWPndxs3jNjMtHK6upTLVwliFreUy-5GpnVg_yYzdzMPa8Efiu4qqHhuZEn401tq7RnRjH71cPKoPUNHIXPD-HtJLc4NgQtyWVO6b9Wid618_QtczSQnywgKwYDCAXPTiro/s1600/E_4474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX29XBuiKpGWPndxs3jNjMtHK6upTLVwliFreUy-5GpnVg_yYzdzMPa8Efiu4qqHhuZEn401tq7RnRjH71cPKoPUNHIXPD-HtJLc4NgQtyWVO6b9Wid618_QtczSQnywgKwYDCAXPTiro/s640/E_4474.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqM8t0Zi2vtWJ1600UExk8x7Jz_d386vnET3fI64zNs9b5xE1Y8Mk5o4NklJsBkW3QN1BhfNbuaEIKUzPuSgKkRkoFCJSK3A4QvubAcmHjUqX0Tk2DyuQY4VdgDeOmZmBrCdFUscY6m14/s1600/D_4588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqM8t0Zi2vtWJ1600UExk8x7Jz_d386vnET3fI64zNs9b5xE1Y8Mk5o4NklJsBkW3QN1BhfNbuaEIKUzPuSgKkRkoFCJSK3A4QvubAcmHjUqX0Tk2DyuQY4VdgDeOmZmBrCdFUscY6m14/s640/D_4588.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSNm98tutDC-u_3_yK4ZnSo1AG8fgJHlfqjppthyphenhyphenlqojFb21KOJdPogVVDqsWrvoyRrh6OemDKpmY51mfVEc8_fwS9WEa-jqz12J_Il1AlUH16kUGn52LhnrNRgicUjCLaGZodJX_tYA/s1600/C_4502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSNm98tutDC-u_3_yK4ZnSo1AG8fgJHlfqjppthyphenhyphenlqojFb21KOJdPogVVDqsWrvoyRrh6OemDKpmY51mfVEc8_fwS9WEa-jqz12J_Il1AlUH16kUGn52LhnrNRgicUjCLaGZodJX_tYA/s640/C_4502.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fcqvCP-VQnyBsmScRxKJ7whn49hpkrBVPnddvo2JtMIWwGALjwHzoIurig9BU2xJntl08YDl92K_tWnmJntQF9enfvxmYC_Z1qrHeUYX4IKvWOrC7e69OAsH1ptURKcQ1ZhPM78ED-Y/s1600/B_4558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fcqvCP-VQnyBsmScRxKJ7whn49hpkrBVPnddvo2JtMIWwGALjwHzoIurig9BU2xJntl08YDl92K_tWnmJntQF9enfvxmYC_Z1qrHeUYX4IKvWOrC7e69OAsH1ptURKcQ1ZhPM78ED-Y/s640/B_4558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Varkala, southern Kerala. At the end of the road is the papanasam (the place that delivers one from sins). Thousands of Hindu pilgrims come together to perform religious rites to purify the souls of their departed relatives.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-69062401644903593442011-07-22T20:02:00.014+12:002011-07-23T20:21:43.175+12:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt2msDnGgDoB-Yqy8XSKTXVAkSw-S8VDe4eUOhAKgQ1Dy5Mske67ogzq4yg2MmKztHArXHF6RDpg0YhwA_ini9_agVE3S015pakH39xehw4sKOdNgReedFbq21KSpSGLqLA7dPhcSry8/s1600/villa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt2msDnGgDoB-Yqy8XSKTXVAkSw-S8VDe4eUOhAKgQ1Dy5Mske67ogzq4yg2MmKztHArXHF6RDpg0YhwA_ini9_agVE3S015pakH39xehw4sKOdNgReedFbq21KSpSGLqLA7dPhcSry8/s640/villa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEIookOSttZFEKWorfXU3o1RfkahIIMwhuJ2_556kj-cQucCf9urrPwM-qqefTG-anobP_THB55ZUH6Ss2tToEHjGVCDHabCfGxLhjSaKFA_tWpflS6v867I5bQiq6aLmRkAJtatKTFA/s1600/IMG_7154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEIookOSttZFEKWorfXU3o1RfkahIIMwhuJ2_556kj-cQucCf9urrPwM-qqefTG-anobP_THB55ZUH6Ss2tToEHjGVCDHabCfGxLhjSaKFA_tWpflS6v867I5bQiq6aLmRkAJtatKTFA/s640/IMG_7154.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Villa Jacaranda, Varkala, India.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-80486834627712232352011-07-20T05:07:00.001+12:002011-07-20T05:18:00.169+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiql_BMU4DL9QjtabcgplK43jRvTV2K8kExGfIsmvZtBUZWVDf41EMtB1zUY6eripkfSVBzepMj3VikIwSYP2Z1vjWthGvUlvJvacgX0cEOA5w8HWDDb1siHA5VcnaoKkKRzZu6-ITvZ4/s1600/IMG_7082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiql_BMU4DL9QjtabcgplK43jRvTV2K8kExGfIsmvZtBUZWVDf41EMtB1zUY6eripkfSVBzepMj3VikIwSYP2Z1vjWthGvUlvJvacgX0cEOA5w8HWDDb1siHA5VcnaoKkKRzZu6-ITvZ4/s640/IMG_7082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOZiaGewad475JEeAOqX9qXJheyV4qo9qMF9-klxfARWALGPT4nmPnkNEpchJY-lnt-WgEx4dtQjuoY3TG14U78H0JfSlaB7CBhMVQuzWCFJFjj6bo9wpNzKcJFj3X2W3mV5Do0pXh04/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOZiaGewad475JEeAOqX9qXJheyV4qo9qMF9-klxfARWALGPT4nmPnkNEpchJY-lnt-WgEx4dtQjuoY3TG14U78H0JfSlaB7CBhMVQuzWCFJFjj6bo9wpNzKcJFj3X2W3mV5Do0pXh04/s640/photo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkEnqSa6Xrzhk3QraibBZdiIghsVA9ntIwKTlt1bN6p-VF8kiK3d5WZ-H-Cgt7NsqjXB0M688pQ9rJ3AN1lMQo_855ey0mo0-4tKefQK0OK7Q_AaKVsx0Us4enxAz9VMDiV4az6hrTqs/s1600/IMG_7100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkEnqSa6Xrzhk3QraibBZdiIghsVA9ntIwKTlt1bN6p-VF8kiK3d5WZ-H-Cgt7NsqjXB0M688pQ9rJ3AN1lMQo_855ey0mo0-4tKefQK0OK7Q_AaKVsx0Us4enxAz9VMDiV4az6hrTqs/s640/IMG_7100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwuyOfbOCH72pt4NLME7riogmHhLxQFNtLfda8YBnwccz7p04Jvg6CMAOhcB2yw-kZ54nH59CEws8EjwlCIzw9rN35HZiU8pNfahR8hZXFkMWW_qBrE4MSsLfcQptkoSKFIoYAJ4OSoY/s1600/photo-1s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwuyOfbOCH72pt4NLME7riogmHhLxQFNtLfda8YBnwccz7p04Jvg6CMAOhcB2yw-kZ54nH59CEws8EjwlCIzw9rN35HZiU8pNfahR8hZXFkMWW_qBrE4MSsLfcQptkoSKFIoYAJ4OSoY/s640/photo-1s.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Jaisalmer and Jodhpur. Next stop Varkala, Kerala.Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-25592131783723102762011-07-19T22:23:00.001+12:002011-07-20T02:18:34.566+12:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">India : day 14 : Jodhpur </span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Today is our last full day in Rajasthan. T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">he past two weeks have been incredible - we've visited a lot of cities, and seen oodles of temples, forts, palaces, plus lots and lots of cows. In fact we are all a bit templed-out. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Some of the highlights were the 15th century </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranakpur"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Jain Temple</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">in Ranakpur made entirely from intricatiely carved marble; the </span></span><a href="http://www.mehrangarh.org/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Mehrangarh Fort</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> in Jodhpur which is over 500 years-old, utterly stunning, and overlooks the blue-washed houses of the Brahmapuri village; and our evening boat trip across Lake Pichola to </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jag_Mandir"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Jag Mandir Palace</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> for dinner. In Jaisalmer the monsoon arrived (on it's 'official' arrival date) complete with lightning and thunder, and it rained so much our room was flooded. The shopping has been fantastic - we've picked up lots of textiles, and bits'n pieces, and found several really good antique shops. Two of the best were: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ganesh Handicraft Emporium in Udaipur which is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">tucked away down a non-descript narrow passage that opens out into a large courtyard. Housed in a 300-year-old haveli (mansion) this place was stuffed to the brim with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">wonderful antique handicrafts and textiles; and in Jodhpur we stumbled across Maharani Art Exporters - an Aladdin's cave of treasures with a basement full of dusty treasures. Just as well we have a spare suitcase to carry our purchases home! We've spent the past two days in Jodhpur at a great hotel (complete with pool) which the boys have loved. T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hey both have coped admirably with the heat, constant travel, and a couple of bouts of tummy bugs. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow afternoon we fly south to Kerala.</span>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-76127243500765241262011-07-16T04:18:00.000+12:002011-07-17T04:19:30.890+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDhk91JUKY9Idexd3tpdjcOe7Fdhvf32840H8iWEJ8tfnC_bArD_7cprz8NMzz6bLt-qIvGW30QaTpuvfvm5hwmjrzGHerc4o4YXNLG4AAsx5-MBT7MhjfWoLGWMHyLSbX_rPpgSX5G8/s1600/photo555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDhk91JUKY9Idexd3tpdjcOe7Fdhvf32840H8iWEJ8tfnC_bArD_7cprz8NMzz6bLt-qIvGW30QaTpuvfvm5hwmjrzGHerc4o4YXNLG4AAsx5-MBT7MhjfWoLGWMHyLSbX_rPpgSX5G8/s640/photo555.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila2eHhu8bhZc_sS7VBg9ALPNgWJIMlZS2jLhYI7nC9pBgtznBOGdvpEDc4N3_9joOlXSbEDm0KGjGlgY0awTLvzMESI5IjbjSRqI4IHnbprVjyTDDu6XkR9jkXqT0eHfhA3wfKF-TIfw/s1600/photo222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila2eHhu8bhZc_sS7VBg9ALPNgWJIMlZS2jLhYI7nC9pBgtznBOGdvpEDc4N3_9joOlXSbEDm0KGjGlgY0awTLvzMESI5IjbjSRqI4IHnbprVjyTDDu6XkR9jkXqT0eHfhA3wfKF-TIfw/s640/photo222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pNbY8pmKr1URzmblvCI2Uj-5c0ew8IyvkqmdyW89dmNwNR0f_rqYOvRW3Pk3I0XxwAoUgWV7K3jsFe7NFyRALlQol3Iyjjwbzgu2GqXIC0hcaN2jthhHZlNXDuoy9ZS0CTbagdeyZkY/s1600/IMG_7018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pNbY8pmKr1URzmblvCI2Uj-5c0ew8IyvkqmdyW89dmNwNR0f_rqYOvRW3Pk3I0XxwAoUgWV7K3jsFe7NFyRALlQol3Iyjjwbzgu2GqXIC0hcaN2jthhHZlNXDuoy9ZS0CTbagdeyZkY/s640/IMG_7018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXkU-LjFfXO-V9ozfyykwzr-HzplE0pCX3n9DjcAfGz1UzjrPH963T_rtLjnWGEbewtkJxurXKdu8hU2dSGWz5X-jStEHqXzmDYSzV-zX-oMDIVq_L9RHN_y_VyeYG1qZSesbWzt4kb0/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXkU-LjFfXO-V9ozfyykwzr-HzplE0pCX3n9DjcAfGz1UzjrPH963T_rtLjnWGEbewtkJxurXKdu8hU2dSGWz5X-jStEHqXzmDYSzV-zX-oMDIVq_L9RHN_y_VyeYG1qZSesbWzt4kb0/s640/photo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Jaisalmer, India.Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-49676004593720246372011-07-15T00:53:00.009+12:002011-07-19T04:55:59.467+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4p54q74JJU6Dn2LLVM0SZPU_8wy3ZmUOQ0ve-XYDXzVezMNNl6iSP-lClFMXXKse1iodWZAz5tgCl1-ltOpLpUq3AbiMve0IdCZhRuqx8SVWjM7xsDssNce6ft7U03tOe8QYkO4vlCU/s1600/IMG_6944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4p54q74JJU6Dn2LLVM0SZPU_8wy3ZmUOQ0ve-XYDXzVezMNNl6iSP-lClFMXXKse1iodWZAz5tgCl1-ltOpLpUq3AbiMve0IdCZhRuqx8SVWjM7xsDssNce6ft7U03tOe8QYkO4vlCU/s640/IMG_6944.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWkZ75vAhRuaOBofcCZy6G-gjcQXFVY8BrIrvZagd3iGqmU4oyt5QWZXA6iMcQXNbMM7WVfx5QAkA5OhRDb5K1zSHC8vKoerQol0d7YnVXqoLYIrHSdiAxEFwzBe0_m1hncEzxgyqRFM/s1600/IMG_6941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWkZ75vAhRuaOBofcCZy6G-gjcQXFVY8BrIrvZagd3iGqmU4oyt5QWZXA6iMcQXNbMM7WVfx5QAkA5OhRDb5K1zSHC8vKoerQol0d7YnVXqoLYIrHSdiAxEFwzBe0_m1hncEzxgyqRFM/s640/IMG_6941.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5OsvBbP6YhpSkVCTwtSHsyI7Cr-0qgeFhqQm0DB2P3qkbXuZYIMw0OHL8i0AODXFgVmIRD7Sa8So4jJoLOLgZGAts8MIQO46WNWpkaE8d1yCNQHidYd-SlKqvRLSGUXVrG5a0bBnBSI/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5OsvBbP6YhpSkVCTwtSHsyI7Cr-0qgeFhqQm0DB2P3qkbXuZYIMw0OHL8i0AODXFgVmIRD7Sa8So4jJoLOLgZGAts8MIQO46WNWpkaE8d1yCNQHidYd-SlKqvRLSGUXVrG5a0bBnBSI/s640/Untitled.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Jodhpur to Jaisalmer.Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-46146646250975040102011-07-14T23:36:00.001+12:002011-07-19T04:56:34.099+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXwQ7B4mI93iwTWhEqGop-sKqnyDZ6jxSUSgHdj5MrEGbAmRtr0N-8Q8OIT_Fp8LfFACxlLR0DJWLHptmdcYLXzFZlPZSupd0GCvOZcu8wpNg2je27zAOyG5jf4v3nCUjA0MB7oKaFYM/s1600/IMG_6861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXwQ7B4mI93iwTWhEqGop-sKqnyDZ6jxSUSgHdj5MrEGbAmRtr0N-8Q8OIT_Fp8LfFACxlLR0DJWLHptmdcYLXzFZlPZSupd0GCvOZcu8wpNg2je27zAOyG5jf4v3nCUjA0MB7oKaFYM/s640/IMG_6861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQivw-okr-J5UtTjYipSxMcJJerUJrW3e2m0BcBAxcBXn8sG6-_ms2zHd1XYE_MEgzb_pUBr9aG5TVC5PN1zmFVuEf6Gr6hyphenhyphenMuWGnsurP8NcNfmBwelZ8jHEcqpfWkfMndgrvaHbIbR8/s1600/IMG_6849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQivw-okr-J5UtTjYipSxMcJJerUJrW3e2m0BcBAxcBXn8sG6-_ms2zHd1XYE_MEgzb_pUBr9aG5TVC5PN1zmFVuEf6Gr6hyphenhyphenMuWGnsurP8NcNfmBwelZ8jHEcqpfWkfMndgrvaHbIbR8/s640/IMG_6849.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIK9jlMEgOWnEXo2QqCUwTqDqZj9m19-GeR47INhCWp2ltd6iieu9NgcHnNmn4b-BvZJ_5hATQEdbTwSd5IyCl04NB3hj9ao1xFq_iX_99TPKjxG6_0-HLaUgSm06f-30GsazWZG5LxE/s1600/photo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIK9jlMEgOWnEXo2QqCUwTqDqZj9m19-GeR47INhCWp2ltd6iieu9NgcHnNmn4b-BvZJ_5hATQEdbTwSd5IyCl04NB3hj9ao1xFq_iX_99TPKjxG6_0-HLaUgSm06f-30GsazWZG5LxE/s640/photo-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHd29q-wFiSEzZFhTnezldBdeS87ipb_Wm-rjsr0J4xB_veywPqI_ArcjoeFNqtoog7x3TuOHkuZrexNvjVbGYVtYKhklsmk2W0ALLL5rYGfVyW2E3zcAavKUINzUuYQPHcLWGP2tRXI/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHd29q-wFiSEzZFhTnezldBdeS87ipb_Wm-rjsr0J4xB_veywPqI_ArcjoeFNqtoog7x3TuOHkuZrexNvjVbGYVtYKhklsmk2W0ALLL5rYGfVyW2E3zcAavKUINzUuYQPHcLWGP2tRXI/s640/photo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-64191431290040424072011-07-13T20:57:00.000+12:002011-07-16T21:03:56.682+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzwPcfBiv_zlT5yqS-8X1zKqiKXzOR4Y_6tXdhKmA71xwI9Ag0QRDshk_mddnfKDWtKch0ZGlJ60XvujVALSmGuE4zVAYitvytvtKeVQRxznkYXX1toBme4BnsziD6GjuVGVjsldt3is/s1600/AA_3550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzwPcfBiv_zlT5yqS-8X1zKqiKXzOR4Y_6tXdhKmA71xwI9Ag0QRDshk_mddnfKDWtKch0ZGlJ60XvujVALSmGuE4zVAYitvytvtKeVQRxznkYXX1toBme4BnsziD6GjuVGVjsldt3is/s640/AA_3550.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIJZDhuYQ-1DdBFVZ6-OIqBTPpSAqQJv0hyphenhyphen0hWcpHE43dvCSxVM8vxoddyzoQmnwTvwbyl5g7EScNqo0EptomaPUvOW8p6_tMsujnr03c2cnJSMIN1H8iOHWwuEvG8LHgOYgL43kl6Bg/s1600/A_3533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIJZDhuYQ-1DdBFVZ6-OIqBTPpSAqQJv0hyphenhyphen0hWcpHE43dvCSxVM8vxoddyzoQmnwTvwbyl5g7EScNqo0EptomaPUvOW8p6_tMsujnr03c2cnJSMIN1H8iOHWwuEvG8LHgOYgL43kl6Bg/s640/A_3533.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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Jain Temple, Ranakpur, en route to Jodphur.Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-56398806984088952272011-07-13T17:44:00.000+12:002011-07-16T06:03:51.510+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQs6N4iBGzdtIQK0pzXmBD67YAG36NksdvqLWmHBN-s2YSJyT7kczEwVEnVUiuzBenMYtRF_muDcqrnuqH1bYHWatd5WsFw16jSpfZU-9IEWYyZjvqB14tiamOdbjaKALAvE-Xi-eamg/s1600/IMG_3444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQs6N4iBGzdtIQK0pzXmBD67YAG36NksdvqLWmHBN-s2YSJyT7kczEwVEnVUiuzBenMYtRF_muDcqrnuqH1bYHWatd5WsFw16jSpfZU-9IEWYyZjvqB14tiamOdbjaKALAvE-Xi-eamg/s640/IMG_3444.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Udaipur.Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-23482834473293169722011-07-11T00:36:00.001+12:002011-07-16T01:52:04.835+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSRKJLmurYrTHnVjVuNiwaa2Op5SEVRqwZIiQvWvcV3ylyHyt7AuBYqTOnhjHkTbuIOW17MxzPqCq3bQT5S0zOpfW6oKm9e8bx9rE1oWqaGuNOlyz8XLxl6SuMNv6XzblO6Xm5OKGJBo/s1600/IMG_6444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSRKJLmurYrTHnVjVuNiwaa2Op5SEVRqwZIiQvWvcV3ylyHyt7AuBYqTOnhjHkTbuIOW17MxzPqCq3bQT5S0zOpfW6oKm9e8bx9rE1oWqaGuNOlyz8XLxl6SuMNv6XzblO6Xm5OKGJBo/s640/IMG_6444.JPG" width="640" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmlF_ugPIlxZ7SlpK0Hx-doFuY4Ymdl7DEn8qDstTAknB7FOI8NRkdtzldQEJtD6b0tMWmUOcZmQmkmzy6kyPXH8Q5jZoUf8X9O4zync3nJOQIapLsskog9CeuGfw63Tt_GOHimy9dfw/s1600/IMG_3155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmlF_ugPIlxZ7SlpK0Hx-doFuY4Ymdl7DEn8qDstTAknB7FOI8NRkdtzldQEJtD6b0tMWmUOcZmQmkmzy6kyPXH8Q5jZoUf8X9O4zync3nJOQIapLsskog9CeuGfw63Tt_GOHimy9dfw/s640/IMG_3155.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Jaipur, India.Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-71796036702942960752011-07-10T23:47:00.002+12:002011-07-19T04:57:05.611+12:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><b>India : day five : Jaipur</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">We landed in Delhi just as the sun was coming up. The drive from the airport took us through chaotic streets filled with bicycles, tuktuks, trucks, cows, dogs, people, cars and the odd camel pulling a cart. Our hotel </span></span><b><a href="http://www.shantihome.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Shanti Home</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> was an oasis of calm amongst the madness and heat. If you ever find yourself in Delhi this place is really really amazing, and has a great rooftop dining area. A brief trip to visit </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humayun's_Tomb"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Humayan's Tomb</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> and </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi_Gardens"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Lodi Gardens</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">, before quickly retreating from the heat and crowds.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Thursday morning bright and early our driver (Sohan) arrived and if was off into the madness of Delhi's rush-hour traffic. Cars, trucks, cows, people, bikes, all heading in opposite directions, with horns blasting continuously. Sohan weaved through back streets and down dirt lanes, past markets full of caged chickens and tropical fruits, and safely made it to the 'highway'. We travelled all day, through tiny villages full of brightly clad women, past trucks festooned with colourful decorations, and overladen bicycles, before arriving in Agra. Our hotel was large and non-descript, but the Taj Mahal was stunning. So much more impressive in real-life, with the late afternoon light highlighting the delicate marble detail, making it appear like a mirage.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Friday morning (after another yummy Indian breakfast) we bid farewell to the tourist laden Jaycee P and headed off toward Jaipur. A brief stop at the utterly serene open mosque </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama_Masjid,_Delhi"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Jami Masjid</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">, where we made wishes in </span></span><b><a href="http://www.agraindia.org.uk/fatehpur-sikri/monuments/tomb-of-salim-chishti.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Salim Christi's tomb</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">, then it was on toward Jaipur. Once in Jaipur (Sohan's home town) we visited a traditional jewel polisher and a block-print textile shop both of which proved interesting. Then it was on through Jaipur's old town to our home for the next three days the </span></span><b><a href="http://www.royalheritagehaveli.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Royal Heritage Haveli</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">. Owned by the royal family and managed by the affable Pradip, this is a complete sanctuary on the outskirts of Jaipur.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Yesterday, we rode elephants up to the </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Fort"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Amber Fort</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> and spent an informative, albeit very hot and sticky, hour touring the fort. The mirrored Jai Mandir was one of many mind-boggling and impressive aspects of the fort. Late afternoon saw us wandering the heaving streets of the Tripolia Bazaar. Hot, crowded, pungent (not in a good way), and noisy we abandoned the crowds after an hour and made for air-conditrioned comfort of Sohan's car.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">And today is day five - it's late in the afternoon, thunder is rolling in, bringing with it a cooler breeze, the promise of rain, and the melodic chanting from </span></span><a href="http://www.jaipurayyappa.org/Ayyappa/TempleHistory.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ayyappa Mandir</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">. Tomorrow we head to Udaipur.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">ps: we've put extra images up on </span><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40406952@N08/sets/72157627027041933/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">flickr</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> if you're interested. </span></span></div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-21471687758438607662011-07-09T11:00:00.000+12:002011-07-10T04:16:24.491+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8GU42p0tr_hskBUvePsfdzSWvbyL5rKA2YK_FPwpugX56aKrAyGOtSqzt28ElkuD065sl19V-45kmrXu7fN9DSANoOYjxp0tn2XHrCgTJKxeFRCVwAKuofCuJQvrPktsv0-EycKbdjI/s1600/IMG_6332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8GU42p0tr_hskBUvePsfdzSWvbyL5rKA2YK_FPwpugX56aKrAyGOtSqzt28ElkuD065sl19V-45kmrXu7fN9DSANoOYjxp0tn2XHrCgTJKxeFRCVwAKuofCuJQvrPktsv0-EycKbdjI/s640/IMG_6332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Travelling Agra to Jaipur.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-35410744920571907692011-07-08T21:57:00.000+12:002011-07-09T21:57:21.872+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AKJivw2UAu8D88JC3N4lQNoa7zGST7nEaDB4taaKucROqFI557h4HOqP6rJNA3PuJ77zcFA3xNIqWvPq2hFI4RnZELb5PfJrzfgOulhqg5MitGcksl7XnLMgTVpsvGEmRip9ag-94FE/s1600/IMG_6184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AKJivw2UAu8D88JC3N4lQNoa7zGST7nEaDB4taaKucROqFI557h4HOqP6rJNA3PuJ77zcFA3xNIqWvPq2hFI4RnZELb5PfJrzfgOulhqg5MitGcksl7XnLMgTVpsvGEmRip9ag-94FE/s640/IMG_6184.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEaPL8L3ifRh2o5DMrMeUMWAsmOE_cI56nFFi6H85JqvgDo5RH52K6QbGnavW-OyjF8H2FPdm-BLk0TH3SVpGy3MXiOmNqKYSnRPdUntmZ3bqyDBAhEOc_64NhyphenhyphensRgMNwwogP5c2Qv7k/s1600/IMG_6181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEaPL8L3ifRh2o5DMrMeUMWAsmOE_cI56nFFi6H85JqvgDo5RH52K6QbGnavW-OyjF8H2FPdm-BLk0TH3SVpGy3MXiOmNqKYSnRPdUntmZ3bqyDBAhEOc_64NhyphenhyphensRgMNwwogP5c2Qv7k/s640/IMG_6181.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AKJivw2UAu8D88JC3N4lQNoa7zGST7nEaDB4taaKucROqFI557h4HOqP6rJNA3PuJ77zcFA3xNIqWvPq2hFI4RnZELb5PfJrzfgOulhqg5MitGcksl7XnLMgTVpsvGEmRip9ag-94FE/s1600/IMG_6184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">In Agra for a day to see the Taj Mahal</a>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-12169254582867965912011-07-07T19:00:00.002+12:002011-07-09T21:40:55.874+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJodFclE_moiv0B3nO6SblVKN8k_2V8XICkx15D2Q3OGGP-kEGtb7OfL7XuYMtGTLh2I3zjYZKyvWa0FDuKXdRp8P7yIpARuCM8s4tMZugA91fD4gQBBO4tm3rBYc37SjQFEGDzJSsbC8/s1600/IMG_6150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJodFclE_moiv0B3nO6SblVKN8k_2V8XICkx15D2Q3OGGP-kEGtb7OfL7XuYMtGTLh2I3zjYZKyvWa0FDuKXdRp8P7yIpARuCM8s4tMZugA91fD4gQBBO4tm3rBYc37SjQFEGDzJSsbC8/s640/IMG_6150.JPG" width="640" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-55312601871615077092011-07-04T18:17:00.003+12:002011-07-09T20:08:28.738+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYEz6GV1LjvWYD9erFFQx5sFrD4CRweR56hoW5W75VHcyAKLfw2M12EYIShpiuKS5JHHmf-fzkpM4Pc1E9VSzuILmAJXSCb0ZESMWxhrqYz3NJD6gcJBLlHI-nGCAj5Z03AHAv731iRU/s1600/IMG_0972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYEz6GV1LjvWYD9erFFQx5sFrD4CRweR56hoW5W75VHcyAKLfw2M12EYIShpiuKS5JHHmf-fzkpM4Pc1E9VSzuILmAJXSCb0ZESMWxhrqYz3NJD6gcJBLlHI-nGCAj5Z03AHAv731iRU/s640/IMG_0972.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our last night in Wellington - next stop India!</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-91339733134145962202011-07-03T18:08:00.002+12:002011-07-09T20:08:13.714+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoKiHuUIpn3Mz8UMm7ss16gnGrdy3ar0jlFrPrzf6ziPp8Ngn8N6Zgr1_EFzL7iLc-JJeJtMqkxumyjPxm0YP0iKzPPLk5Yvt-_BoHvkOxFChW1_ykVKzX1w4ZKMvNeRX2LHkXPwCHHU/s1600/IMG_6007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoKiHuUIpn3Mz8UMm7ss16gnGrdy3ar0jlFrPrzf6ziPp8Ngn8N6Zgr1_EFzL7iLc-JJeJtMqkxumyjPxm0YP0iKzPPLk5Yvt-_BoHvkOxFChW1_ykVKzX1w4ZKMvNeRX2LHkXPwCHHU/s640/IMG_6007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a really nice week catching up with family (including a scrumptious mid-winter Christmas dinner), we said our goodbyes and headed south to Wellington.</div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-91018284578329857952011-06-29T11:44:00.002+12:002011-07-09T20:07:54.790+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRrC0jggCzy2W6lXdCjIaTb3rnZBU3aa84CwMmzai0JIzTkAU9RZZs4zCdtojVA2eceGYH496c1G0eelc9UReStBAVQRFDHx9z5MM6UAjY1sIQh2MsAGRvhswVqJXlREkNVqQD_Ep4_4/s1600/IMG_5981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRrC0jggCzy2W6lXdCjIaTb3rnZBU3aa84CwMmzai0JIzTkAU9RZZs4zCdtojVA2eceGYH496c1G0eelc9UReStBAVQRFDHx9z5MM6UAjY1sIQh2MsAGRvhswVqJXlREkNVqQD_Ep4_4/s640/IMG_5981.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ0cYKLY9ClNLqWKh4584Ulsw_u8OQJy0batWet_HcNwoS8OcWQXpgSATL2z3dptNftYkE-PTTOO-Bzgq6mF5WHfrpWX7aeJ_cKPCAZ-0R4ko76PhQhmiYZQLjPzZuCV2R3uLJTqPpFI/s1600/IMG_5999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ0cYKLY9ClNLqWKh4584Ulsw_u8OQJy0batWet_HcNwoS8OcWQXpgSATL2z3dptNftYkE-PTTOO-Bzgq6mF5WHfrpWX7aeJ_cKPCAZ-0R4ko76PhQhmiYZQLjPzZuCV2R3uLJTqPpFI/s640/IMG_5999.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ0cYKLY9ClNLqWKh4584Ulsw_u8OQJy0batWet_HcNwoS8OcWQXpgSATL2z3dptNftYkE-PTTOO-Bzgq6mF5WHfrpWX7aeJ_cKPCAZ-0R4ko76PhQhmiYZQLjPzZuCV2R3uLJTqPpFI/s1600/IMG_5999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">A quiet day Paraparaumu Beach with the boys.</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ0cYKLY9ClNLqWKh4584Ulsw_u8OQJy0batWet_HcNwoS8OcWQXpgSATL2z3dptNftYkE-PTTOO-Bzgq6mF5WHfrpWX7aeJ_cKPCAZ-0R4ko76PhQhmiYZQLjPzZuCV2R3uLJTqPpFI/s1600/IMG_5999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</a>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-81041766682374334962011-06-28T13:37:00.002+12:002011-07-09T20:07:27.785+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; color: #999999; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97Rf-xY59OuqXjuIBkvwdiLZqMa7Ec2DJuXbhTnsdwtZP5rZAiSrbghDrJqhpCvH7FcKjbkcsTYmVar3NUM-8p8hhsTmwaTzpPjPYBzvMTrFAIthwMdzPVVgjw_kj5QDUYitPGah5ScM/s640/IMG_6004.JPG" width="640" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">In Wellington - clear, crisp, winter days.</span></span></div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549674001666199565.post-63294674045118492162011-06-25T16:04:00.003+12:002011-07-16T23:41:25.862+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; color: #999999; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzujaqXyhSWqHkrK8YXMPaTMCc-C7xis_HthuzPgxUCO6YRfnjnXdlee55UjUkGAR-GZfUPmeTBNHv9tawR2qBZywtN6Rj5obdInBggn2v3EFuYHUw3Pfw4nficeJsVYmolu1dUnf4plk/s640/IMG_5927.JPG" width="640" /><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHg1XkwAC2n_nrfvG2SeYte9UWbjflSiQqy6-KhS5u2q_uMO7HjwrY0Gn4iu53PRx4eefcPmD7fJvLsGTJfidXapLLNTNlARFg73VydQ-xMCC6QWw07AqIO4aet_ioAyhNEZO50PInMwM/s640/IMG_5940.JPG" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxjs5oCmNMe6KnaIdbvG7vsOwsybxl6AqiV_bfwosoN5hcQinyuxhmN017V47gw0sjRHCpE1VXB4vvNFdPzUQ8Vmo0-hp7iGVBuiTz1yCHAa6q_eBq0VyzsukwS_roW_NKZi9RXKz1So/s1600/IMG_5951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxjs5oCmNMe6KnaIdbvG7vsOwsybxl6AqiV_bfwosoN5hcQinyuxhmN017V47gw0sjRHCpE1VXB4vvNFdPzUQ8Vmo0-hp7iGVBuiTz1yCHAa6q_eBq0VyzsukwS_roW_NKZi9RXKz1So/s640/IMG_5951.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNMbhRuf4mbxtsBXhf2Zb9t243yigATczXAMEqzcmcM2nxDTSSdXGYxMNpvvwUP4rJftrhsAqv2GLCWH_nwsMEyMDhQVjr5aEaJ2Tk8bLxHJQipIi0xYSdJ2l2_Am3hVBYsSmblXo2II/s1600/IMG_5936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">A few shots from San Francisco where the sun was shining and the wind blowing - perfect preparation for a week in Wellington.</span></span></div>Elsa Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652787657325357638noreply@blogger.com0