Cape Comorin - also known as Kanyakumari « Result #3 Today at 6:17pm »
May I present the wonderfully photogenic Cape Comorin!
Kanyakumari is the Land's End of India and is famous for overlooking three seas - the Arabian sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian ocean. If you are fortunate to be here on a full moon night then you will witness the sun rising over the Indian ocean at the same time as the moon sets over the Arabian sea! We missed the full moon by one week.
Every religious Hindu will come here once in a lifetime to take a holy bathe in the sea and to make offerings to his/her ancestors.
On Christmas Day 1892, Swami Vivekananda swam to the island to spend the night meditating on Mother India and the validity of her Great Traditions in the face of the challenge of modernity. Here he resolved to 'dedicate himself to the service of the Motherland and to spread the message of the Vedas'. And so he did.
Swami Vivekananda was the disciple of Sri Ramakrishna.
Re: Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu - its Lore and Temple « Result #6 Today at 6:06pm »
Random pictures around the exterior of the temple.
After Rameshwaram our next port of call was Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) which necessitated a 6 hour drive by taxi or a 10 hour drive by bus. We chose the taxi!
India - Jodhpur and Jaisalmer (3) « Result #7 Today at 5:49pm »
I was looking forward to being in the desert. After Agra, anything else seemed like a better bet. So we arrived in Jodhpur at around 6am in the morning. I had hardly slept in that rickety, bumpy sleeper compartment, and hoped it would not be too difficult to find a suitable hotel here in this city. It felt good to be in the State of Rajasthan and I crossed my fingers and hoped this would be a better experience for us.
Just to give you an idea where abouts Jodhpur and Jaisalmer are situated. Here is the map again of the route we took:
and here is a map of the State of Rajasthan:
This time around we stayed in a guest house instead of a hotel. The difference being? The guest house was more 'homely', it was run by a family - parents and sons, and they were all very friendly and we enjoyed our stay there. There was a restaurant situated on the roof of the building, with a nice view of Jodhpur Fort. The food was varied and always freshly cooked.
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Remembering the World Trade Center « Result #8 Today at 5:35pm »
No one will ever forget the World Trade Center because of what happened to it, but the vast majority of people never really ever thought about it or had seen it for themselves unless they were from New York or had been tourists there.
It was a bit different for me, because I steamed out of New York harbour on February 14, 1973 on the S.S. Michelangelo to move to France. The World Trade Center was about to be inaugurated (on April 4, 1973), so it was standing there so modern and incredibly impressive as I watched New York City recede on the horizon. Even though I had chosen a different life, the view of New York was perhaps the only thing that made me wonder if I had made the correct choice because it was clearly the most powerful city in the world back then (not that I was interested in power), but it was a place where so many amazing things were happening and I had always been attracted to it (like so many other people). The fact that it was the last bit of the United States that I saw made the cultural tug even stronger. What if I had made a terrible mistake.
Well, as it turned out, I was thrilled with my new life in France, but I was also very happy to see New York again, not on my first trip back 6 years later (which was Miami-New Orleans-Los Angeles), but perhaps on the second trip when finally visiting New York properly was the whole point of my trip.
And I returned at least a dozen times over the years, sometimes just for a long weekend.
I went to the top of the World Trade Center only twice, but I don't think there was any trip where I did not at least walk around its base.
These are some photos from some of my later trips up to January 2001. The first trips are still on colour slides somewhere and won't be unearthed for some time yet.
The WTC was always popping out around a corner, sometimes discreetly, sometimes not.
Obviously, the Staten Island Ferry had one of the best views.
Re: Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu - its Lore and Temple « Result #10 Today at 5:24pm »
Here is a picture of pilgrims receiving water from the tank/theerthams. At first I couldn't believe my eyes to see buckets of water being hauled up from the tank and literally emptied over the pilgrims' heads! Now I feel that perhaps it would have been a good idea for me to join in too in the hope of purifying myself....
Re: Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu - its Lore and Temple « Result #13 Today at 5:06pm »
Early the next morning we approached the Ramanathhaswamy temple.
The temple forms a huge rectangle. Its most outstanding feature is a double circuit of corridors around the inner shrines with thirty foot high monolithic black granite pillars. The oldest parts of the interior now standing are twelfth century, made of dark, hard limestone that came from Sri Lanka. The central shrine is much older and dates back to the first millenium BC. The inner halls are encrusted with carvings, inscriptions and statues and are a kind of 'religious memory store for India' (author, Michael Wood).
There are 22 theerthams (wells) within the temple that are believed by devotees to have particular powers and pilgrims are expected to bathe in and drink from the waters in each theertham.
Re: India - Delhi and Agra (2) « Result #19 Today at 3:51pm »
The tuktuk driver that always seemed to be hanging around, (it was hard to get rid of him), asked again if we wanted to take a private bus (as opposed to a government one), to our next destination. By that time I was too fatigued and fed up to care what we took, as long as it took us out of that hell-hole of a town. I still had a lot to learn, and he got me when I was not feeling at my strongest. It had really jolted and upset me that my son had become so sick and I was again questioning myself as to the wisdom of doing this trip in the first place. If I had not had my boys with me, I would have not cared so much about the hassles that came along, but if anything happened to them, I would and could never forgive myself.
The so called 'travel agent' he took us to asked us exactly where we wanted to go next? Where did we want to go next? I knew we all wanted to take a camel safari into the Thar desert in Jaisalmer, Which is in the State of Rajasthan, but that would be too long a journey for one bus ride. So which city to stop in on the way? First I booked the bus to Udaipur, and then changed it to Jodhpur, as it was a more direct route to Jaisalmer.
So Jodhpur it was. This being the first long distance private bus we had hired I didn't realize until afterwards that the 'travel agent' had charged us twice the going rate for the bus tickets. At least we did get the sleeper compartments though. Of course the tuktuk driver was so eager to take us to this agent, as he knew he'd get a big commission out of it for himself. After this first rip off we encountered, we would start to cut out the middle man (travel agent) and book directly with the private bus company, for half the price.
Here is a photo I took of inside the bus:
Crowded as it always is, and it would get more crowded still. Anyhow, do you see the 'sleepers' at the top on either side? Doubles on the right and singles on the left. Underneath are the seats for those passengers who had booked seats only. There was only about 200 rupees difference in the two kinds. I did take a sleeper on that particular bus, but it was to be the last time I did. I found it too dusty, and too bumpy to be of any good. And it was quite the climb up there and down again to use the washroom. The 'washroom' by the way usually ended up being an alleyway or deserted side road, which I had to find in a hurry each time, before the bus went off again! A few times I did get an actual toilet on the way, but to be honest I preferred just finding a corner outside to pee somewhere, as the toilets where unimaginably dirty and dark inside.
So onwards we rode and it was early morning by the time we arrived in Jodhpur.
Spindrift, I agree, the women and children are beautiful people. As for the men, I only saw one man there. I think the Himba and the San are the only tribes in the country who have kept a traditional lifestyle and even they, as I said, are not completely uninfluenced by Western civilization. For example, though the Himba mainly live off the land and barter to meet their needs, they also go grocery shopping for some necessities, and this means they need to earn at least a small amount of money. I believe there was a bare-bones school in the village, supported by funds generated from tours.
Re: Your nasty inner voice « Result #29 Today at 12:25pm »
I wasn't expecting to see a naked bum in the clip!
rikita, yes, it's true, the wife might be angry when/if she ever finds out he's been screwing around on her, but at least the anger will be directed at him and not on the messenger!
Hard to know what to do... my thinking is unless I get no choice, I'm staying out of it.
Re: Random thought of the moment « Result #32 Today at 12:13pm »
Yeah, try that out, htmb.
I have a lot of work to do on the house this year again. But at least it's stuff I want to do instead of have to do. I've designed a wrap around deck for the house and can't wait for the better weather so that we can get on with it. It's going to be a big deck, big enough to put a swimming pool on. I can't wait! Ever since the previous owner of my house filled in the large in-ground swimming pool in our back yard, I've wanted another one. So this will be a good alternative.
A quote I just saw:
'Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.'
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Re: Pet peeve game « Result #33 Today at 12:10pm »
1480. An annoying little place in the upper part of my foot that's exceptionally sore and stiff. I must have strained in with all the walking I've been doing over the last three weeks.
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Re: Namibia 2013 « Result #37 Today at 11:38am »
I was looking at the photos of the Himba village again and what struck me is how finely handicrafted everything is -- necklaces, bracelets, the skins/blankets and of course the hairstyles -- and yet everything else is so primitive. It's amazing how different cultures have totally different priorities.
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Re: The battle of the flag in Tunis « Result #41 Today at 11:14am »
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Re: Colombo « Result #44 Today at 11:05am »
Ah...right in the civil war period. I went to SL in the end of 2010, not long after stability was restored. It was interesting to see how normal everything seemed...but of course, even then, anything could happen.
Just before the advent of digital cameras I was invited to stay with Australian friends who were living in Colombo and setting up mobile phones there. Must have been around 2001. I loved the city. In those days there was a real problem with unexpected bombings here and there, usually set off in traffic jams. From our base in Colombo we set off to visit as much of the island as possible in 3 weeks. I remember I was thrilled to see FLYING FOXES at night - I thought they were huge! My favourite place was the Galle Face hotel that, in those days, had not yet been renovated. It was very decrepit. I used to sit on the terrace for hours gazing at the sea, overlooked by army snipers on the tallish buildings around just waiting for something to happen.
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Re: Paris Metro stations with a little extra « Result #46 Today at 10:54am »
The Porte de la Chapelle station causes considerable confusion among visitors and also among quite a few Parisians. That's because it is often mistaken for the La Chapelle station at Place de la Chapelle about a kilometer south of there on a different line. In fact, Peter Brook's Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord at Place de la Chapelle indicates on all of its posters "metro La Chapelle and NOT Porte de la Chapelle". I'm sure that hundreds of people have missed plays over the years anyway or arrived breathless at the last minute.
On top of that, most of the tiled signs in the Porte de la Chapelle station just say "La Chapelle" which certainly doesn't help.
However, I just wanted to show that the station, even though it is sorely in need of renovation, uses its former advertising panels as a place to display photos of iconic metro images.
Wow, nycgirl. you have brought Africa alive for me and I have immersed myself in your pictures. Those little rosy-faced lovebirds are so cute. Then the Himba - such beautiful women. Are the men just as handsome? Their skin colour is amazing. Did you find that most village people living in the bush dressed 'au naturel' rather than wearing conventional clothes? How far are the main towns? I am hoping that the Himba still live a life not influenced by western tastes. Was there a school in the village?
I simply long to visit Namibia and take my time travelling around. How long did you spend there?
Re: My old aeroplanes « Result #48 Today at 10:33am »
mossie - I am so excited to have found this thread. My Buddhist teacher who is 86 was a glider pilot at the end of WW2. His biggest interest is the subject of WW2 aeroplanes and gliders to this very day! I taught him how to use a computer and he's able to use the internet and email - so I shall now try to teach him how to access this thread. He will be fascinated and delighted. After the war he moved to Hawaii and joined the American air corps.
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Re: Colombo « Result #50 Today at 10:14am »
Here's a bit of Kandy. It is SL's second largest city and in the interior of the country, in the Hill Country. We were staying in a lodge near the city, a bit away from it. Here was the dirt road which lead to the main road, which led to the city. Here's the exit of the lodge.
And here's the view from the front lawn of the hotel. It was in a very English style, the exterior of the lodge. I will have to see if I can find a photo of the lodge building.
Streetview while going to the city.
Our first stop was the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, just at the outskirts of town.
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Re: San Francisco trip report « Result #52 Today at 9:59am »
A bit later in the afternoon, we headed to the Civic Center area to see the City Hall. The concierge said it's better not to walk the shortest way (through the heart of the Tenderloin), so better than walking the indirect way was taking the metro. We got down at the Civic Center stop. Here is a streetview of the area.
Here is the Asian Art Museum, just opposite the City Hall. I would have been interested to visit it but knowing my mother wouldn't be, I didn't bother.
And the City Hall itself, in all its grandeur. The gardens in front are the Civic Center gardens.
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Re: "La Campagne à Paris" « Result #53 Today at 9:58am »
Sorry for dragging this up from the mists of the past, but I returned to La Campagne à Paris this morning to stroll around. It has become super easy now that the tramway passes right in front of it. I'm afraid you're going to see some new versions of exactly the same scenes as last time, but my camera is better now, so perhaps a few of the pictures will be better.
I got off at the Séverine stop coming from Porte de la Chapelle.
(However, I took a picture of the sign for going back where I came from.)
Down on Boulevard Mortier there are already a few buildings in the same style.
I didn't have to climb the steps because I was right where the street comes out for cars.
The local wildlife was on prowl.
Otherwise, nobody gets up on a Saturday morning in a place like this.
Spring is so late that not many flowers are blooming.
Horrors! A tour group came charging up some steps all of a sudden!
I didn't want to be anywhere near them, so I decided to inspect the vegetation until they cleared out.
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Re: San Francisco trip report « Result #54 Today at 9:46am »
Here is the fountain in the garden.
Leading from the other side, to Market St is a small lane called the Yerba Buena Lane. A few pictures of that. One of these buildings may be the Cartoon museum.
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Re: San Francisco trip report « Result #55 Today at 9:37am »
Htmb, must have been a rather unsafe place back then?
We continued in the SoMa district. It was pretty different- seemed more densely packed than other parts of SF but hey- I like the urban atmosphere.
And then we ran into the Yerba Buena Gardens. It is part of the famous Yerba Buena Centre for the Ars. Wiki says: "Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse communities. YBCA programs year-round in two landmark buildings—the Galleries and Forum by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki and Theater by American architect James Stewart Polshek."
Opposite it was this peculiar looking building.
Not interested in the arts, we just sat for a while in the gardens; the setting was pretty good. Here was the view from it.
The concrete jungle just around:
I am encountering a problem here, so sorry, will post later.
If anyting.....tip off the husband that "someone' is going to tip off his wife OR call that TV programme where a really shmarmie slick-haired guy with a low menacing voice follows the 'wrong doer' for a week or so and then confronts him/her with the partner.
In Egypt they are called khamsins, from the Arabic khamsa= fifty, and supposedly occur during a 50 day period in spring. I well remember flying across the desert and seeing a cliff, which hadn't been there the day before . In addition it appeared to be boiling . We quickly got back to base before it hit us.
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Re: Famous people game « Result #70 Today at 5:49am »
Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Thai film director who won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes festival in 2010 for his film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
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Re: Shakespeare « Result #72 Today at 4:52am »
No, the seats are around £25-£35 -- they are in the upper galleries of my photos in the London report. Most of it is just hard benches.
I don't know if people sit down in the yard when the ground is not wet. I suspect not, because some people would want to stand anyway, and they would block the view.
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Finland in WWII « Result #74 Today at 4:38am »
From The Atlantic: Last month the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 WWII-era photographs online. The images record the war years from 1939 to 1945, spanning three conflicts the Finns recognize as the Winter War (against an invading Soviet Union), the Continuation War (striking against the Soviets alongside the Germans) and the Lapland War (against the Germans for control of Lapland).
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Re: San Francisco trip report « Result #76 Today at 4:06am »
........ and we're left dangling, wondering what he had. Dim sum? Tacos? Seafood?
Yet again, super job of capturing urban scenes, Ansh. Love your angles. It does kind of make me cringe, looking at all those acres of glass & thinking about earthquakes.
But then maybe the Sand here in Phoenix when we have a big Haboob might be of interest as well, especially since there might be Valley Fever spores in it
On our way out of Namibia, we passed through a small town where I spotted this Herero woman wearing an elegant silk dress.
I soon ran into another Herero, who obligingly posed for me.
The Herero are closely related to the Himba and are a traditionally pastoral tribe. Unlike the Himba, however, they came in contact with German missionaries in the early 1900s, who convinced them to give up their "scandalous" tribal wear in favor of long dresses with multiple petticoats. Not very practical for herding animals in the desert, but the style stuck. The coordinating horn-shaped hats are the Herero's own addition, in honor of the cattle that are so important to their way of life. Here are a couple of articles that beautifully showcase more Herero styles of dress, as well as touch upon their tragic history in Namibia.
We said a very fond farewell to Namibia and crossed the border into Botswana. At this point, we were low on gas and out of cash, so we were desperate to find a gas station that accepted credit cards. We got our hopes up when we spotted this station from a distance...
... but we soon saw that it was our of order.
Oh, well. Fortunately, we did eventually find a gas station and an ATM machine, which was a relief. At the station, I snapped one more photo of a regal-looking Herero woman.
All day long we drove through Botswana and made good time, even though we occasionally stopped for bird and animal sightings. As sunset approached, we were almost over the border of South Africa when we got pulled over for speeding. The cops called my husband away from the car and as they were talking to him, I anxiously watched my husband put his hands on his head for arrest. Oh no! As it turns out, though, my husband was just messing around and wanted to give us a scare (jerk). The cops had a laugh and jokingly said they were going to have to impound the car. Not funny, in my opinion. My husband bribed them with US dollars, which was all he had with him and which they were quite willing to take, and we were on our way. Lucky us, we happened to be the last catch before the cops went home that day.
We were treated to a lovely pastel sunset right before we crossed the border. Next stop: Kruger!
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