Monthly Archives: May 2014

Unity Among the Oppressed, The Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czechoslovakia

Posted on May 10, 2014 by annetbell

Namaste! In 1968, the Russians rolled into Wenceslas Square, Prague  in their tanks to declare martial law.  This monumental square would also be the site for the Velvet Revolution in 1989.   1989 view. . . The Russian empire( Warsaw … Continue reading →

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Wagah Border Crossing

Posted on May 9, 2014 by annetbell

Wagah  Originally Posted on March 15, 2013 by annetbell Sadly this nightly event has stopped recently because of the troubles in Pakistan.  I don’t know if we will get to do this when we are in Amritsar this time. It was such a … Continue reading →

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President Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Posted on May 8, 2014 by annetbell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYdjbpBk6A Comments yesterday from a blogger wondering why the United States and the EU had not kept their promises to the people of the Ukraine have me thinking.  A promise was made that  traditional weapons would be provided  if Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Tienanmen Square Tank Man

Posted on May 7, 2014 by annetbell

1989, twenty-five years ago, was another time and place but driven by people who had freedom beating in their hearts. This post is a continuation  of the “Democracy Movements”  started yesterday with “Ditches” in the Ukraine.  History does, indeed,  often … Continue reading →

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Ditches

Posted on May 6, 2014 by annetbell

I can not get these images out of my mind since seeing them several weeks ago. This is a ditch dug on the Ukrainian  border to help keep  the Soviet troops out.  Here are tanks of the Russians that are … Continue reading →

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Music Monday “I Will Always Love You” Whitney Houston

Posted on May 5, 2014 by annetbell

  Sending some love from  the ineffable Whitney, this Monday morning. . . . . .  

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Barber with a Rolls Royce ?

Posted on May 4, 2014 by annetbell

  Another story of the entrepreneurial spirit in India!  My Indian Haircut Post  Ramesh Babu, the barber who owns a Rolls Royce Rakhi Chakraborty                                 … Continue reading →

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New Mexico

Posted on May 3, 2014 by annetbell

Presented by Affordable Services You can tell from the title that this state in the West of the US has a strong Mexican culture.  It is one of the states of the famous four corners. We actually went to the … Continue reading →

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India displaces Japan to become third-largest world economy in terms of PPP: World Bank Economic Times                                                 … Continue reading →

Posted on May 2, 2014 by annetbell | 6 Comments

The Sublime Taj Mahal!

Posted on May 1, 2014 by annetbell

   Originally posted on March 18, 2013by annetbell   Namaste. . . . . The Taj Mahal  is one of the world’s most famous and recognizable buildings. Remember a forlorn Princess Diana sitting on the famous bench, all alone?  Her prince was … Continue reading →

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