Category Archives: India

Safely Back!

Posted on March 22, 2015 by annetbell

  Dbell is touring the dean around  Amdavad for architecture, temples and step wells.   So I am own my own. Probably because he doesn’t want me to talk too much. Can you imagine that?   So when I decided … Continue reading →

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Intelligence, Hard Work ,and the Roads in India

Posted on March 21, 2015 by annetbell

Nope, this is not Troy New York , though the potholes look similar.  Dbell always says the roads are as bad as  Mogadishu. And we laugh that we are insulting the Somalian city. This image  is  India , like Somalia … Continue reading →

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2014 U N List of the World’s Most Populous Cities

Posted on March 19, 2015 by annetbell

UK EDITIONTHURSDAY, 19TH MARCH, 2015 Sign inFacebookTwitterGoogle PlusRSSSearch International Business Times UK News Business Economy Technology Science Sport Entertainment Opinion Video Society United Nations World Population Day 2014: Top 10 Most Populous Cities Revealed KABITA-MAHARANA By Kabita Maharana July 11, … Continue reading →

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Wagha Border Closing

Posted on March 18, 2015 by annetbell

We ended the day yesterday sitting in the stands on the Indian side as the special border guards from these nuclear neighbors strut their stuff.  There were many more Indian spectators cheering from the “every seat taken crowd,”  We noticed … Continue reading →

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Meet the Richest Man

Posted on March 17, 2015 by annetbell

This is the Incredible India that I can’t get enough of ! Thanks Judy from Amritsar!  Safe travels for you and Ash!

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Security in India. . . . . The Taj Mahal

Posted on March 15, 2015 by annetbell

One of the most beautiful buildings in the world, the Taj Mahal,  in its gleaming white marble and semiprecious Indian stones bathed in the “sky blue pink” of the dawn.  Even more beautiful  is  the story of the love of … Continue reading →

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A Twist on the Taj Mahal Story

Posted on March 14, 2015 by annetbell

The rose color that permeates the white marble at sunrise. . . INDIA 25 June 2014 Last updated at 20:43 Taj Mahal: Was India’s ‘monument to love’ built out of guilt? By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Often described as one … Continue reading →

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More Holi Foolishness!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by annetbell

    Matt?     Dbell with his Batman water gun and some very colorful clothes !   Jennifer and Matt ! Most of  the gang. . . . . . including the rickshaw driver Selim!   Dbell getting Jhoan … Continue reading →

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Travelling in India

Posted on March 9, 2015 by annetbell

The Amber Fort Jaipur, Rajasthan, India The King’s gate at the Amber Fort, Jaipur. Amber Fort is one of the  most popular tourist sites because of its  proximity of Agra, and the Taj Mahal . It is an amazing site … Continue reading →

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Travelling in India Is An Adventure, Not a Vacation !

Posted on March 8, 2015 by annetbell

  Here is the station in Jaipur.  We reached here after a 12 hour train ride at 4:15 this morning.  I had slept on the train. . . . . 3rd class but with welcomed AC.  David and I were … Continue reading →

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