Category Archives: India

Namaste! I am a storyteller and a teacher. For years I have shared with students my adventures traveling the world with my family. The most popular stories were the tales from the ancient world. . . .Rome, Egypt, Greece. And … Continue reading →

Posted on January 3, 2014 by annetbell | 27 Comments

Blog of the Year 2013 Star # 5 and # 6

Posted on January 2, 2014 by annetbell

Two of my dear Word Press friends, Dr. Rex at hrexach.wordpress.com and Don Charism at doncharisma.org made sure I got the 6 stars for Blog of the Year 2013. thought I am passing this one in 2014 .The Christmas/New Year … Continue reading →

Posted in awards, India, Uncategorized | Tagged appreciation, Blog of the Year Award 2013, blogging, excellence, recognition, thank you | 24 Comments

Fireworks from Dubai

Posted on January 2, 2014 by annetbell

These fireworks were declared most superlative in the world with 500,000 pyrotechnics being shot off around the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa. This building was featured in Mission Impossible 3 with Tom Cruise. Dubai is all about the the biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged Dubai, fireworks, food, Happy New Year, snow, Upstate New York | 7 Comments

Slum People, not Dogs!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by annetbell

First, I need to apologize for using the pejorative of slum dogs for these dear people. That was the title of the Time article and I was not thinking. A few years ago when Slum Dog Millionaire was released, many … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged architects, blogging, Bollywood, Dharavi Slum, housing, India, Mumbai, Recycling, Slum Dog Millionaire, travel | 18 Comments

The Real Sum Dogs of Mumbai

Posted on December 29, 2013 by annetbell

This is a video of Dharavi, the most talked about slum in the world. It is located on one square miles of the most desirable land in Mumbai in the densest population in the world. The land is worth ten … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged Dharavi Slum, dreamers, India, Mumbai, rag pickers, travel, videos | 11 Comments

“Awarding the people who live in the moment, The noble who write and capture the best in life, The bold who reminded us what really mattered… Savoring the experience of quality time.” Presented by Carolyn Malone, carolynmalone.wordpress.com My most sincere … Continue reading →

Posted on December 28, 2013 by annetbell | 20 Comments

Itinerary of North Trip

Posted on December 27, 2013 by annetbell

Bathing in the Ganga as the sun rises on another day. . . . . . People have asked where we visited., so here you can see the itinerary. We went to the north first, which was a mistake. When … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Agra, Amritsar, Archhitecture, architecture, Asia, blogging, Border Closing, Dehli, Delhi, elephants, Golden Temple, India, India Gate, Jaipur, North of India, photography, Religions of the World, Shiks, Taj Mahal, travel, Udiapur, Varanasi, Wagah Border | 10 Comments

Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Basilica,Rome

Posted on December 24, 2013 by annetbell

This is St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy, the largest church in the world and the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church. which has 1.2 billion members across the world.( Interesting, that number is the estimated population of India. . . … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, Christmas Eve, Italy, midnight mass, nativity, obelisk, Rome, St. Peter's Square, St. Peters, world's largest church | 17 Comments

1000 Jain Temples. . . . .Palitana

Posted on December 20, 2013 by annetbell

Our trip began at five in the morning for a one-way five hour tour coach ride. Travelling in the country is slow going as many of the roads are only two lanes. It was quite nerve wracking as I had … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged 1000 Jain Temples, blogging, faith, Paltana India, photography, Religions of the World, travel | 14 Comments

Semper Fidelis Award, Parliament Award, Blog of the Year Award

Posted on December 17, 2013 by annetbell

Third star. . . . . All these awards have a theme of friendship. Little did I imagine when I started blogging in February 2013, that by the end of the year I would have met so many interesting and … Continue reading →

Posted in awards, India, Uncategorized | Tagged appreciation, BLog of the Year 2013, blogging, kindness, Parliament Award, Semper Fidelis Award, thank you | 8 Comments