Category Archives: India

Kingfisher. . . . Three Meanings

Posted on August 2, 2013 by annetbell

This is the White Throated Kingfisher which is one of the three families of Kingfishers found in India.  This bird was very visible in Gujarat where Alhmedabad is located.  They live near water, perch on tree limbs from which they … Continue reading →

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The New York You’ve Probably Never Experienced!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by annetbell

I am thinking that you my blogger friends, even if you have been to NYC, have never seen the places I visited yesterday!  It was for a belated celebration for Alice who was 7 years old last March, when we … Continue reading →

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Quintet of Radiance:Five Ennobling Awards

Posted on July 30, 2013 by annetbell

“Quintet of Radiance”: Five Ennobling Awards Posted July 30, 2013 Thank you Prasad  for nominating my blog for this award.  I am really happy to be a part of your world through this virtual space. Thanks for your encouragement and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Breakfast

Posted on July 28, 2013 by annetbell

One of the treats we gave ourselves in Ahmedabad was breakfast at the house of MG on Saturday or Sunday.  You already know I loved  Indian poha( https://talesalongtheway.com/?s=Poha for breakfast, but there was just something about the weekends that made us … Continue reading →

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Saturday Market in Troy, New York

Posted on July 27, 2013 by annetbell

Pictures of a Farmers Market are rather redundant as flower and vegetable markets are universal.  I have shared lovely ones from India, but this is what I did this morning. I wasn’t  shopping so much as catching up with a dear … Continue reading →

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Indian Fathers

Posted on July 26, 2013 by annetbell

  A dramatic Caravaggio moment One thing that really touched my heart in India was the fathers, young or old, and their  apparent devotion to their children.  I  first noticed  their demeanor, and then started looking for it. How you … Continue reading →

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Giving Hope

Posted on July 25, 2013 by annetbell

What would you do if you had no home, were sick, living in your car or on the street with no phone and very little money?  I am not talking about India today, but about America.  There are people who … Continue reading →

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Architectural Decoration and Details in the Pols

Posted on July 23, 2013 by annetbell

Imagine the tales this door could tell of people entering it, through the years, and also about the designer and craftsman who made it. The homes in the Poles date back hundreds of years and yet much of the craftsmanship … Continue reading →

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The Golden Temple….Part 2 The Langar

Posted on July 19, 2013 by annetbell

Originally posted on TalesAlongTheWay:
Wandering through the narrow crowded streets to the Golden Temple, we were bombarded with requests to buy orange head scarves.Bare feet and covered heads are mandatory in the temple for both men and women. Our guide…

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Bearing Burdens

Posted on July 18, 2013 by annetbell

Like most tourists,  I had a real internal struggle with what to do when I encountered  the  the multitude  of hungry people on the streets all throughout India. People were so thin. We were  told  that the beggars worked for … Continue reading →

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