Tag Archives: India

Train Travel

Posted on August 6, 2013 by annetbell

are a terrific experience. They run on time, unlike the ones in Italy, where I have traveled extensively as well as lived for 2 years. Now, those who have seen the pictures of Indian trains completely covered with people will … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmedabad, Dehli, food, Goa, guides, India, Mumbai, train travel | 28 Comments

The Sultan’s Langar

Posted on August 5, 2013 by annetbell

Sultan Ahmed Shah was a pious and generous ruler who founded Ahmedabad in 1411 as the capital city of Gujarat. He introduced the idea of a langar or community kitchen as he decreed that no on in his city should … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmedabad, faith, feeding the poor, Friday mosque, Hindus, history, India, Jains, langar, Muslims, Sikhs | 11 Comments

Teen Darwaza

Posted on August 3, 2013 by annetbell

Teen Darwaza or the Triple Gateway is almost as old as the city of Ahmedabad. It is the only surviving and intact secular building built during the Mogul Ahmed Shah’s regime. The three arches are 24 feet time and built … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alhemedabad, architures, celebrations, entrance gate, faith, Hindus, history, India, markets, Muslims. religion, Teen Darwaza, The Pols | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged airlines, beer, birds, British, business, India, Kingfisher, photography, travel | 25 Comments

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 →

Posted in India | Tagged Almedebad, breakfast, cappuccino, culture, House of MG, India, mangoes, photography, rickshaws, The Green House, travel | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in India | Tagged caring, children, divorce, families, fathers, India, love, mothers, photography, role models | 27 Comments

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 →

Posted in Architecture, India | Tagged Ahmedabad, architectural decoration and details, architecture, blogging, craftsmanship, doors, Heritage Walk, houses, India, photography, The Pols, travel | 6 Comments

Jama Mosque. . . . The Friday Mosque

Posted on July 21, 2013 by annetbell

The main entrance to this mosque is from the noisy, crowed main street of the daily market in the Pols of Ahmedabad. In fact the gate is reached by ascending stairs that are partially hidden by a crowd of small … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Ahmedabad, architecture, Friday mosque, India, Islam, Jama Mosque, The Pols | 15 Comments

The Pols of Ahmedabad

Posted on July 20, 2013 by annetbell

The Walled City of Ahmedabad is a living labyrinth of over 600 neighborhoods locally know as “Pols”. The word “Pol” is from a Sanskrit word that means “gate to an enclosed area.” The high buildings cast shadows on the tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmedabad, ancient yet living neighborhood, architecture, blogging, elephants, houses, India, markets, shopping, spices, The Pols, travel | 14 Comments

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 →

Posted in India | Tagged Arizona, bearing each other's burdens, caring, churches, feeding, India, Mesa, Paz de Christo, serving | 12 Comments