Tag Archives: travel

An Indian Dream House?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by annetbell

                      Magazines are filled with pictures of the  homes of the rich and famous.  They seem to fly off the shelves at the market. Even today, I drove through a lovely … Continue reading →

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Sunday Market in Ahmedabad

Posted on May 14, 2013 by annetbell

This market is named “Sunday” solely because of it’s location at the end of the Ellis Bridge and its”business only on Sunday”.  There are daily markets all over the city as these are  the places where everyday people do their shopping. … Continue reading →

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Portuguese Goa

Posted on May 12, 2013 by annetbell

As the students enjoyed  the promised two restful days on the beaches, David and I headed down to explore  the Portuguese footprint in India, mostly the churches. Now we have seen many churches all over Europe, and are not easily impressed. These … Continue reading →

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Ta Ta For Now!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by annetbell

A season comes to an end as another begins.  Our spring season in India has turned into 108-109 degrees of summer. The computer challenges of the beginning of our visit have returned with our internet being disconnected. We can thank … Continue reading →

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Jungle Boat

Posted on April 25, 2013 by annetbell

Well, I teased you in a previous  post telling you that jungle is a Hindi word, so here are pictures to show you the reason.  Kerala is an enchanting mosaic of rice paddy fields, coconut groves, wide beaches, backwater labyrinths  and jungle.  People … Continue reading →

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South India Here We Come!

Posted on April 5, 2013 by annetbell

Early tomorrow morning, our group leaves for our trip to the South of India for temples, temples and more temples. We are leaving the computer here. When we went North, it was a nuisance because we could never get on … Continue reading →

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Gandi-ji

Posted on April 4, 2013 by annetbell

Ghandi-ji was  the name showing love and respect by Indians for the Father of India. Interesting that he chose non-violence and civil disobedience to reach the desired end of  freedom and self-reliance for all Indians. Two hundred years before,  the … Continue reading →

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A Pilgrimage City…Varanasi

Posted on April 2, 2013 by annetbell

There are many pilgrimage cities in the world, Mecca, Jerusalem, Lourdes, Rome, and today’s topic Varanasi, India.  The faithful travel over miles and miles to reach their holy shires and for a blessing of being closer to god. “The Way” … Continue reading →

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Are We Famous Yet?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by annetbell

The two episodes of Indian TV on which we had cameo appearances were aired over this weekend. Basically, the first hour or part 1 was on Saturday, and the part 2 on Sunday night. For those who are interested to … Continue reading →

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Happy Holi

Posted on March 27, 2013 by annetbell

Today was a giant play day all over India.  It is the first festival of the year in the Hindu calendar which is packed with festivals.  Holi is on the first full moon of the month of Phalgun which is … Continue reading →

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