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Here I am in Rushabh's house early on in our travels typing away at the computer!
The best car ever (according to Rushabh!) It's tiny!
Saint Joseph's: Rushabh's elementary school. Right now the kids are in sports camps while their mothers look on.
Arriving in Bombay.
Horn OK Please!
I love the trucks here because they are painted so colorfully. Rushabh did not think they were anything special:)
Bamboo poles are used for construction work.
This is a fabulous sweet shop! A man and his daughter were watching intently as Rushabh took this photo.
Taj Hotel.
The Taj Hotel which was recently bombed.
Rushabh in front of the Gateway to India which is under construction.
Boats in the harbor.
In front of the harbor. This is the Indian Ocean.
Me in front of the Gateway to India!
Sugar cane juice.
Sasoon Library which was now closed.
Delicious food at cream centre.
chole batura at cream centre.
Linking road.
Man selling flowers around Linking Road.
I am super embarassed when Rusahbh tries to make me go in the picture.
Digging a ditch.
cows mix with Bombay traffic.
people carry things on their heads.
flowers.
mangoes.
This train takes you all of 50 yards but is only a few cents.
Elephanta caves.
Dogs were sleeping in front of the caves.
These monkeys had their baby by the tail!
Making our way back from Elephanta.
The Gateway to India.
Maharaja's residence.
The Maharaja used these large silver vessels to transport water from the Ganges river to England (for bathing).
I was amazed at how much this man could carry on his rickshaw!
Typical Jaipur street. This was taken from our rickshaw ride. The shops in Jaipur are uniform and 'pink'.
Women selling flowers. They are wearing traditional mahwari clothing.
selling veggies on the street
Here I am by the veggies.
This is in our hotel. We found the Italian ladies in saris funny.
I got roped into this dance at the hotel.
This man was playing music outside of the hotel.
Elephants carry tourists up to Amber fort.
Rushabh does not seem pleased about this elephant trip.
Atop the elephant.
Rushabh's parents and their elephant.
Rushabh in Amber fort.
Women repairing the fort.
snake charming
pani puri
stitching saris
moo
nahaghar fort
jantar mantar
These sweets at LMB made me very, very sick or it may have been the food here. Either way do not be fooled by their delicious looks.
Our hotel in Jaipur (a palace).
Hotel in Jaipur.
Taj Mahal.
Taj Mahal
Rushabh by the Taj!
These small buildings are on either side of the main structure for the Taj.
Agra fort
Agra Fort
sick, diwan-i-khas
Agra Fort Diwan-i-aam
chai in the train
village as viewed from train
village
that big pile is cow dung patties stacked for later use as fuel. this is the view from our train window
When the train stopped lots of people got off.
The car broke down in Varanasi.
Boats in Varanasi
Ghats, Varanasi
Varanasi
ghats for creamation
streets of Varanasi
children in Varanasi selling diyas
children selling diyas
people bathing in the Ganges
dhobis washing clothing
women bathing in the Ganges
Ghats for funerals
pyres
wood for pyres
Rushabh in front of the ghats
Varanasi had tons of cows
a school bus (rickshaw)
a church
Haji Ali (a dargh)
Haji Ali
Inside Haji Ali on Friday so it is very busy.
Inside
Mangoes in Crawford Market
Fruit stand at Crawford Market
Pineapples
birds, Crawford Market
Crawford Market
Rushabh and his Grandma on her birthday
Me with Rushabh's family on his grandma's birthday
Worli
Rushabh showing his anger that I make him run each day in the Bombay heat at Worli.
Pre-run at Worli.
Running at Worli.
After the run at Worli.
People use the bathroom in the rocks.
slums near worli.
this ferris wheel is near Rushabh's house.
Every day we ate a young coconut after our run!
Rushabh's family on his grandma's birthday
