Jaipur, the pink city
but white treats!
Jaipur, Tiger fort
Jaipur city palace
Jaipur: Jantar Mantar, astronomical observatory
Jaipur: Amber fort
Inside the Amber fort
Nice settings also in the military buildings
Huge walls everywhere!
The fort itself
Elephant ride to Amber
Jaipur, Jal Mahal
Jaipur walls
Kites everywhere in Jaipur!
Jaipur: Hawa Mahal
Free hand shave on the sidewalk... don't hit the barber!
After shaving let's fix the teeth!
This morning I'm really not horny.
Fancy my pijamas?
Sweets on the road
Taj Mahal at dawn
Too many pictures of the Taj
but it is beautiful
for once follow the guidebooks
and be there at dawn
it is a magic experience
seeing it change
with the rising sun
Yes, I was really there
Agra: red fort
another amazing piece of Mughal architecture
Oh no, more Taj Mahal! (from the red fort)
Baby bats wating for nighttime
Inside the fort
Gardens in the red fort
Akbar tomb at Sikandra, Agra. Entrance
”It's a trap!“ - Akbar
Deers in Sikandra garden
The actual tomb
“It's a trap!” - Akbar
Itmad-ud-Daulah, aka the Baby Taj
Guess?
But it's from the other side of the river
Camel ride on the river bank
last one, I swear
Rickshaw bridge, funnier than rollercoaster
Gwalior: the maharaja palace, by some italian guy
Luxury lunch room
and luxury car (Brazil rules!)
The biggest chandelier in the world
The amazing Gwalior fort
Gwalior from the fort
Not a swimming pool but the burning place for soldiers' wifes. alive.
Sas Bahu temple in the fort
The fort walls are HUGE
Indian granita!
The gwalior fare
Coooool!
Crazy indian motor show
Hey, today the bedroom isn't bad!
The Ganges in Varanasi
floating pujas (offerings)
Magic in any moment
Evening ritual on the Ganga
Some more rituals
Nightime on the river
And dawn again
Early morning yoga on the river
and again thanks to the guide
for another dawn
in an amazing place
in a magic place
in another breathtaking place
just for pilgrims
and tourists
and ducks!
More floating pujas
The ghats at dawn
Incineration ghat, the most sacred place to be burnt
We all live in a red swastika submarine...
Heritage and litter, perfect snapshot of India
Sadhu bathing in the Ganga
Puja leftovers
Bath to be “purified” in the river
Yes, they don't believe in washing machines
a river with floating corpses is much better!
anyway these saris seem really clean
Varanasi, rooftops and damaged temple
Carpet waver with punch cards. Who needs computers?
My guide in Varanasi, after Puja (thanks Durga!)
Kites in Varanasi, at every sunset.
The road is MINE!
Nature integration in the urban tissue, indian way
Violet puja
Bringing the goddess to the river
Night bath and meditation
And again evening rituals
Pan preparation...
...and the devastating effects of pan abuse!
Cow dung dryin in the sun
Fish or chicken today?
Chai on the coals
Muslim palace in Varanasi
Muuuuuuu
Lassi, the real way.
Cocker goat!!!
Old Delhi: the fort
Delhi: the fort from the Jama Masjid
Delhi: Jama Masjid (mosque)
Something to make you cough to death: peppers in spice market.
Chiedo fonzi, mi danno avanzi
Modern art in Delhi: pan-spit fresco
Old and modern in Delhi
Delhi slum
Delhi: Qutub Minar
New Delhi: the Viceroy palace, british delusion of grandeur
Delhi: Sikh temple
