ADVENTURES IN AGRA (AKA Taj Mahal locale)
TAJ MAHAL: Quick facts. Built from 1632 to 1653 by over 20,000 workers to
memorialize the emperor’s wife who requested a mausoleum before dying after
the birth of their 14th child. The white stuff you see in pictures is
semitranslucent white marble so the colors will reflect the light differently
at sunrise and [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Taj Mahal and Agra
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New Dehli:First Impressions
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INDIA – arrived on May 27, 2002 around 12:30 am. My weather luck held because I
just missed a huge rain and hale storm that hit Dehli that evening leaving
thousands of trees and branches across roads and flooded streets. Quite a
surreal first impression really – almost deserted streets with the
prearranged car navigating almost completely unsigned roads [...]
Scotland Stopover 2002
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SCOTLAND – After leaving Seattle on May 21 in the afternoon, I arrived about 18 hours later (via LA and the VERY large Frankfurt airport) or so in
Edinburgh,Scotland. My cousin Nancy met me at the airport and drove me to
her and John’s house about an hour north away. They live in a beautiful
small home on [...]
Serenity – Replenish – Yoga
Posted in My Travels, tagged Meditation, relax, relaxation, replenish, serenity, travel, Yoga on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks for visiting the site. Sorry about the long delays in updating the blog. I’m in Rishikesh – the self proclaimed “Yoga Capital of the World.” Just finished two weeks at an ashram, Yoga Niketan, which had 3 hours of challenging yoga a day. I’ve just joined a 10 day iyengar yoga course that is [...]
