India pics (pt.II)

[Haole Girl]

link to previous thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=9480834&mesg_id=9480834





Another view of the bell tower (what is left of it)


A few more from the rest of Old Goa:







Some of my pics, from Old Goa, are blurry. I won't use a flash at historical sites,
since many flashes, over time, will actually fade old paintings.


Braganca House (built in the 16th century by the two Braganca brothers)
(here is a link if you'd like to read about it: http://mitaroygoahotel.com/2010/05/17/goan-heritage-braganca-house-in-chandor/







The woman in the pic is 91 years old. She lives in one half of the house by herself


This is from the outside:


The house had its own chapel. A priest would come to their house to conduct mass





Flora & Fauna



Betel nut













City scenes & misc





This man noticed my husband's sandel was torn & fixed it in 5 mins.
for 40 Rupees (.90)!









ceile, I asked my husband which hotel would be a good place for honeymooners. He suggested Fort Aguada Beach Resort.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Haole Girl...

I think these are about the most beautiful pictures you have ever posted...

Just when I was thinking how gorgeous the building pics are, along comes that exquisite first flower! You have really outdone yourself...

The Artist's Eye...You have it.

Thanks for sharing!

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

2. Thanks!

I'm embarrassed to just notice there was a smudge on the camera lens. :blush:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. you have some great shots, there!

too bad about the smudge.

Hope you guys are having a good time.

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

4. Thank you

Think I really should take my camera in for a professional cleaning. It's been through a lot... my husband even spilled a little bit of dal on it this trip.

:scared:

[Aristus]

5. More great pics, HG. Thanks!

India seems like such an amazingly colorful country... B-)

[Haole Girl]

12. Thank you, Aristus

There are amazing colors, people, and food! :-)

[Aristus]

28. Oh, the food, the food!...

:9

PM me when you get a chance... B-)

[Haole Girl]

30. I turned the PM function back on...

probably wont stay on, but write to me if you need to.

I can't keep my eyes open (jet lag), so don't worry if I don't write back tonight.

[Rosie1223]

6. Indian Oil thinks a bucket brigade of 4 buckets will put out a chemical fire??

Oh My!

Excellent pictures, btw!

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

13. Thanks

Glad someone picked up on the humor. :hi:

[blogslut]

7. I love your pics!

Used to be there were only two countries that I felt compelled to visit before I die: Ireland and Japan. But, in the last few years, I've added India to that list. There's just something about the colors that calls me.

[Haole Girl]

14. Thanks. Hope you get to go to India

There is some preparation involved, especially if you want to go into areas with heavy vegetation (the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine has to be given as a series). But it's worth it! :hi:

[bdamomma]

8. great pictures,

the flower in the first picture is called allamanda. I have one of those in my backyard.

[Haole Girl]

15. Thank you

:hi:

[joeybee12]

9. India? That's what I'm calling my abandoned munchkin kitty!

That said, apparently something's blocking me from seeing your photos...I'm at work. I'll mark this to take a gander later!

[Haole Girl]

16. What a great name for a munchkin kitty :)

The pics are links from flickr. Maybe your work blocks flickr. :hi:

[joeybee12]

19. It probably does...

it also blocks blogs so a lot of what people link I can't see.


:hi:

[david13]

10. Excellent photography. Thanks for sharing. dc

[Haole Girl]

17. Thank you!

:hi:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Is that you driving the red scooter?

Do you drive scooters in India? Traffic doesn't look too bad in those pictures.

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

18. Haha!

Um... no! I'm not sure I'd want to ride in that madness. I didn't take many pics of the really bad traffic, but believe me when I say it would take much more skill than I have to ride a bike through Goa! :hi:

[Solly Mack]

20. Great pictures! Thank you!!

[Haole Girl]

23. Thank you & you're welcome

:-)

[xchrom]

21. thanks for the pics -- goa is the one place in india that i really want to see. nt

[Haole Girl]

24. You're welcome

Hope you get to go there someday. :hi:

[ceile]

22. Thank you!!

I'll check it out.
Again, beautiful pics!

[Haole Girl]

25. Thank you & you're welcome

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. Wow, very cool. And as hot and humid as it is right now I feel like I am there!

[Haole Girl]

27. Thanks

Yeah, it got hot & humid quickly when the rain would stop (which wasn't very often). The weather has been crazy all over this year, it seems.

[Odin2005]

29. Awesome pics!

[Haole Girl]

31. Thank you. nt