kerala

We survive yet another hurried trip through Kerala in trains and cabs. But the beautiful topography doesn't let the exhaustion get to you like it would anywhere else. Your appetite inflates here and you let the sin take it's course- at least 3 every meal!

I relate better with my relatives now. I understand them better as individuals now unlike through our previous visits when they were more like family that just had to be visited. Wow- time changes things. My malayalam brushed up quite a bit in those 7 days- but by the time I was really getting the hang of things and managing to put a sentence together, it was time to leave.
The landscape hasn't changed in decades and it still rains like it used to.

kerala

We survive yet another hurried trip through Kerala in trains and cabs. But the beautiful topography doesn't let the exhaustion get to you like it would anywhere else. Your appetite inflates here and you let the sin take it's course- at least 3 every meal!

I relate better with my relatives now. I understand them better as individuals now unlike through our previous visits when they were more like family that just had to be visited. Wow- time changes things. My malayalam brushed up quite a bit in those 7 days- but by the time I was really getting the hang of things and managing to put a sentence together, it was time to leave.
The landscape hasn't changed in decades and it still rains like it used to.

through Jaipur, Ajmer and Pushkar

Jeevan -Hey man long time. How are you?
me -Fine. Tu kaisa hai?
J -Chal rai yaar, lets get out of town and talk.
me -Sure.
J -Abhi chal.
me -Ho, ho, ho... Done. Let me get my digi and we're out of here.

What started as a short 100 km drive out of town to talk our brains out, turned into the longest unplanned weekend driveout; more of a pilgrimage, to two holy shrines in Rajasthan- Darga Khwaja Sharif in Ajmer and Brahma ghat in Pushkar // limits ko thoda push kar yaar//

For quite a while now I have been looking forward to spending time in Jama Masjid- barely 15 km from home and it never happened. It re-lived now with my forehead on the steps of THE Darga 400 km from Delhi. Pushkar, another 14 km off, should have been visited a few months later. The right time to be there is October-end for the cattle festival- oh yes, with loaded cams. The drive to Pushkar was more interesting than Pushkar itelf which now has a Mcleodganj-esque ambience to it. Nevertheless, Brahm ghat is worth spending time at. In Ajmer, a good place to stay is the rtdc hotel. There's enough parking space and the rooms are well spaced out. We shot down our plans for Jaisalmer; all thanks to the shear stupidity of even contemplating on it in a 3 days window!
The toll through Ajmer and Jaipur is 60 bucks and its worth the money for the totally fab pave; 168 km of absolute glide- that's what it is. With the non-stop drive back from Pushkar to Delhi in one shot with just 2 stops for tea, methinks my endurance limits have moved a few notches higher. Do carry cash. A lot of petrol pumps still do not plastic- they rather paper. Nuf said, now for the pics. I've clicked enough building and monuments so this time, we'll focus on the local people.

Hey Jeevan, dude, all creds to you- You made this happen.

through Jaipur, Ajmer and Pushkar

Jeevan -Hey man long time. How are you?
me -Fine. Tu kaisa hai?
J -Chal rai yaar, lets get out of town and talk.
me -Sure.
J -Abhi chal.
me -Ho, ho, ho... Done. Let me get my digi and we're out of here.

What started as a short 100 km drive out of town to talk our brains out, turned into the longest unplanned weekend driveout; more of a pilgrimage, to two holy shrines in Rajasthan- Darga Khwaja Sharif in Ajmer and Brahma ghat in Pushkar // limits ko thoda push kar yaar//

For quite a while now I have been looking forward to spending time in Jama Masjid- barely 15 km from home and it never happened. It re-lived now with my forehead on the steps of THE Darga 400 km from Delhi. Pushkar, another 14 km off, should have been visited a few months later. The right time to be there is October-end for the cattle festival- oh yes, with loaded cams. The drive to Pushkar was more interesting than Pushkar itelf which now has a Mcleodganj-esque ambience to it. Nevertheless, Brahm ghat is worth spending time at. In Ajmer, a good place to stay is the rtdc hotel. There's enough parking space and the rooms are well spaced out. We shot down our plans for Jaisalmer; all thanks to the shear stupidity of even contemplating on it in a 3 days window!
The toll through Ajmer and Jaipur is 60 bucks and its worth the money for the totally fab pave; 168 km of absolute glide- that's what it is. With the non-stop drive back from Pushkar to Delhi in one shot with just 2 stops for tea, methinks my endurance limits have moved a few notches higher. Do carry cash. A lot of petrol pumps still do not plastic- they rather paper. Nuf said, now for the pics. I've clicked enough building and monuments so this time, we'll focus on the local people.

Hey Jeevan, dude, all creds to you- You made this happen.

in times square, manhattan, new york

first sight of i see when i step out of my hotel... nypd's cops getting photoed by all and sundry

'dance 1' by henri matisse in moma. saw slide shows of this in art school... here it was, hanging quitely in the stairway

in times square, manhattan, new york

first sight of i see when i step out of my hotel... nypd's cops getting photoed by all and sundry

'dance 1' by henri matisse in moma. saw slide shows of this in art school... here it was, hanging quitely in the stairway