Adventure Bug

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Out to the country to visit a Temple

Our weekly drive outside of Gurgaon. Fresh air, lots of wildlife, we drove on roads barely big enough for the car.

We, Susanna, Solveij and myself, had a wonderful visit to the Buearik Temple, honouring Krishna and Shiva. It even had a barn for the Holy cows

We saw many pheasants, the sunlight on their tails is amazing

All Temples have wonderful bells

Water Pumps used in rural ares

Natural walkway up to where the spring comes out of the ground

Lovely Temples

Interesting collection

Shoes at the Temple

Another bell at this Temple

I am sure we saw at least 10 different temples as we walked up the hill

Someone decided this guy needed sun glasses

Another water source

Nilgai Deer, or blue deer seldom seem wild, we saw a nice head

This farm house had water buffalo hanging out

Water buffalo

Cow Paddies drying on the roof tops

No trip is complete without seeing a Holy Cow

Back in Gurgaon

It is always nice to leave the city and go for a drive in the country

Thursday, 10 April 2014

Village close to Gurgaon

This week Susanna and I went for a drive out to the villages close to Gurgaon.

Our first stop, a small private temple with wonderful paintings

Susanna finds the best pics

The Temple

Each temple has wonderful figurines

The Ladies and children were shopping

The real reason for the stop was to see these huts made out of cow paddies...

It is harvest season here. Fields and fields with women, men and children working. Cut by hand, carried and stacked

Farms had milk cows, water buffalo, camels, goats, chickens

He Loved his picture taken.

The cow paddie huts were decorated

We found an old mosque dating back 500 years

These carry the chipped straw, Big Load

Bangles and Bangles

If you look close at this plant, it is very interesting.... growing wild in this village

Great trip to the country side, I look forward to more. The people we met were kind to let us take photos

Saturday, 22 February 2014

2014 02 Agra

February 15, 2014 Angela and Lila arrived from Muscat.

February 16 we drove to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. They were kind enough to arrive Saturday so John could join us on our trip to see the Taj.

A very Foggy Morning.

Shah Jahan 1 married Mumtaz Muhal, she was his third wife and his favourite. She died in Burhanpur 1631 giving birth to their 13th child. Her body was carried in a golden casket to Agra. It was interred in a small building on the banks of the river Yamuna.

Shah Jahan began planning the design and construction of a suitable mausoleum and funerary garden in Agra for his wife, it would take more than 22 years to complete the Taj Mahal.

There is so much more to write about, I hope to share its beauty with more friends and family.

The Agra Fort or Red Fort took eight years to build and was completed in 1873.

John and Kathy, Angela and Lila

Soon We had clear blue skies.

After our wonderful day, John left with our driver to go back to Gurgaon. Myself, Angela and Lila stayed over night in Agra and continued onto Jaipur.
We enjoyed sunset across the river with a another look at the Taj.

First Guests 2014

February, 2014

I was delighted to receive an email from Angela, a wonderful friend from Houston, who lives in Muscat.
After a bit of difficulty, Angela and Lila received their visas and arrived in Delhi.

True to my past history, the girls hit the ground running.

Our first stop after airport pickup at 9:30 am was the Qutab Minar 73 m high tower, built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak. The first three storeys are red sandstone; the fourth and fifth storeys are marble and sandstone.