Thursday, 1 May 2014

Gurgaon to Delhi by Metro and a Market

 Dennis and I decided to take the Metro to Delhi and visit the "Main Market"   42C was not stopping us
We started at the Huda Staton, Gurgaon




The Train was clean, we sat in the Ladies Section

Good time to check for any messages

One Hour later we arrived in New Delhi

All the markets were just started to open at 11 am

Vendors Ready

Shoe Makers and wheels for trollies

The Best Watches

Great Bags

More Great Bags




Treasures for everyone


Everyone busy getting Ready for the day

Elephants and Camels





Great View from the restaurant

I could not resist a photo





At the end of the day, we came home with a few treasures

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


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