Randal opted out, but Linda, Michael and I went off to watch the nightly ceremony along the Ganges in Haridwar. Sandeep told us that twice each year, villagers come to Haridwar to collect water to “walk” back to their villages. Some of the water is…
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Ganges, Rishikesh, and Haridwar
On my list of things to see on our trip up north was the Ganges River. Sandeep always referred to the river as Ganga and it seems odd to me now to call it anything else. We had thought about going to Varanasi, probably the most famous bathing ghat, but…
Marble Crafts Palace
The Danish sailing vessel, Ing, was taken by pirates February 24th. There are 4 adults and 3 teens on board. We had often seen Ing along our way.
Marble Crafts Palace
My sister wanted a “mini Taj Mahal” so our next stop wa…
Taj Mahal # 2
Putting on our shoe coverings to visit the Taj Mahal
This certainly beats taking off and putting back on sneakers and also walking around barefoot on floors that, even if they were clean, were quite cold.
In the very center of the mausoleum are the ce…
Tour of Northern India
Hi All
After a whirlwind tour of Delhi, Jaipur, Haridwar, etc… we are back on DoraMac. It was quite the adventure. We saw the sun rise over the Taj Mahal. We watched as people bathed in the Ganges in Haridwar. We had a to…
Taj Mahal
Hi All,
Saw the Taj Mahal at sunrise today and it was quite an experience. We actually could stop thinking about the cruising world for a bit of time. India is, well, "all things are possible in India" is the thought of each …
India #1
We drove about 8 hours (including a lunch stop) from Delhi to Jaipur through tons of traffic and crazy driving with trucks and cars that say BLOW HORN so the noise is astounding. But it all works for them and our driver Sandeeb only once came cl…
Ernakulam hodge podge
February 15, 2011
Bolgatty Marina
Bolgatty Island, Cochin, India
Hi All,
Randal and I are really enjoying just wandering around the different parts of Cochin; sometimes on errands and sometimes just wandering. Tomorrow, we are off to Delhi…
Cochin Miscellaneous
Hi All,
So many of you have written saying you are quite relieved at our change of plans. We do appreciate that. What is a bit reassuring is that almost all of the cruisers who made the passage from Malaysia or Thailand to Gall…
Return to Jew Town
Hi All
This morning I set off with friends on a "last visit to Jew Town" because when I left the boat this morning we were about to do a passage to the Red Sea and on to the Mediterranean.
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Return to Jew Town with Linda and Mic…
