india
just got back, around 19:30 est this evening.
too tired from travelling, etc to write much, but here are some pictures until i'm more alert tomorrow or the next day.
the front gate at my grandparents' place in bangalore where we stayed most of the time
all the houses in the area have rooftops, many with beautiful gardens. i sat up here to smoke cigarettes and read short stories in the early morning sun.
my great-grandfather used to own this whole block of property, right across from the ramakrishna mission. it was mostly sold in the 50's, but my father's cousin still has a flat on the other side of the block.
my dad, outside the ramakrishna mission.
the city of mysore, from the top of chamundi hill
the temple at the top of the hill (unfortunately it wasn't open because of mahashivaratri, however there is an even older shiva temple behind it, that was open and having a shivaratri pooja while we were there)
some of the monkeys who live by the temples
the maharaja of mysore's palace
we stayed one night on the kabini river, next to nagarhole national park. me resting after the bumpy drive.
and some safari pictures
then back to banagalore
Cubbon Park (bangalore is filled with beautiful parks, it's known as "the garden city")
the parliment of karnataka
the outside of a large ganesha temple
the bull temple next to it
a lot of temples in karnataka are made entirely of carved stone
ok that's it for now. time for some food, and then sleep.
too tired from travelling, etc to write much, but here are some pictures until i'm more alert tomorrow or the next day.
the front gate at my grandparents' place in bangalore where we stayed most of the time
all the houses in the area have rooftops, many with beautiful gardens. i sat up here to smoke cigarettes and read short stories in the early morning sun.
my great-grandfather used to own this whole block of property, right across from the ramakrishna mission. it was mostly sold in the 50's, but my father's cousin still has a flat on the other side of the block.
my dad, outside the ramakrishna mission.
the city of mysore, from the top of chamundi hill
the temple at the top of the hill (unfortunately it wasn't open because of mahashivaratri, however there is an even older shiva temple behind it, that was open and having a shivaratri pooja while we were there)
some of the monkeys who live by the temples
the maharaja of mysore's palace
we stayed one night on the kabini river, next to nagarhole national park. me resting after the bumpy drive.
and some safari pictures
then back to banagalore
Cubbon Park (bangalore is filled with beautiful parks, it's known as "the garden city")
the parliment of karnataka
the outside of a large ganesha temple
the bull temple next to it
a lot of temples in karnataka are made entirely of carved stone
ok that's it for now. time for some food, and then sleep.