Gandhi, rubbish and temples

Dec 10, 2008 17:43


On Sunday I travelled around Pune in auto-rickshaws: I'm going to miss them in London!

First destination was the Aga Khan palace where there's a Mahatma Gandhi memorial because it was here that the British imprisoned him for 2 years and where his wife and his secretary died.


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erstexman December 10 2008, 18:06:12 UTC
Again with the gorgeous photos. Hard to believe this is a simple hand held digi and not a DSLR.

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london1967 December 10 2008, 18:28:15 UTC
Thank you!

But it is... and it can get quite frustrating at times as it doesn't focus where you want it to!

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arktos62 December 10 2008, 18:57:59 UTC
Magnificent - and I love the lesser-spotted Indian penguin.

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london1967 December 11 2008, 18:03:08 UTC
Thank you! And it's an endangered species: people never seem to feed them.

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square_baker December 10 2008, 20:23:46 UTC
Was the penguin for peeing?

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london1967 December 11 2008, 18:04:33 UTC
That's a fascinating hypothesis... but people here simply pee in the street!

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paterson_si December 10 2008, 21:01:40 UTC
Great pics! I am kind envious for this trip. :)

And..... poor penguin.......

T

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london1967 December 11 2008, 18:05:04 UTC
Thanks T. !

I know.. they all starve to death!

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gorkabear December 10 2008, 22:36:03 UTC
Love the pics. Thanks for sharing once more!

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london1967 December 11 2008, 18:05:21 UTC
Thank you Xavi!

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