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Everywhere so far

Shikaras sitting still as a motorboat passes them

Front entrance to the massive Lal Qila, or Red Fort

The view from our boat’s porch

This was the last place I could take photos, just as we were about to enter the monastery

Ancient ruins atop the Amman citadel

Shikaras bobbing across the placid water

The lowering of both Pakistan and India’s flags

Crazy Himalayan roads

The interior of our houseboat. Amanda and I couldn’t believe the deal we received. Look at the rugs, the ceiling, the furniture. Somehow we had this boat all to ourselves for two days.

…This is the shot most people have to settle for

Our view from the 9,500ft (or 2,850meter) summit of Triund plateau

Anything that makes it easier to get a view like this is sure to be a lifelong passion

Samy. He said he would only let me take a picture of him if I let him wear my glasses for it. Deal. And as a parting gift he gave me a necklace he had made.

Amanda in front of the water fall

The center of Old Delhi

Amanda enjoying the sunset

Eliza, Amin’s yound daughter

The Treasury of Al Khazneh from above

The Corinthian Tomb

The Weeping Wall

Checking out the local market in Hauz Kaus

Spirit of the Sikh soldier, by my grandfather Sukhdev Dail (Sukhi) and his brother Jagmohan (Uncle Ji)

Practicing my “J”

Looking down at the madness of the markets of Old Delhi

The weather was slowly turning against us

Looking out at Dal Lake from where the wetlands end and the water spreads uninterrupted in all directions

McLeod Ganj

The view from our guest house. Mon Peak of the Dhalaudhars

paddling in towards one of the produce markets

Returning the flag of India to the Border Security Guard’s office

A row of old house boats permanently moored

Grandstands at the Wagah- Attari Border

Left to right, Sombrit, Manjinder, Baraj, and Monu

The entrance to Gyuto Monastery in Dharamshala

Fading light

The Monastery

Manjinder making some delicious chapati

…continue and continue…

A beautiful vantage point. My safari group is below for perspective

The massive walls of the Red Fort…

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount

Normal foot traffic on the bridge. Pretty soon here I’m going to have to blog about the cows of India

The Royal Tombs in the morning light

The only photo I took. Without any description it’s hard to tell anything at all is happening

On the Mount of the Olives overlooking Jerusalem

I love this shot of a couple boys hanging out on top of the Roman Amphitheater

Jama Masjid from the side, showing its central dome and minarets

The village of Rama

“The Archer” by Sukhdev Dail

The swap meet in the center of the city where all motorcycle sales, purchases, and maintenance happens

Laxmanjulah Bridge

One of the small classes at Greenway

One of the many patch jobs my bike has received. This one is from my Chuar Chra neighborhood mechanic, Dilzin, helping me attach my new clutch.

The Golden Temple

Keep going up, and up, and….

Thousands come every day to watch the border between India and Pakistan close

Paddling into town

Looking out from Amin’s cafe

This is the shot everyone wants….

He totally stole somebody’s banana

Coming through the canyon to catch a first glimpse of the Treasury

I also had the pleasure of being in Jerusalem during election day; Herzog versus Netanyahu

I had a big and very loving host family in Bo

Bridge over the Ganges in Laxmanjulah, the power of the river is very deceptive

Houses roll over each other on the hill side

My view from the grandstands

Communist buildings in Bishkek

Monu (in the cap) and Uncle Ji (on the right) talking with the farm hands

The Taj Mahal as it first appears through the entry gate

A wild camel scurrying away

The 16,000ft snowcaps of the Tian Shan mountains just south of the capital city of Bishkek, at only 2,000ft

Heart of Laxmanjulah

The Greyhound in full sprint

There she is

The front facade of the Jama Masjid, standing in the elevated courtyard used for prayer

The entire faculty and student body of Greenway kindergarten

Sunset after the rainstorm in McLeod Ganj

Niki, the ball- stealing lovable lab

The Wadi Rum stretched seemingly forever in any direction

Punam in front of her Greenway Public Kindergarten

I even got a picture and short article in the local paper

Uncle Ji below a picture of himself taken at my aunt’s wedding in the early 80’s

First ever Tuk- tuk (or Rikshaw) ride

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