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Amman and the Dead Sea

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Everywhere so far

The Golden Temple

Heart of Laxmanjulah

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

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

Sunset after the rainstorm in McLeod Ganj

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

Niki, the ball- stealing lovable lab

The weather was slowly turning against us

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

…This is the shot most people have to settle for

The entrance to Gyuto Monastery in Dharamshala

The village of Rama

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

This is the shot everyone wants….

Looking down at the madness of the markets of Old Delhi

The lowering of both Pakistan and India’s flags

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.

Laxmanjulah Bridge

Front entrance to the massive Lal Qila, or Red Fort

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

Eliza, Amin’s yound daughter

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

A row of old house boats permanently moored

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

The massive walls of the Red Fort…

First ever Tuk- tuk (or Rikshaw) ride

The view from our boat’s porch

Crazy Himalayan roads

The Corinthian Tomb

The Monastery

McLeod Ganj

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

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

Communist buildings in Bishkek

Shikaras sitting still as a motorboat passes them

One of the small classes at Greenway

Keep going up, and up, and….

Houses roll over each other on the hill side

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

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

A wild camel scurrying away

My view from the grandstands

Fading light

There she is

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.

Amanda enjoying the sunset

Shikaras bobbing across the placid water

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

Grandstands at the Wagah- Attari Border

Paddling into town

He totally stole somebody’s banana

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

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

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

Ancient ruins atop the Amman citadel

The Wadi Rum stretched seemingly forever in any direction

Amanda in front of the water fall

The Greyhound in full sprint

The center of Old Delhi

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.

Looking out from Amin’s cafe

Manjinder making some delicious chapati

…continue and continue…

Punam in front of her Greenway Public Kindergarten

Practicing my “J”

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

On the Mount of the Olives overlooking Jerusalem

The entire faculty and student body of Greenway kindergarten

I had a big and very loving host family in Bo

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount

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

The Weeping Wall

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

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

The Taj Mahal as it first appears through the entry gate

Checking out the local market in Hauz Kaus

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

The Royal Tombs in the morning light

The Treasury of Al Khazneh from above

paddling in towards one of the produce markets

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

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

“The Archer” by Sukhdev Dail

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