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Month: March 2015

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Amman and the Dead Sea

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Two Wheels to Anywhere

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Everywhere so far

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

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

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

Amanda in front of the water fall

Niki, the ball- stealing lovable lab

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

Sunset after the rainstorm in McLeod Ganj

…This is the shot most people have to settle for

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

Practicing my “J”

The view from our boat’s porch

There she is

My view from the grandstands

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

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

Fading light

McLeod Ganj

He totally stole somebody’s banana

I had a big and very loving host family in Bo

Front entrance to the massive Lal Qila, or Red Fort

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

The Greyhound in full sprint

Shikaras sitting still as a motorboat passes them

The village of Rama

Laxmanjulah Bridge

The Weeping Wall

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

Crazy Himalayan roads

Amanda enjoying the sunset

Heart of Laxmanjulah

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 Taj Mahal as it first appears through the entry gate

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

The Royal Tombs in the morning light

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

Ancient ruins atop the Amman citadel

A wild camel scurrying away

One of the small classes at Greenway

First ever Tuk- tuk (or Rikshaw) ride

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.

The massive walls of the Red Fort…

Keep going up, and up, and….

Houses roll over each other on the hill side

Shikaras bobbing across the placid water

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

The entrance to Gyuto Monastery in Dharamshala

Grandstands at the Wagah- Attari Border

The Wadi Rum stretched seemingly forever in any direction

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

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount

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

Eliza, Amin’s yound daughter

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

paddling in towards one of the produce markets

This is the shot everyone wants….

Paddling into town

Looking out from Amin’s cafe

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

The Golden Temple

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

The Monastery

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

A row of old house boats permanently moored

…continue and continue…

Communist buildings in Bishkek

Checking out the local market in Hauz Kaus

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

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

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.

Manjinder making some delicious chapati

The lowering of both Pakistan and India’s flags

The entire faculty and student body of Greenway kindergarten

“The Archer” by Sukhdev Dail

Looking down at the madness of the markets of Old Delhi

The Corinthian Tomb

On the Mount of the Olives overlooking Jerusalem

Punam in front of her Greenway Public Kindergarten

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

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

The center of Old Delhi

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

The Treasury of Al Khazneh from above

The weather was slowly turning against us

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