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Iraq’s Hoover Dam That Never Was

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Everywhere so far

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

The Golden Temple

I had a big and very loving host family in Bo

Eliza, Amin’s yound daughter

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

McLeod Ganj

On the Mount of the Olives overlooking Jerusalem

The village of Rama

Looking down at the madness of the markets of Old Delhi

Paddling into town

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.

Keep going up, and up, and….

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

The lowering of both Pakistan and India’s flags

Laxmanjulah Bridge

Crazy Himalayan roads

Sunset after the rainstorm in McLeod Ganj

Practicing my “J”

The Monastery

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

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

Punam in front of her Greenway Public Kindergarten

This is the shot everyone wants….

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

Fading light

The Taj Mahal as it first appears through the entry gate

Heart of Laxmanjulah

He totally stole somebody’s banana

Communist buildings in Bishkek

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

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

The Weeping Wall

A row of old house boats permanently moored

One of the small classes at Greenway

The view from our boat’s porch

The Treasury of Al Khazneh from above

Ancient ruins atop the Amman citadel

My view from the grandstands

“The Archer” by Sukhdev Dail

The Corinthian Tomb

The Wadi Rum stretched seemingly forever in any direction

The entire faculty and student body of Greenway kindergarten

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

…This is the shot most people have to settle for

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.

Shikaras sitting still as a motorboat passes them

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.

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

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

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

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount

The weather was slowly turning against us

Manjinder making some delicious chapati

Amanda enjoying the sunset

A wild camel scurrying away

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

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

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

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

First ever Tuk- tuk (or Rikshaw) ride

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

…continue and continue…

There she is

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

Front entrance to the massive Lal Qila, or Red Fort

The entrance to Gyuto Monastery in Dharamshala

Shikaras bobbing across the placid water

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

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

The massive walls of the Red Fort…

Niki, the ball- stealing lovable lab

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

The Greyhound in full sprint

Amanda in front of the water fall

Houses roll over each other on the hill side

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

paddling in towards one of the produce markets

Grandstands at the Wagah- Attari Border

Looking out from Amin’s cafe

The Royal Tombs in the morning light

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

The center of Old Delhi

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