Thursday 31 March 2011

India - Varanasi

Known in the Lonely planet as the most chaotic place in the world. Due to the masses of people trying to get your attention and sell you souvenir. Simply due to its perfect location along the most holiest river in the world....Well brace your self because its absolutely nothing like Paharganj's Main bizarre Street....Its simple & relatively easy going & effortless.
Don't get me wrong though this place is INTENSE- you WILL see people being burned, or the dead wrapped in cloth on the banks of the river waiting their turn. you'll see people bathing, only meters away from it or praying, washing their clothes even playing cricket on the banks of this river...
Personally Varanasi is the perfect example of life being built around a River....

Personally this is my favorite place in India.. Probably the most Photogenic city i have ever been to.. I love this place! its Mind blowing....
However unfortunately for me, i was absolutely distraught that my brand new Fujifilm Finepix s3200 camera lasted an entire 2 whole days before the lens broke.....

 Bollywood Actors from the 1970's




 Firewood....

 This kid got the peace sign mixed up


 Evening Puja....


 Cricket MENTAL - World Cup match against Pakistan

 Tinku from Tea & Boat tours - Nicest tour guide on the banks of the River Ganga


 Sunrise

 Burning Ghat....






 Little Gullies....


 Just paid my respects in the most holiest Hindu temple....
resembled a N*E*R*D Mosh pit than a place of Worship
people pushing and shoving from all directions


 The Fort....


 Cow Dung - Burning Fuel....



Typical....
we arrive at the most holiest river in the World
Guess what the only thing Jade wants to do??


Monday 28 March 2011

India - Agra - Taj Mahal

This place is everything you'd expect and then multiply this by One hundred when you see it with your own eyes....

 Playing dress up....



 Guides are good for 1 thing...... Taking pictures


 Stones that glow in the moon light....

 22 years of Detail....




 The residents....


Fan Club........



India - Agra

We stayed on temple grounds near here... in a small town the place had a huge population of monkeys that stole my flip flops and robbed me blind of some oranges....