So after all this travelling.....I am now back in 'nice clean follow the rules' Canada. It's going to be hard getting used to doing things on my own and for myself.....but you cant have everything all the time. I have had a lovely two months of doing some interesting work and meeting people and friends and family - the hardest thing to battle has been the hot weather...but even that was forgotten when the warmth of family and friends took over.
I uploaded some photos of Vancouver taken from the windows of the apartment of my friends...but I didn't write any text......
So anyone reading this.....I hope you have enjoyed this account of my past two months...I have certainly had fun writing about it all...
Until next time....Au revoir.
Ashe
Friday, 9 April 2010
Shopping at Delhi's Dilli-Haat
This enterprising man is from Pondicherry, the former French colony on the east coast of India and he makes earrings, pedants and goodness knows what else from coconut shells and they are are really nicely made in different colours (depending on the age of the coconut). We bought some and now my daughter Serena has placed a request with her Aunty Venita to bring her anchor shaped earrings and a pendant, because that is the "in" thing...the anchors that is. I was really impressed with his workmanship.
Mr. Musicman here will sell you one of these lovely one stringed instruments with a bow. He can produce beautiful melodies but you will never be able to replicate them.....but it's still fun to think you can buy one and do what he does.
Pearls of wisdom: When shopping for little things...just relax and enjoy the experience.
Mr. Musicman here will sell you one of these lovely one stringed instruments with a bow. He can produce beautiful melodies but you will never be able to replicate them.....but it's still fun to think you can buy one and do what he does.
Pearls of wisdom: When shopping for little things...just relax and enjoy the experience.
Delhi (Gurgaon)
Chaat Time in Delhi with Venita and Jag
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Don't miss the modern apartment buildings in Gurgaon
Pearls of wisdom: No matter how modern we get..our taste for certain foods remains the same
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Don't miss the modern apartment buildings in Gurgaon
Pearls of wisdom: No matter how modern we get..our taste for certain foods remains the same
Ghosts from the past - Lucknow Residency
If it wasn't for the pleasant green grounds and the more recently planted palm trees...I believe this place would be eerie and ghostly. I didn't hear of any ghost stories related to this place...but I bet there are some.
A trip to the Residency was a fitting way to say goodbye to Lucknow...the centre of so much history in the past and still the centre for so much that India stands for today....a quaint mixture of different religions, people, customs and foods and lets not forget the schools - some of the best the country has to offer.
A trip to the Residency was a fitting way to say goodbye to Lucknow...the centre of so much history in the past and still the centre for so much that India stands for today....a quaint mixture of different religions, people, customs and foods and lets not forget the schools - some of the best the country has to offer.
Lucknow Residency
A memorial to several people who died here.
The building near it is the church that was destroyed.....should be quite eerie..but I saw young couples visiting the place..sitting in the shelter of tombstones.
Probably feels a little creepy after daylight hours.
The building near it is the church that was destroyed.....should be quite eerie..but I saw young couples visiting the place..sitting in the shelter of tombstones.
Probably feels a little creepy after daylight hours.
Thursday, 8 April 2010
The remains of the Residency in Lucknow
The Residency was the seat of the British rulers in Lucknow (the Nawab was merely a figure head by then)when the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 (according to the British)or the first war for independence (according to the Indians) took place.
I will not elaborate on the reasons why this happened...but it is worth looking up for those who don't know. During the course of this war the Lucknow Residency was under siege by many of the Indian troops who were on the outside. Cannon balls were fired from large cannons and one can see the shots in many of the walls. During the siege the residency was completely destroyed. Many lives were lost during this time and my understanding is that although a few died of wounds sustained during the siege, large numbers died from disease and lack of proper care.
On my last day in Lucknow my cousin Inderjit took me to the Residency grounds. The grounds are well maintained and it is interesting to see the remains of the buildings...almost nothing is left standing, The museum on the grounds has some interesting paintings and sketches and a model of what the Residency looked like in its glory days.
I will not elaborate on the reasons why this happened...but it is worth looking up for those who don't know. During the course of this war the Lucknow Residency was under siege by many of the Indian troops who were on the outside. Cannon balls were fired from large cannons and one can see the shots in many of the walls. During the siege the residency was completely destroyed. Many lives were lost during this time and my understanding is that although a few died of wounds sustained during the siege, large numbers died from disease and lack of proper care.
On my last day in Lucknow my cousin Inderjit took me to the Residency grounds. The grounds are well maintained and it is interesting to see the remains of the buildings...almost nothing is left standing, The museum on the grounds has some interesting paintings and sketches and a model of what the Residency looked like in its glory days.
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