Ambassadeur Everlasting
Onder Ons
Inspired once again by Frank's (Indi) recent upload. Frank had two women talking between themselves in France, here you have two elderly Rajputs, pristine laundered clothes and turban, passing the time of day. Notice their shoes off, it seems that Indians cannot relax with their shoes on, I wonder can anyone find a photo in their archives of Indians relaxing with their shoes on:)
Watching the world...
Biding her time on her door step watching the world pass by, there isnt much happening on the streets of Jojawar, no wonder she looked bored. If you know my photos you know that i cannot resist old walls and foreign script, I also like how the blue of the wall comes back in her sari and bangels
The telephone...direc
As the afternoon sun plays shadows with the trees lining the streets on Ha Noi, the fruit seller pauses for a while with her baskets. Strolling through the streets of Hanoi you are bound to notice the haphazardly painted phone numbers put up on walls by laborers offering their services, painting telephone numbers on public walls typically takes place at night and is completed within seconds. Current regulations, stipulate that people found to be illegally promoting their services in public areas may be fined anywhere from VND300,000 to 1 million, depending on such factors as frequency and duration of the ads. Subscribers were also forced to remove their numbers from city property and must sign a letter agreeing to stop such illegal behaviour. In addition, violators’ phone lines were temporarily cut. But given the growing number of ads seen in busy streets and public places, the decree does not seem to have made much of a difference Talking about numbers I notice that this is my 200th photo!!
A fairy tale
She walks with her young brother through the village, he has something that he is eating tucked in his shirt, she turns to see where the other sibblings are. I really had to think of hansel and gretel here, (Hansje en Grietje) and imagine them leaving a trail of crumbs so that they could return home.
Surya Namaskar
The daily morning ritual of Surya Namaskar or greeting the sun is performed at rivers and in households all over India. This sadhu was greeting the sun at the riverside in Orchha.
The last monk
All the residents in the monastery are accustomed to sleep late at night after reciting all the old lessons. However, everybody is happy to get up from the coarse and rough coconut mattresses and wooden floor early in the morning before day break. The loud and harsh sounds of the brass discs and bronze bells including hollow-wood-gongs, mercilessly beaten by the sleepy young scholars and novices, make every body jump out of the uncosy beds. It is about four o'clock early dawn. Hot rice gruel is ready in the dining hall to appease the hungry stomachs, this is the regular breakfast if there is no festival and special ceremonial celebration in the monastery. Then having changed into clean robes and washed the alms-bowls all the monks and novices set out in a long procession into the village quarters for alms-round. From this POV I feel like the last monk.
On the streets on...Y
A pan, (betel-nut) seller in Yangon. Betel chewing is a part of many Asian and Pacific cultures and is often chewed at ceremonies and gatherings, and preparation techniques vary from region to region. The nut is either slivered or grated, often flavoured with spices according to local tradition, and usually wrapped in a betel leaf along with some lime to better extract the alkaloids. Some people also chew tobacco with betel nut. After about 20 minutes of chewing, the fibrous residue which remains of the nut is spat on the street, where it remains visible due to its characteristic bright red pigment. Trails of bright red sputum lining the sidewalks are a sure indication of the popularity of betel chewing in an area.
Tea on the Traitoir
Teashops are important and integral part of life in Burma. There are many styles of teashops but the most popular is the road side teashop, where the teashop is opened on a pavement on the side of the road. Small low tables are laid down on the pavement, and the customers sit on small stools. Usually, black tea is served with a few snacks, and free flow of green tea. A new trend among Burmese city dwellers is to have breakfast at a tea shop. Therefore, many teashops serve not only tea but a selection of breakfast snacks such as mohinga, coconut noodle, fried rice, samosa. and spring roll all enjoyed on this incredibly small furniture.
Catching the light
Another image from the Jain temple of Ranakpur. The temple is largely considered to have been built between the late 14th to mid-15th centuries. Over 1444 marble pillars, carved in exquisite detail, support the temple. A must to visit in Rajasthan, put it on your list
Indonesië • Celebes (Sulawesi)
Indonesië • Celebes (Sulawesi)
Home alone
Walking around Rantepao we find a young boy sitting under the tongkan where the rice is stored looking quite forlorn, he seemed to be the only person around.
Indonesië • Celebes (Sulawesi)
Indonesië • Celebes (Sulawesi)
A Tongkan detail
Many Torajan house carving designs are derived from plant and animal motifs. The names of these designs are reminiscent of everyday life, and very humble, for instance, pumpkin vines. Water plants and animals such as crabs, tadpoles, water weeds, and so forth are a sign of fertility. The trailing water plants, lusciously growing in all directions, are often depicted because they are able to multiply rapidly, while still clinging to the central stem. It is hoped that the house descendents will also be numerous and stick to the family clan. Other carvings represent buffaloes, heirloom embellishments or heavy ears of rice. All of these motifs are connected to the desired wealth and abundance. The main wall poles, on the front of the tongkonan, are always decorated with stylised buffalo heads.
Indonesië • Celebes (Sulawesi)
Indonesië • Celebes (Sulawesi)
Torajan houses
The most striking feature, perhaps, of Toraja is its houses. Most houses have the typical boat-shaped roofs, which, nowadays, are predominantly made of iron. The roofs used to be made of bamboo and other natural materials. The making of such a house was very laborious. The houses that you find in villages near Rantepao are the so-called tongkonan (from the Toraja word tongkon, which means 'to sit down'). These kindred houses are used for family purposes, and the construction involves the entire family clan.
Aaijee Infotech
I love the hand-painted advertisment that you come across in India and this one in the dusty streets of Jojawar was no exception.
3 Gentlemen of...Jhal
Jhalawar(Hindi:????????) is a city in southeastern Rajasthan. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar.In old days known as Brijnagar. Reading through our guide books and researching the internet, we thought a few days could be interesting spent in and around Jhalawar as we moved south through Rajasthan. However, never trust what you read, the "sights" were not worth stopping for, BUT, and maybe because of the lack of tourists in this region or Rajasthan, the people enticed us to stay a few days in this friendly and curious town. We stayed in an old haveli, the prior guests that booked iwas almost a year before us. They seemed to have a water problem it was either non-existant or scalding hot, cold did not seem an option, The only way to wash was to fill a bucket early in the morning and wait for it to cool down while having breakfast. These three gentlemen, as many others in the town, were so curious as to what I was doing> As always I cannot resist a composition that includes an old crumbling wall and foreign script:)
Verenigde Staten • New York City
Verenigde Staten • New York City
Campbell's Soup
A huge can of Campbell's noodle soup on the side of a building just off of 7th Avenue, New York City. A funny but clever advertisment.
Washing away the dust
On the brink of the Lemro river on the border of Rakhine and Chin states, after the heat of the day its time to wash away the dust from the days work for the villages and the cattle. What makes this so peaceful is not ony the absence of motor vehicles in the villages but the lack of motors and engines on the river. Most boats are either sail or rowing boats. Margo in a few weeks you will be there, this is for you, happy travels!!
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The early morning trains, referred to as the milk trains, come in from the countryside carrying fresh milk to the cities, in this case Indore. I think you need to open this
A moment of quietness
A moment of quietness and reflection.............thanks its been fun to be part of this community over the past few months! Unfortunately I will not be there on 9 January, (I'll be in Burma) but in spirit I'll be there. A devotee lights incense in prayer at the Lama Temple in Beijing
Last Light
In the last light of the day as the buffaloes make their way home in the dusty background he fisherman tries his luck once more in the mighty Ayeryawady river.
Mingalaba
Mingalaba = Greetings. Just in tiem for the last few hours:) The foto is taken at Taungbi monastery, near Bagan. Bagan was founded as a stopover point on the Indo-China caravan route, and as Buddhist culture stretched out from India, Bagan developed into what is now an important archaeological site. The 230 years when Bagan was the capital of Myanmar, was marked by a religious fervor and building frenzy resulting in the thousands of Stupas and temples many of which are still standing today. Some were destroyed by invaders, others by earth quake and decay but many of them are in excellent condition. The Burmese people are predominantly devout Theravada Buddhists, although there is a small proportion of Christians and Muslims in Myanmar. The people of Bagan inherit their way of life from ancestors who lived along the Ayerwaddy River long before the coming of foreigners like Marco Polo, who was the first westerner to document the archaeological splendor of Bagan.
Taking Tea
A tea-shop in Shwebo, northern Burma Tea plays a very important part in the social life of Burma. A pot of green tea, refilled again and again, is the hub of many an animated circle of conversation. While there is nothing more refreshing than a cup of pale amber tea made from roasted leaves grown in the Shan plateau, the Burmese people have become increasingly fond of "sweet tea." This is tea made from milk and sugar -- but not the English way. "Sweet tea" stalls were originally run by Indian immigrants so the tea is made in a way not unfamiliar to those who have frequented "chai" shops in India. Tea leaves are boiled up with sweetened condensed milk in large vessels. Letter from Burma (No. 21) by Aung San Suu Kyi
A smoke in the shadow
She came with her family to visit and pray at the pagoda,in Monywa. I have no idea how long the journey was. (Sometimes it really is a shame that we have to rely on smiles and nods and very, very broken English.) They sat under the monastery, changed their clothes,straightened their hair, ate some food, which they kindly offered to share with us, before entering the pagoda. My first thought at seeing this family arrive was, 'what a great photo opportunity - shame about the light'. But after spending some time with these kind and generous people, I felt ashamed and put my camera away. This was the only photo that I took that morning, but the images and memories that I have in my head I can never share with you.
Sisters
Its early morning, a wonderful time for walking around the village observing it and its inhabitants waking up. Pipe smoking is quite common amongst the elder women in Burma as with the elder sister here.
Verenigde Staten • Washington D.C.
Verenigde Staten • Washington D.C.
History will teach us
Today is Remberance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the lives lost by members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. For me the Vietnam Veterens War Memorial in Washington DC is a most poignant memorial. I have visited on many occasions and always find it so moving. Maybe because it is a war of my youth, maybe it just saddens me as we do not seem to have learnt that much from history. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women who served in the Vietnam War. Its main monument, known as 'The Wall' is the most visited memorial in Washington. One end of the wall points to the Washington Monument (seen here in the reflection) while the other points to the nearby Lincoln Memorial.
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