Trip Through India: Summer 2006 (56k...Make Thanksgiving Dinner)

[VooDooXII]

CRXchic's Florida pictures inspired me...so I feel like showing off my trip through India that I went on a couple years ago. The trip wasn't bad...I got sick a couple times and I was a little irate about having my last summer before college devoured by the trip...but it was quite an experience.

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[The Yousef]

brings back memories...i havent went in almost 10 years now...my sister and mom go every so often

[VooDooXII]

Then we went north...this is in the Himalayan foothills area.

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For these next few...don't be fooled. What you may see as clouds are actually the peaks of some of the mountains in the Himalayan Range. They're about in the middle of the photo. I think you can see them best in the last one.
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This is a cobbler. He makes shoes.
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Sleeper cabs are too big and too expensive for India. Notice the driver sleeping under his container.
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My Grandfather's property.
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My uncle's PIMP ASS HOUSE. He's seriously ballin' in India...no joke.
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Another toll booth.
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This was amazing...South India. This area was actually all underwater during that big Tsunami.
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Hammer and a chisel...that's all he uses.
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Making bronze statuettes.
Melting the metal
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Make a wax replica of what you want. Pack clay around it to form a mold.
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Pour in molten metal.
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Break the mold and out pops a sizzling hot statuette.
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Cool it off.
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Yes...this is still India.
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[VooDooXII]

Alright...so there are nearly 500 pictures in that album, and there's another album that I haven't posted yet.

Link to the first album. (http://picasaweb.google.com/rnsingh00/IndiaTrip20061)

I'll post round two later. :goodjob:


brings back memories...i havent went in almost 10 years now...my sister and mom go every so often

You should see how much it has changed since then.

[DUBSf22c]

GIVE THEM A COOOOKIE!



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[81911SC]

LOL @ ^^
Damn, Goose those are some sick pics.

[1.8turbin75]

looks like you had a great time.

[quickdodge®]

That's so ****ing awesome. I have always wanted to go to India. Later, QD.

[cactusEG]

love the pics. India looks amazing. Place reminds me of mexico kinda..

['chell]

GIVE THEM A COOOOKIE!

I agree, feed those poor things!! :(

[RandomGuy]

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is that a monkey in the backyard?

[Jaimecbr900]

Very cool. I'd love to visit there someday.

[WickedIXMR]

Did it smell bad over there? lol jkjk awesome pictures. Also your families places over there looks amazing

[CRXchic19]

holy crap nice pics. glad i inspired you :D your trip looks like it was awesome. those foothills and mountain pics were beautiful.

btw, was that a monkey in the courtyard? thats freakin sweet.

[kpc2593]

nice pics dawg...brings back a lot of memories...i need to go back over there....especially the south...i haven't been down there yet...

but the kool thing that happened to me down there was that my luggage was on a plane to Uk, and I was going to India, so they let me stay in a 5-star hotel, the leela, in bombay for free....no charge, and as long as I want...too bad I only stayed for 5 days....and plus, i got my luggage back...:D

[Princess12]

Great Pics!!! Looks like a neat place to visit.

[NAIZBST]

nice

[VooDooXII]

India is an amazing place to visit, and it has developed so much in such a short time. There's so much to see too. The pictures are loosely in order, from North India to South India, so notice how different it is.

The only problem I had with the trip is that it took away my last summer before college, but then again...I doubt I'll have another opportunity to do anything like that again. That was the first time I've actually gone on an "India" trip. Normally...we just go to New Delhi (North India) and Hyderabad (South India) to visit my mom's side of the family...there's just so much in between. We actually went all over India this time.

Yes, that is a monkey...there were actually seven or eight of them. The owners of the hotel get pissed, because monkeys are crafty mother****ers and they always steal food from the hotel's restaurant.

It only smells bad in some areas...and the bad smell is really just diesel exhaust that overpowers everything. Up in the mountains though...it was just amazing. That was my favorite part of the trip. Haha...and the drive up the foothills...you mountain runners would've had a blast. Of course, we were in an old Mercedes Sprinter (The one above the 'sleeper truck' picture)...so we couldn't really go more than 20 mph.

I'll be back with more pictures. These are more of South India.

@81911...:lmfao: I thought you would've pulled out the Top Gun jokes sooner.

[TRDwasiq]

went there when i was 8:( wana go again... soon
nice pic btw

[VooDooXII]

More photos. Link to this album. (http://picasaweb.google.com/rnsingh00/IndiaTrip20062)

The waters of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and an area of the Indian Ocean called the Laccadive Sea all meet here. It's interesting because you can see the different colors of each body of water. Look west and you'll see the Arabian sea...which is blue, look south and you'll see the Indian Ocean which is a darker deeper blue, and look east and you'll see the Bay of Bengal, which is more green. It's said that it's good luck to wash your feet in the waters.
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As you can imagine...this was almost completely engulfed during the Tsunami.
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Here's a big sun-dial...
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...and an even bigger one.
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You can sort of spot the color differences here. We're looking southeast.
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Ashram built in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Now in Kerala...very cool hotel. It was in the middle of the forest. There are warnings about staying outside late at night because of the animals.
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Yes, those are bats.
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See what I mean about animals? Haha, no this was actually in a zoo...but it was one of those safari types. Drive out in a jeep and try to spot animals.
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The tigers were nothing short of stunning. I never realize how big those things are. They were pretty docile too...probably because they're used to people passing through...but I can understand. "Don't bother us, we won't bother you."
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Fishing net...backwaters of Cochin.
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BIG Fishing Boat
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Beautiful church just sitting in the backwaters...
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Port of Cochin
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SMALL ****ING WORLD!!! My dad plays music with a guy who's from the Trivandrem area (South India, where most of the last photos were taken). It turns out...the guys who were playing in the restaurant knew him!
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Tea plantation...you know India...all about that tea.
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Lots of deer too. They didn't try charging at us though.:lmfao:
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Spot the langurs.
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Dancing peacock! Photos don't do it justice...the colors are amazing. Look at the bird he's spitting game at in the background. I wish we could've gotten more of his head though. This is also on another safari.
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Too bad...looks like he wasn't fly enough. He came close to us though, and we got an excellent shot.
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This is a Kingfisher...it's sort of hard to tell, but look at the flash of blue in the center of the photo. These are darty little birds...pretty hard to get a shot of them
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Tiger tracks! You can't tell, but those are actually the size of my face.
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Why did the peacock cross the road?
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Inside the jeep...it's basically a long-wheelbase Suzuki Samurai. Very rugged vehicle.
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If this baby elephant looks like it's about to charge, it's because it actually was. It did two turns and kicked up some dust...probably because it got scared by the jeep.
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The mom told it to hush up though. As you can see...he's still mad at us.
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More from the trail.
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Then we went to Bangalore...sort of the Silicon Valley of India. We're in a mall-type area at Cafe Coffee Day. These are some of our family friends. They used to live in Suwanee...now they live in Bangalore.
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Then we went to a place called Jaipur. If you're going to go to India...do not miss Jaipur. The next sets of photos will explain why.

This is a peacock chillin' on our hotel's roof. There were about 20 of them...and yes, they're beautiful, but not when they're making their mating calls at 5 in the morning. Those things are LOUD!
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My sister and I sweating like hell in our hotel room. Yes...this is a hotel room.
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Folk dancers.
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Riding a camel...my ass was sore for hours afterwards. Camels always look like they're smiling.
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Building called the Hawa Mahal...look at the construction. It's actually built in a way that keeps air flowing though the street to keep temperatures down. There's the same building on the opposite side.
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Streets of Jaipur.
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A fort called Jai Mahal.
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Another fort.
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This is the only way to get to the fort. Cars aren't allowed up there. Elephant **** is the size of watermelons...and it sounds like one breaking every time it hits the ground. Urine comes out like a firehose too... :upchuck:

They're extremely intellegent. See how it's raising it's trunk? That's their way of saluting their passengers. It did it again too for the photo...it recognizes cameras!
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Entrance to Amber Fort. These next few are from inside the hilltop fort. Again, photos don't do justice to some of this stuff. The mirrors are actually made from silver foil, pressed over stone, and sandwiched under a piece of glass. They're just like real mirrors, except they are still good as new after many hundreds of years.
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This is at the Jaipur observatory. This was incredible. They have the world's largest sundial here...along with a bunch of other sun guided time pieces. They have a sun calender that gives you the date and time, and it is accurate within two minutes. TWO MINUTES OF ERROR ON A SUN GUIDED CALENDAR! I can't imagine the engineering behind that...and this is 17th century stuff! The king in power at the time was an accomplished scientist.
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City Palace in Jaipur.
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Samode Palace in Jaipur...part of it has been converted into a hotel.
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Finally get to relax.
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Outside Samode on a camel ride. Kids coming home from school. They ask for pens and chocolate...give them either and you've made their day.
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Our hotel in Jaipur at night.
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^THE F*CK IS UP WITH THAT CHICK?

nice pics, bro! :goodjob:

[Pebbles]

oh wow that had to have been one of the best trips ever...very nice pics!

[UpSideDownDesi]

ah man i miss that place **** loads...been 8 years now since i have been back. Planning to go next year....def gonna go all out. Very nice pix tho.

[changaroo]

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holy **** sunny, you were there too? *refer to guy behind the water melon lookin fruits*

[VooDooXII]

^THE F*CK IS UP WITH THAT CHICK?

nice pics, bro! :goodjob:

Lots of makeup.

:lmao: @ Changle Bells.

[UpSideDownDesi]

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holy **** sunny, you were there too? *refer to guy behind the water melon lookin fruits*
bwuahahah damn u found out....i was suppose to be undercover :ninja:, but did know u were there too Eric *refers to the monkey in the backyard*.