Back to India again! As you might know I'm in beautiful Mussoorie at the moment but here are some pictures from Delhi and Rishikesh.
On my first day, in the blazing sun of Delhi, Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the president of India lives (?) and works, one of those gazillion pictures of "old" and "new" India in one.
As a hard working student of South Asia I could not miss Teen Murthi Bhavan, where Nehru used to live. A HUGE mansion as you can see, very quite with a nice and lush garden. There was a little exhibition with quotes and pictures and you could see the rooms, furniture and books looked like they were originals ... You could see that his family had money and Nehru's Western influences, at the same time I found it quite down to earth, considering his powers and influence. A very interesting visit.
Nehru's study. Unfortunately you couldnt enter the room, they were sealed off, you had to look through windows.
And a puppeteer in Delhi, on my last evening there before hitting the road to Mussoorie. I had an interesting discussion with him after the show, he's been around the world, especially in Europe, on invitation of the Augsburger Puppenkiste.
(Here a link for the non-Germans)
Flags on a temple roof, on the way to Rishikesh.
Rishikesh. Friends from the language school chilling on a rock in the Ganges. The water was surprisingly cold, we had a few nice dips (dual use: cool down and be forgiven your sins) and enjoyed the afternoon here.
On my first day, in the blazing sun of Delhi, Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the president of India lives (?) and works, one of those gazillion pictures of "old" and "new" India in one.
As a hard working student of South Asia I could not miss Teen Murthi Bhavan, where Nehru used to live. A HUGE mansion as you can see, very quite with a nice and lush garden. There was a little exhibition with quotes and pictures and you could see the rooms, furniture and books looked like they were originals ... You could see that his family had money and Nehru's Western influences, at the same time I found it quite down to earth, considering his powers and influence. A very interesting visit.
Nehru's study. Unfortunately you couldnt enter the room, they were sealed off, you had to look through windows.
And a puppeteer in Delhi, on my last evening there before hitting the road to Mussoorie. I had an interesting discussion with him after the show, he's been around the world, especially in Europe, on invitation of the Augsburger Puppenkiste. (Here a link for the non-Germans)
Flags on a temple roof, on the way to Rishikesh.
Rishikesh. Friends from the language school chilling on a rock in the Ganges. The water was surprisingly cold, we had a few nice dips (dual use: cool down and be forgiven your sins) and enjoyed the afternoon here.
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