Friday, April 22, 2011

sikkim

train station in calcutta. we spent three days and two nights on the train to get to sikkim.

tashi view point in gangtok, sikkim. first view of lovely kanchenjunga, the third tallest mountain in the world



heider, ana, me, khalid, kelly, and mohammed


enchey monastery in gangtok, sikkim

prayer wheels and flags at enchey monastery

tsongo lake! my first snow since december. me, marielle (france) , romain (france) , verena (germany) , kelly (u.s.) , tracy (china and australia) , and ana (romania)

you can lead a yak to water...



me with some yaks. my favorite was their knitted horn warmers

gjermund and kelly playing in the himalayas

inside a monastery in yuksom, sikkim

adorable children in yuksom, sikkim

prayer stones and flags at the norbugang coronation throne in yuksom, sikkim 

the king's throne

katok pokhari lake in yuksom, sikkim

a pony in pelling, sikkim

puja ceremony in pelling, sikkim

kanchenjunga from our hotel room

lovely pelling

train station chapati

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

sukoon

lunch at the student canteen

getting ready to go to sukoon

camel rides for 30 rupees

ferris wheel of doom, operated by hand crank

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

rain

racing home by bike after a lecture, i felt the first raindrops since i have been in india.  after all the excitement, it never properly rained, but the clouds passed right on by.

marissa, ida, and i dressed up in sarees and went to the palace for tea. no big deal.

here we all are at the palace!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

qutub shahi tombs

on campus

mom and stas walking through the arches at one of the tombs

tombs




some of the color remains on this one

stas inside a tomb



she wrapped it herself!

tanvi, the resident two year old

Friday, March 4, 2011

biryani, pearls, and charminar

trying the biryani

pearl store!

view from charminar

mom and i inside charminar

mom and stas inside charminar

secret window

charminar from laad bazaar

weaving school plants

mom at the weaving school