Ellora. More caves. This time including Hinduist and Jainist. The walls do not abound in paintings, but architecture is what rules here. And it really is something. I was even more struck dumb in astonisment than in Ajanta. Well, not fully, since I was repeating for about five minutes:”Holy cow!”
Monthly Archive for December, 2006
or Can 100K Indians cram into a cave?
Not into one, pressumably, but thirty would go. At least according to the parking lot staff at Ajanta. One lakh tourists visited that place on Christmas day. For those not too familiar with Indian figures, lakh is 100,000, a crore means 10 million.
To keep dear reader from boredom, we have a little quiz here. The first, perhaps the last as well. The first to guess what is weird about the picture on the right will get a postcard or something lovely I`ll bring/send from India or New Zealand.
Why I temporarily go off the Indian railways
Another post about transport in India? Probably, because I have frequently traveled from A to B lately. But especially because this is taking its toll [people talking to me in Hindi etc] :-]
Continue reading ‘If I can’t go the good way, I’ll go the bus way’
Where on Earth is Santa Claus?
Sanchi is an ideal place for spending Christmas. If you like quiet Christmas, without unnecessary shopping, bustling around in snow or mud, no candles, no tree, no family or friends. So the place is ideal for those who hate Christmas.
To the Buddhist stupas according to international standards
I was honored to get on the first Indian train fulfilling the ISO9001 norm requirements. What comes out of it?
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