tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54484758572013178152024-02-21T10:30:11.150-08:00360days through asiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-34199533780454119712009-11-12T01:29:00.000-08:002010-07-21T04:47:50.323-07:00Shivaratri/ Gokarna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAqf9zCedLTF5WnUv9OfqoiRII6B40gve3XuyprkEf2YLhK99xMFNftmUJGjGyXY3zbl6n2Oe_M3hwZt_N7T5EGB2dVu83Wuk7thZujkMaS1x2zTHCIfo6RQcYr0U5FVaxAoMjkHhc94/s1600/92850002.jpg"><br /></a><br />When i went back to Gokarna, it was barely recognizable. The streets where full with people. There were long waiting queues at the temples and beggars came from far away, because pilgrims are obliged to give alms. Most of them gave the beggars rice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAqf9zCedLTF5WnUv9OfqoiRII6B40gve3XuyprkEf2YLhK99xMFNftmUJGjGyXY3zbl6n2Oe_M3hwZt_N7T5EGB2dVu83Wuk7thZujkMaS1x2zTHCIfo6RQcYr0U5FVaxAoMjkHhc94/s1600/92850002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAqf9zCedLTF5WnUv9OfqoiRII6B40gve3XuyprkEf2YLhK99xMFNftmUJGjGyXY3zbl6n2Oe_M3hwZt_N7T5EGB2dVu83Wuk7thZujkMaS1x2zTHCIfo6RQcYr0U5FVaxAoMjkHhc94/s400/92850002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496319307726315122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAo28sPvY7zwHvazrmmeNYA2inZItU8maVuGXnotWz7fhBTq8028h_K4q2uBgR0Z8UcK1jCpuhtgPt1OOTFuvfyoOp3G-S8km2G2DOwSqn-Ofs0G4Ix94EoKOlq-tA6iF4gw48dBpvFo/s1600/00600001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAo28sPvY7zwHvazrmmeNYA2inZItU8maVuGXnotWz7fhBTq8028h_K4q2uBgR0Z8UcK1jCpuhtgPt1OOTFuvfyoOp3G-S8km2G2DOwSqn-Ofs0G4Ix94EoKOlq-tA6iF4gw48dBpvFo/s400/00600001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496321417198419730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkIN-jMYSv6ZsYSBHNz3k5k_bxP3gpQLml4tTZoQvRZECjQlrw8yweczQY845sVMznt04Qzcd8Qz0EsP9zgwYFwyv-tvAoML5wmTXVvGZ1JnNBy8fIX-zTUS04a4W80BQfI3_gPtrfgs/s1600/00400002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkIN-jMYSv6ZsYSBHNz3k5k_bxP3gpQLml4tTZoQvRZECjQlrw8yweczQY845sVMznt04Qzcd8Qz0EsP9zgwYFwyv-tvAoML5wmTXVvGZ1JnNBy8fIX-zTUS04a4W80BQfI3_gPtrfgs/s400/00400002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496320491300017858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the 24. of february, Shiva's birthday, was the highlight of the festival. 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Nearly every child had those toys in their small hands.<br /><br />Meanwhile the situation within the beggars got more aggressive. Living above the smelling sewers and exhausted, they nearly fight for each pilgrim and their small reviers.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf5FU-Psn9GZI3IGrdMpPu7FdiL_gTWxSbpaG7lcvVDStRBYZvqLX5K7e6G9JyOy3XexNrYFqKLevs6eWPqIsHSeaLW1VqZ0r7-plJKD2I4ckLd0gUz-PQTy8gqLcgDBUgpF-ukXDFik/s1600/92820001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf5FU-Psn9GZI3IGrdMpPu7FdiL_gTWxSbpaG7lcvVDStRBYZvqLX5K7e6G9JyOy3XexNrYFqKLevs6eWPqIsHSeaLW1VqZ0r7-plJKD2I4ckLd0gUz-PQTy8gqLcgDBUgpF-ukXDFik/s400/92820001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496319334593467538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDxMpKaDwMRH-HhhCnMmgE7RXyuHQItFz0fcNreY40_tJmxycRBv_mB0AhVCBGL270GAsmlryKhfGoiZYTFokXSteaNbr6yCVkR9LyqUpgm1DhC9nmArKzbmvmbkQjbLtUdUXlHG2SUU/s1600/00420001.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhs0v1oieQFzfeWM6A6nys0uE24VIizcSwEvPB68pBXpQ3hh2kDLaxq7oVf9HSCtfrPaVHHuIrl_aiocQ5vR2JMYtwF_Zoqi20X4ZBn7FmagNVWR36tXEX0JdxslN_2fjQxTi9mPCRrI/s400/00170001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350132496467596146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjSAJL4tmhf0aGjuliufPM5_sFIu9YjFfQSCqMAEGxPE8ms9rMeI2DCbF1XLi_X0vOcACdg_x-frMLbalHCtC5NYcIKsNhczU5h4h0nbPzKqbwXe75dRhzyqVYwAC0J4JgLjMfgibJjI/s1600-h/00160001-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjSAJL4tmhf0aGjuliufPM5_sFIu9YjFfQSCqMAEGxPE8ms9rMeI2DCbF1XLi_X0vOcACdg_x-frMLbalHCtC5NYcIKsNhczU5h4h0nbPzKqbwXe75dRhzyqVYwAC0J4JgLjMfgibJjI/s400/00160001-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350131096759531730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">i got a little sick just watching the baby dandling like that<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79LtzDs0IIxXvR9wY77RipaQbHvrn4Xs5KSiq1jPW3AhqfC7CadjvwE_3KWKJN_WlMatBJeQkTh9eddfckrg3-J9srZn_df8VW3cUlaUvJ4gtQxUoZjloZGtjXmYooqU3iOeWdcHAPoE/s1600-h/00170003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xxfrNikBJthxDaxNOx5-lsR676KZxSuFQzCpmjeaUEkhVjQHH-eU0BthSjPEdouuUWH2vENIb82J585g7XxrsvyGt8gaf7iQzQZWCzLhei6tiBkmf3unFNta54FW8MT3rwWjw1DsXEA/s400/00200002-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350133399848164034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hampi, 200 km east from Gokarna, is a small village and famous for its ruins of the capital of the biggest hinduist state, which was destroyed in the 16th century. For some of the temples, you have to pay 10 US each , andthere you have the same problem like at other places: Some are seen in 5 minutes. What Hampi makes really famous is the bizarre stonelandscape, with green oases in between and the gourgeous river. The atomosphere is fantastic!<br /><br />After three days i went back to Gokarna, knowing that Shivaratri was starting there.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-70619654785003054652009-04-08T01:33:00.000-07:002009-06-22T06:24:58.662-07:00Gokarna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpBhT74q1cWpT-vwzjYT6xuY5FwE3PUytJ9rU8YZaAUXNabZhbdoTK1CbObw_AyJjtnLcOcON_L7WLMKpJp8sRY7UI0aowE-k91gWEJfkL9WkDcVhkIlmSU8w5l3ArxOPOwweG7H9R_I/s1600-h/00020002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpBhT74q1cWpT-vwzjYT6xuY5FwE3PUytJ9rU8YZaAUXNabZhbdoTK1CbObw_AyJjtnLcOcON_L7WLMKpJp8sRY7UI0aowE-k91gWEJfkL9WkDcVhkIlmSU8w5l3ArxOPOwweG7H9R_I/s400/00020002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350114721783943538" border="0" /></a><br />It was good to visit Gokarna. Goa is really a nice place to stay, but I also would call it Club Med for budgettourists and very often it has nothing to do with India at all.<br /><br />Gokarna is very different in that case. Very indian, a holy city. Directly at the sea, full with life and a very nice guesthouse, under coconut trees. A good place to stay some days and enjoying indian life.<br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-7V64sRvdhMcRvZkBbBf6NMeeHoc4WhYAdleRh0cJnh-MUtIBhgAWUNMSr2AF5X-On2mtQGKWwZAHj-EVd3SIceNyQKvXnlCVwKOB6XmvQtEbA2KJ3BUr1BL6KqOUzclN_-GPKRi37Y/s400/32060002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350107170289139202" border="0" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSknPuO7_HML8P2nJE8xV_SF8HiAOJLEfZuxORlMbDoVTu4VUhhpliiA66af_wbFsdiYNjqRXEjM5IXEjGVFMzqH0PmxEWoIR2sAohOTxCc80rwITDVYQRfM2QTp6HAQc5jEiyQTd-oo/s1600-h/00020003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSknPuO7_HML8P2nJE8xV_SF8HiAOJLEfZuxORlMbDoVTu4VUhhpliiA66af_wbFsdiYNjqRXEjM5IXEjGVFMzqH0PmxEWoIR2sAohOTxCc80rwITDVYQRfM2QTp6HAQc5jEiyQTd-oo/s400/00020003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350121074640816818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnp3wZRxzgrahYIdC6PcayuGS7pQTb_mKg20Id544658gEJ-nD4oW40eVjTTX-rmWAoyklqqFBFEW61C9jkSEZZfaaGnihxvyckuzq33PG3vH8eH9TlA6BO9CGVSW3PB65QTiHosRZOA/s1600-h/32070002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnp3wZRxzgrahYIdC6PcayuGS7pQTb_mKg20Id544658gEJ-nD4oW40eVjTTX-rmWAoyklqqFBFEW61C9jkSEZZfaaGnihxvyckuzq33PG3vH8eH9TlA6BO9CGVSW3PB65QTiHosRZOA/s400/32070002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350121069617991458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iIONjqPAf5Bjia_2gWHc2FiC3Z3mnuzqTO3jPh6aDgft_6SQjXZcDGqvicyc7qT5iDQAHT8p9yUdFytr3ux7TcScDtHUkcisrX4rRJkNyADdZIe9gUZnMn-I3SAz0GCa-5mz-6TlHpg/s1600-h/00620001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iIONjqPAf5Bjia_2gWHc2FiC3Z3mnuzqTO3jPh6aDgft_6SQjXZcDGqvicyc7qT5iDQAHT8p9yUdFytr3ux7TcScDtHUkcisrX4rRJkNyADdZIe9gUZnMn-I3SAz0GCa-5mz-6TlHpg/s400/00620001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350107167743095362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojoewawRbsyCKJdEI796Hy-b6aAk9ZAT69kmPZ14pGgYca9rLbUxA3_qfym1FZZoZ800xAExppRRC0hQqyzeTjusllXxjQHEgn2E2yV2CiOr_CGVrAPGDhFB9H7T0OFZRWQCZ5rPXl0k/s1600-h/_MG_9161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojoewawRbsyCKJdEI796Hy-b6aAk9ZAT69kmPZ14pGgYca9rLbUxA3_qfym1FZZoZ800xAExppRRC0hQqyzeTjusllXxjQHEgn2E2yV2CiOr_CGVrAPGDhFB9H7T0OFZRWQCZ5rPXl0k/s400/_MG_9161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350119478148494210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This eagle, was sick and lived at a small restaurant at the beach. Usually it stayed at the roof, but sometime it went down, looking for food</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytE3qo1X4WnnICSK-5uc-Wnc1sbRswaM-bchqn3H8_-vt5_9n1SKIFBs1-Q2x2iHJeU12Ck5NBp7mRHN4q7r2Buo0e6ASab4Y5YPC2T_V-ChXHwWz1ORCz4zdzltWf3WQQzRAYjXUaj4/s1600-h/00140003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytE3qo1X4WnnICSK-5uc-Wnc1sbRswaM-bchqn3H8_-vt5_9n1SKIFBs1-Q2x2iHJeU12Ck5NBp7mRHN4q7r2Buo0e6ASab4Y5YPC2T_V-ChXHwWz1ORCz4zdzltWf3WQQzRAYjXUaj4/s400/00140003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350107169308733394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdJfU0YNQUvwneeEFfgwGiufMObV8Yn3eaev1xkDsiTOBxBZL2AT4vuXnnLdnh2MweK1lojEkuJOFnMOSzNbB97w-nUHkvbTkIMK-MC9Jq3Ttv0CIYXnn1ZW0fesW3EhBx_MxwKu-C8s/s1600-h/adlerindien2a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdJfU0YNQUvwneeEFfgwGiufMObV8Yn3eaev1xkDsiTOBxBZL2AT4vuXnnLdnh2MweK1lojEkuJOFnMOSzNbB97w-nUHkvbTkIMK-MC9Jq3Ttv0CIYXnn1ZW0fesW3EhBx_MxwKu-C8s/s400/adlerindien2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350115907262168978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and once the eagle really surprised me, when it jumped at my back. I didn't feel very comfortable, feeling the sharp claws in my neck. (both pictures overhead were made by Martin. THX!)<br /></span></div><br />There is also a famous beach nearby called "paradise beach" only reachable by feet. But there is nothing like paradise anymore. Tourists made a "shit beach" out of it. Too many people were staying there.. no clean water available, no toilets, lots of waste.. a shame<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LD2tMApSzPcwb1K0qKwaSclf0uK6GaYugCV1ha4WsGD6UeKRdVsfl0iwAA_HQGtTF811jAa4mUQ3HKP-ZGwDgbUeLAEyafKtpd3-YX_fAI0J4Sld4tErjuoO6JOUJzt-Zjq9dFmEIEs/s1600-h/_MG_9160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LD2tMApSzPcwb1K0qKwaSclf0uK6GaYugCV1ha4WsGD6UeKRdVsfl0iwAA_HQGtTF811jAa4mUQ3HKP-ZGwDgbUeLAEyafKtpd3-YX_fAI0J4Sld4tErjuoO6JOUJzt-Zjq9dFmEIEs/s400/_MG_9160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350119479742400962" border="0" /></a><br />But on the way, there were really very nice small beaches left und if you looked carfully you could see dolphins playing with each other.<br /><br />There is also a famous fullmoonparty near Gokarna and I went there once, but it was really not my place either. Hardcore rave music, wired poeple...<br /><br /><br />Next stop: HampiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-25460828028764262072009-04-07T08:10:00.000-07:002009-06-22T06:24:31.654-07:00GoaI drove south to Goa and stopped in Arambol. After 4200 km with Enny it was time for a longer break, and that place was perfect for that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1-l4fqhmhpHs1l6zWhs7I1Xd76egD51fcLFrn04fm-Cx2ch-qF6Ysz2gY7SaYsCXsw1PwYi2cCp88WMTj0FeddfLXeM8nzh07MZw4L2HRT1nfduE3yiXT5czbqHZMHlc6kO7v60g1jk/s1600-h/_MG_9159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1-l4fqhmhpHs1l6zWhs7I1Xd76egD51fcLFrn04fm-Cx2ch-qF6Ysz2gY7SaYsCXsw1PwYi2cCp88WMTj0FeddfLXeM8nzh07MZw4L2HRT1nfduE3yiXT5czbqHZMHlc6kO7v60g1jk/s400/_MG_9159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350113307145808658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9t9Kvm3vOaaUd_v6CJI-ILkljNXjqDVeTEZ97r0W9rENdo2_nzZaEQbEtFDGIj61IH_G844YVa3vUcFEXYL1sMxrriJFaJFoAvTL0q4DH0vWWnwLqP_3GjuIK-yBm40rCm8Ybc3OmVAE/s1600-h/_MG_9158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9t9Kvm3vOaaUd_v6CJI-ILkljNXjqDVeTEZ97r0W9rENdo2_nzZaEQbEtFDGIj61IH_G844YVa3vUcFEXYL1sMxrriJFaJFoAvTL0q4DH0vWWnwLqP_3GjuIK-yBm40rCm8Ybc3OmVAE/s400/_MG_9158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350113300259058466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The beach beside the main become my favorit. Not many people and a small natural sweetwater pool. It was perfect. </span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqfR2FRSoiM7vjwFH3BYu7ZWBGnUcD1VSgKwQf82s6FHjQJYimrdJSuB2NTAcpp9Xigqnx63E4xrBEJ15lKpgEVHs0DmZExRL29QGnkvJsYB29fyx8zl10KVreFxHLLlXVzABCdCwua0/s1600-h/_MG_9157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqfR2FRSoiM7vjwFH3BYu7ZWBGnUcD1VSgKwQf82s6FHjQJYimrdJSuB2NTAcpp9Xigqnx63E4xrBEJ15lKpgEVHs0DmZExRL29QGnkvJsYB29fyx8zl10KVreFxHLLlXVzABCdCwua0/s400/_MG_9157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350113297326539810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNVh6RaKtEcQk7SuWifTZPiM7CfEqf9VVuPQPzPFtwkQBE4K_m0nyWyo3yQDp59F7JLULJxR1RZwH_xj7MNbgrR94ANSC8eNOOKN-Vv-VleMb1WZoHGCfLLYAM2ydphOqJ4luWGAZlgk/s1600-h/32040001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNVh6RaKtEcQk7SuWifTZPiM7CfEqf9VVuPQPzPFtwkQBE4K_m0nyWyo3yQDp59F7JLULJxR1RZwH_xj7MNbgrR94ANSC8eNOOKN-Vv-VleMb1WZoHGCfLLYAM2ydphOqJ4luWGAZlgk/s400/32040001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350109654575902834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I also found a good restaurant. Almost everyday I ate fish thali. Still the best fishdish I ever had in my life.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQininyfECTkV-ZmCePjD_QR0lv7oKSGb4UWr4VbI1pH_IimxbLyuRAE9SPyDGAigREDvbRkpXpmSKmSBaXbjhuwxzaHS1dyQ1Qqk74AUZSTwQxdBKUwTqaEqeGAypxfCwYMSr_2ZdaM/s1600-h/91280001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQininyfECTkV-ZmCePjD_QR0lv7oKSGb4UWr4VbI1pH_IimxbLyuRAE9SPyDGAigREDvbRkpXpmSKmSBaXbjhuwxzaHS1dyQ1Qqk74AUZSTwQxdBKUwTqaEqeGAypxfCwYMSr_2ZdaM/s400/91280001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350109650442394674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxao3lTtAv1Qw_uue8YVZjLVB0cJXiFTIq6gZ6mtFEV_CySjwfsZBnQzsPXz_8yhdqxx2UT5OIms6wtYX3KS0bW3ufQp8JhriTiZ-whNmwkg3cytN5gcv2py_bm95SjrTXVG-yBWkeoI/s1600-h/32030001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxao3lTtAv1Qw_uue8YVZjLVB0cJXiFTIq6gZ6mtFEV_CySjwfsZBnQzsPXz_8yhdqxx2UT5OIms6wtYX3KS0bW3ufQp8JhriTiZ-whNmwkg3cytN5gcv2py_bm95SjrTXVG-yBWkeoI/s400/32030001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350109647468596962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n02W4r_MUiTbx-VElSOJEZpqJdXWzk4U0eousDlnL0o6FtcrMraB1EMtlIYwGy-gKra_V6w7KGP6AvMEjTJtbFQlqJLUqCdO02PnqBBOSlGGLBuLZqL0MdBO8CEmMYN9uU9ICn-cXTc/s1600-h/32080001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n02W4r_MUiTbx-VElSOJEZpqJdXWzk4U0eousDlnL0o6FtcrMraB1EMtlIYwGy-gKra_V6w7KGP6AvMEjTJtbFQlqJLUqCdO02PnqBBOSlGGLBuLZqL0MdBO8CEmMYN9uU9ICn-cXTc/s400/32080001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350106292788145250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I got a clean cheap room near the beach and and two old women arround 70 from germany who couldn't speak any word English, were my neighbours. I became their translater for that time. They were very forgetful and one of the ladys only wore the upper second theeth, which didn't fit perfectly.. a wired picture. I liked them.<br /><br />The beach beside the main become my favorit. Not many people and a small natural sweetwater pool. It was perfect. I also found a good restaurant. Almost everyday I ate fish thali. Still the best fishdish I ever ate in my life.<br /><br />Ennys Battery was gone after some days of rest. This is fatal because the ignition plug doesn't get the energy directly from the dynamo, but from the battery. If the battery is gone totally you can't start the moterbike. Fortunatelly it was easy to get a new battery.<br /><br /><br />I made one daytrip to Ajuna. Every wednesday is a huge fleemarket there. With old and young hippies, ravers, tibetans, kashmiris and japanes who were offering suhsi. Some indians were walking through the market and speaking to the tourists: " Excuse me! Your ear is dirty. May I clean it up?" In the evening they started the beach party. 2 huge loudspeaker towers, directed to the sea, the sand beneath your feet pumping from the bass, holy dancing cows and indite Indians who are unrolling bastmats for free... but you have to buy stuff from them.<br />... all in all, a wired place, funny for a half day, but annoying if you stay longer<br /><br /><br />It was end of janurary, it was getting hotter ervery day and the numner of tourists decreased. It become so hot, that it was impossible anymore to lie in the sun.<br /><br />It was very diffcult to leave Arambol. It's one of those places, where time passes by and by und you become lazier every day.<br /><br />But then the day come where i bestired myself successfully. Next stop was Gokarna.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-34879391024271236192009-04-06T09:04:00.001-07:002009-05-18T00:53:54.672-07:00the sea!! the sea!!Next day I headed further east and the street was amazing. One curve after the other. It was a very good day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOX_dTj0WmSKxmJr1GjcVH96n4XisXJIiK81_t4ebNjZSAMTZa9mIGzgJYiMDjYYVL0TgNFcqxB3f4ewiqB1S2ZjFP7XnrHFkr67jt8hHLzJIXxKK77jhOXMS7EfTGBeAGqbSB39-Y-M/s1600-h/IMG_5897.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOX_dTj0WmSKxmJr1GjcVH96n4XisXJIiK81_t4ebNjZSAMTZa9mIGzgJYiMDjYYVL0TgNFcqxB3f4ewiqB1S2ZjFP7XnrHFkr67jt8hHLzJIXxKK77jhOXMS7EfTGBeAGqbSB39-Y-M/s400/IMG_5897.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321943411010484978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2YMwVSU_L_Pmm2JGU_QtNSw0H7aJipcXb5L90qfe72wZS0QPS85KE10z-zPsYqHLgEIGc26Zwicz0esitX6Wk-kDg3YNHax_CDvWhfM54h47wJ62NzD6N360DdzghY8n4e6RE9FG4Bk/s1600-h/IMG_5898.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2YMwVSU_L_Pmm2JGU_QtNSw0H7aJipcXb5L90qfe72wZS0QPS85KE10z-zPsYqHLgEIGc26Zwicz0esitX6Wk-kDg3YNHax_CDvWhfM54h47wJ62NzD6N360DdzghY8n4e6RE9FG4Bk/s400/IMG_5898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321943402783260498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNRfms1f45xoYK3lYKqvowWBG9NYLfetUbWnYoMvpbqUj8Vn5HfjlFcp8EOQQJA_yqiZG9XNSyMfPRaCzaoTeOYjGvY3OoshruBqNjOrp4voudvcJT5FbRyYqNZmC2KZUKkvzZOQPMyM/s1600-h/25690001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNRfms1f45xoYK3lYKqvowWBG9NYLfetUbWnYoMvpbqUj8Vn5HfjlFcp8EOQQJA_yqiZG9XNSyMfPRaCzaoTeOYjGvY3OoshruBqNjOrp4voudvcJT5FbRyYqNZmC2KZUKkvzZOQPMyM/s400/25690001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321884944500382050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Peter is happy</span><br /></div><br /><br />Every curve I was looking for the sea. And suddenly I could smell it. I was near. One curve and I was there: The sea, surrounded from palmtrees, an old mosque near the mouth of the river and the end of the street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtqKb68YypHNiFlJUTU0ZEjNOUAO4szQMylj722DJQripGSvU_D6qUBZGnvxXKJMrj1ShgoPccfNiv5ZHsEWdUze1lkz65RsLJpcosl6QppUX5gpoTTsjQE-3aZ7_hq7tolxvHrSCYGg/s1600-h/IMG_5899.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtqKb68YypHNiFlJUTU0ZEjNOUAO4szQMylj722DJQripGSvU_D6qUBZGnvxXKJMrj1ShgoPccfNiv5ZHsEWdUze1lkz65RsLJpcosl6QppUX5gpoTTsjQE-3aZ7_hq7tolxvHrSCYGg/s400/IMG_5899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321943802462561378" border="0" /></a><br />The end of the street? There was no end of the street in MY map. My map says the street goes above the river. So I eexpected a bridge, a ferry, something like that. But nothing? It was late in the afternoon.. and it was a long way back to the next streetcrossing.<br /><br />I was really relieved when an indian pointed to Enny and said: "No problem" he also will pass the river with his bike. (a 125ccm moped)<br /><br />We waited for the ferry.. and after an hour the "ferry" come. I didn't feel relived anymore, when the boatcrew of that converted fisherboat begun to laugh. The pier was much higher then the boat... and Enny was not the lightest baby. But they did it. 6 people brought her on the boat and on the other side also on the road again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVF1g-4YjhPb_gh-f_t2lOchrz0luMVhtaTKhFo9YL3mrBxFrVygNaevdXbBaFIcrP9d1F_IcXBYv76ijq2Hvkb8uEwCRYVy-zaBK_f2kNAeasbbvNMs8GXg3Zw_dylNKK6M1wcKLcJQ/s1600-h/91230003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVF1g-4YjhPb_gh-f_t2lOchrz0luMVhtaTKhFo9YL3mrBxFrVygNaevdXbBaFIcrP9d1F_IcXBYv76ijq2Hvkb8uEwCRYVy-zaBK_f2kNAeasbbvNMs8GXg3Zw_dylNKK6M1wcKLcJQ/s400/91230003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321883385822288194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpyzi6Wbl-0Lp0A4ww3DG3taKCPfK5zqloP4yjaeHJT42PHTw9eKB7WNpjXX1QaxPA4g6svJ2ahGfWsuYu3TeeHt15V8GIlm6DogMaOERtpmWR1JHnmsUnk4PERrWpithL170vfVQUZI/s1600-h/91240001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpyzi6Wbl-0Lp0A4ww3DG3taKCPfK5zqloP4yjaeHJT42PHTw9eKB7WNpjXX1QaxPA4g6svJ2ahGfWsuYu3TeeHt15V8GIlm6DogMaOERtpmWR1JHnmsUnk4PERrWpithL170vfVQUZI/s400/91240001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321883385394711042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBLZJswTe9RMonsSKoO232A70_J9qnwqzbrm6CpnOQ-21lEdgRx6kSYiBbYkc9PsojgBIU5XLYlYPQzJ4zHJTCUrgiPlGAo_jKhwb5-MTq_QijEcGrsP4nhWJcdKFIO-0UOS5j1WVjLc/s1600-h/91230002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBLZJswTe9RMonsSKoO232A70_J9qnwqzbrm6CpnOQ-21lEdgRx6kSYiBbYkc9PsojgBIU5XLYlYPQzJ4zHJTCUrgiPlGAo_jKhwb5-MTq_QijEcGrsP4nhWJcdKFIO-0UOS5j1WVjLc/s400/91230002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321883383263319026" border="0" /></a><br />Right on time, I found a hotel room, and right on time I was sitting on a sandy beach, putting my feet deep into the warm sand, and was watching the sunset. I was the happiest man in the world!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLro8H423ujfPDFKG-RVS4EpVn4aIq4ht0dGQCXeKxbi-7SUOMvv7G3BeDqE1QR7Uu_GOJcITm6FdZOQ79GLncNzY3KaTGA55nnaGoPzQTtaoE62nR4PrJ17Ponw_lAj2Qt5PQoqojvR8/s1600-h/IMG_5900.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLro8H423ujfPDFKG-RVS4EpVn4aIq4ht0dGQCXeKxbi-7SUOMvv7G3BeDqE1QR7Uu_GOJcITm6FdZOQ79GLncNzY3KaTGA55nnaGoPzQTtaoE62nR4PrJ17Ponw_lAj2Qt5PQoqojvR8/s400/IMG_5900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321944114715468146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">sometime you just need not more, then a sunset, to be the happiest man in the world</span><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-11567592707849190352009-04-06T08:48:00.000-07:002009-05-16T03:20:44.815-07:00MahabaleshwarAfter the caves I was finally heading to the see. After the disappointing and very pricy Pune (whith shields in every restaurant like: "Don't sit longer as needed" and "It's not allowed to read neswpapers" the next stop was Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation at 1300m. It was the first mountain for Enny and with the average speed of 50 km/h we were one of the fastest on the road. It's a place for indian tourists mainly and aspecially for weddings. Second day there was a wedding and I was wondering if the weddingcouple could be my children, because they both where very young. Lots of firecrackers, a lot of dancing people in the street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4X5DKT4r_QsoqQ47BIF-ZdW6iTQw8cxilRtF5NplsrLahIE46murrDwjFdXAdJEad8F-GtuFtQy30kXVwqclJfO5EILsQ-3S3OkutFbaVN0-92vzrzdCxKhBm8HiwJqZPmqH6hD9PBs/s1600-h/25680004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4X5DKT4r_QsoqQ47BIF-ZdW6iTQw8cxilRtF5NplsrLahIE46murrDwjFdXAdJEad8F-GtuFtQy30kXVwqclJfO5EILsQ-3S3OkutFbaVN0-92vzrzdCxKhBm8HiwJqZPmqH6hD9PBs/s400/25680004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321884043267729266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFJA0ziG2aqqXecS2gXF5mfVgt9pp4xsTtco7Lub3jqG_7pMpLB3gWu01a67iy0XWwNOyVdpSmDTZB_9y6EM816rKu4onuDynHe05wnIOPplx8pyK7PfjchIeIixajAn-kIY_MbfXoVA/s1600-h/25680003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFJA0ziG2aqqXecS2gXF5mfVgt9pp4xsTtco7Lub3jqG_7pMpLB3gWu01a67iy0XWwNOyVdpSmDTZB_9y6EM816rKu4onuDynHe05wnIOPplx8pyK7PfjchIeIixajAn-kIY_MbfXoVA/s400/25680003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321884039198584274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZpla4smx52N1V5h6-qpypjvl00MpcGljqA6cIEv6ttNkX4HoxcLfX7eUw0r3oga-osqWDrKcjPzB_xDLVnAMuE594m_XPIcubC2MRabJUabU3L35lyYdulWotyVTDieWv22D1D_MyuU/s1600-h/00000003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZpla4smx52N1V5h6-qpypjvl00MpcGljqA6cIEv6ttNkX4HoxcLfX7eUw0r3oga-osqWDrKcjPzB_xDLVnAMuE594m_XPIcubC2MRabJUabU3L35lyYdulWotyVTDieWv22D1D_MyuU/s400/00000003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321884031213178338" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-16632817189611096522009-04-06T08:22:00.000-07:002009-05-04T00:17:44.493-07:00Aurangabad / MaharashtraI tried my luck in Aurangabad, just to realize that this double prize system was valid also for the Ellora caves. I went straight to the Tourist Office. The man there told me, that he was as annoyed than me. Because all the money is going straight to the government in New Dehli and is not for the restauration. So his only "advantage" from the new system was very annoyed tourists. He also mentioned that he belives that Indian poeple should pay more than the foreign tourists, because he has never seen a foreigner dancing on the statues or graving their names in the old stones. Indian people are showing less repect to their own cultural heritage than foreigners do.<br />But the good news was, that only for one cave a ticket was needed. The rest was free. Happly I went to the other dozen caves. More than 30 at all, and you have buddhist, jain and hinduist caves..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pHYT1umf54Yd3xcqE2JqWZw-wv9PrA02xGocPXdjlPBsy5Vl88F3zbm5upYvQZRPnetagvprSOsHrc4br1GcsqsnIqN0XSLSRkPCB9NMWPsmiyWUeZZmijMQSPwcc2RHFO5LrOObNcQ/s1600-h/IMG_5894.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pHYT1umf54Yd3xcqE2JqWZw-wv9PrA02xGocPXdjlPBsy5Vl88F3zbm5upYvQZRPnetagvprSOsHrc4br1GcsqsnIqN0XSLSRkPCB9NMWPsmiyWUeZZmijMQSPwcc2RHFO5LrOObNcQ/s400/IMG_5894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321603561230019122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the famous cave 16 (the one you had to purchase, if you wonna go in.) The fascinating thing is, that everything what you see in that pictures is not built.... its <span style="font-weight: bold;">cut out </span><span style="font-style: italic;">of the rock!!</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNCnbVt0Z-gjlZutP0YEm_wcrRNYPhkuapMRQfv7DAn_QdqL4zly9AzCyYAYR04sHUk2xUpeaLp6ArAYwifG_UaawSNrbBBSlQ45Ay9qmPtPSmM2PNQeMwvoRP0vlQ2iOosHHGdrli9s/s1600-h/25660001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNCnbVt0Z-gjlZutP0YEm_wcrRNYPhkuapMRQfv7DAn_QdqL4zly9AzCyYAYR04sHUk2xUpeaLp6ArAYwifG_UaawSNrbBBSlQ45Ay9qmPtPSmM2PNQeMwvoRP0vlQ2iOosHHGdrli9s/s400/25660001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321601347013152226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K9URA-ztNXO2XfJUcTaPVmkerxrA0zzNyQTO6hkcQ3YHMJpdKoTVLAAyM_EKAjKf2L2V8WCHiCPV8VdXsKbKsXPU-uaaJa0zolfiDKuvh5xedP9ST-Ww0VUIVIOIxG6_SeJ22XRhejk/s1600-h/25670001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K9URA-ztNXO2XfJUcTaPVmkerxrA0zzNyQTO6hkcQ3YHMJpdKoTVLAAyM_EKAjKf2L2V8WCHiCPV8VdXsKbKsXPU-uaaJa0zolfiDKuvh5xedP9ST-Ww0VUIVIOIxG6_SeJ22XRhejk/s400/25670001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321601339497919202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDVw6cqzU0N3FjbXuHSI1nXyJihErdBgDdx-bfHKqOEL8BwLJmKQdcuAoiYCUWiUZPLtLmi30TZ-5JgQi0apZ-ovUV6fKk1vX4d7ifo9PUoXaq9bnJsaW5nfOn35wKs-QUdlSNZqQs5w/s1600-h/IMG_5885.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDVw6cqzU0N3FjbXuHSI1nXyJihErdBgDdx-bfHKqOEL8BwLJmKQdcuAoiYCUWiUZPLtLmi30TZ-5JgQi0apZ-ovUV6fKk1vX4d7ifo9PUoXaq9bnJsaW5nfOn35wKs-QUdlSNZqQs5w/s400/IMG_5885.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321601335442501218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjJ9ofSoZxWa0j8ONEjS7VH5li0LQy4XiarKci-PY1aYGZTbmScPDWsK9ssre-xfuvtAOO1vVZfQyshpVmU886MHmrvWOVCThmhwyHpCcdVZOLibjlCHQ677bMa2HQEcYUBWqD4Y2D8k/s1600-h/IMG_5884.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjJ9ofSoZxWa0j8ONEjS7VH5li0LQy4XiarKci-PY1aYGZTbmScPDWsK9ssre-xfuvtAOO1vVZfQyshpVmU886MHmrvWOVCThmhwyHpCcdVZOLibjlCHQ677bMa2HQEcYUBWqD4Y2D8k/s400/IMG_5884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321601335881980882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_6vMeAbbz_iw1WYKkxw6eRnsSWoOkb-B2sUUvvNReV_eZxEk6Kl01sUkpO-OXV_TD9C5UlXSSRLrYuk7E9W_gbMeNVOAmbyte8tMNZHlZUs1HrFWqsXmK4uFqRcna1qZia0agm1P-0k/s1600-h/IMG_5896.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_6vMeAbbz_iw1WYKkxw6eRnsSWoOkb-B2sUUvvNReV_eZxEk6Kl01sUkpO-OXV_TD9C5UlXSSRLrYuk7E9W_gbMeNVOAmbyte8tMNZHlZUs1HrFWqsXmK4uFqRcna1qZia0agm1P-0k/s400/IMG_5896.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321603833355988034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasPzpQECzns2Q4dNuWtd7fFa24JqGsq3g_1GpJcMroOyyjT2eQmABuVrmHcrj20IzmOhdE_9fj-HHZJDc82kfEa_5RIXNyVUeIP-7gUtIUmAv6v9CUkQ5LvqezH6pFMykxNNN_Repf7M/s1600-h/IMG_5895.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasPzpQECzns2Q4dNuWtd7fFa24JqGsq3g_1GpJcMroOyyjT2eQmABuVrmHcrj20IzmOhdE_9fj-HHZJDc82kfEa_5RIXNyVUeIP-7gUtIUmAv6v9CUkQ5LvqezH6pFMykxNNN_Repf7M/s400/IMG_5895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321603832236932962" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-28474655904225782632009-04-06T04:34:00.000-07:002009-04-27T05:46:45.618-07:00GujaratFirst stop after leaving Udaipur was Gandhinagar the new capital from Gujarat. This town was built in the 1960s und even now it doesn't make appeal to be finished. A wired town, which seems that except the governmental clerks nobody is living there. It was the first time for a long time that I slept in a youth hostel again. I got a room with 10 beds for myself. Seems there is no need for a youth hostel in that artifical town. But the good thing was: no television. I don't know why, but in every hotel, with indian citizens with a TV in the rooms it's horrible loud. Seems like they have always a competition running who has the loudest TV in the room, and for finding out, they also let the roomdoors open.<br /><br />After that silent peaceful night I arrived Bahvnagar next day. The condition of the streets in Gujarat is very good, but driving in Gujarat is also a little bit boring. Flat as a chapathie (flat indien bread) and streets with no curves. It also happend, that they had launched helmet duty in Gujarat some days before, but it seemed like it was only written in English newsletters. Nobdody cared about that new law.<br /><br />Bahvnagar city has its two sides: When it gets dark, poverty become visible on each corner and spread out in front of the closed shops. Children, old people and whole families are sitting around small smelly bonfires, which are often fired with old tires. It can by cold during the night in January.<br />Gujurat is often suffering from draught. Whole villages are deserted, because it is not possible anymore to grow soemthing on the fields. And it's very difficult for those families to find work in the towns.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt5dYQm9gA6jVwUGiuw21GGjwbFuU-Bu6YCexWCAT9Q3PMUI0FPJ2o479UCdbwkhNSZ0DyGL41wSwQROqTIEuLT5LG6c2VhqWzd3iovzSpFAqVw2krLtMlNCE-1a0fHqSxR11rhYUs0E/s1600-h/99570004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixt5dYQm9gA6jVwUGiuw21GGjwbFuU-Bu6YCexWCAT9Q3PMUI0FPJ2o479UCdbwkhNSZ0DyGL41wSwQROqTIEuLT5LG6c2VhqWzd3iovzSpFAqVw2krLtMlNCE-1a0fHqSxR11rhYUs0E/s400/99570004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321890427313958546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">children are coloring kitestrings (one thing what amazes me always in India: dispite how poor they are, they find something to laugh.. without beeing socialromantic it's always fascinating me. And... it's contagious)</span><br /><br /><br />Next step was Alang. It`s the biggest shipwracking place in the world, and I was really looking forward for that.... but I got dissapointed: They wanted 500 US from me to visit it and the permission was only to get in Gandhinagar which was now 300km away. At the access road workers are trying to sell erverything from the old rusty ships: toilets, mirrors, fans, screws, furniture.... everything<br /><br />So I continued my journey to Palitana. Near by are the only few hills in Gujarat and at the most famous are 863 jain temples which were built the last 900 years! It's an old pilgrim place and you can either walk the 3000 steps uphill or, when you have enough money by carriers. It's a very peaceful place and toursits are very rar.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MtzQVqrtJlm-UWbvjZ4Chi-yFx860p0HCFdcJTAWl7HS1tiqA3jvxGeqbrbmgHT57G17ouVLYNc7_Fj3nIncO1X0YR1mh_yfC-Pc_r6H4l618U1tq12II115CW1XvZpi7sqcCd1UBrk/s1600-h/IMG_5893.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MtzQVqrtJlm-UWbvjZ4Chi-yFx860p0HCFdcJTAWl7HS1tiqA3jvxGeqbrbmgHT57G17ouVLYNc7_Fj3nIncO1X0YR1mh_yfC-Pc_r6H4l618U1tq12II115CW1XvZpi7sqcCd1UBrk/s400/IMG_5893.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321597172619233154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E3E8hjpdhfHr6dbzs5iKbd17ZEWMe6dlCJqRDgLBeG3Osy6FRJxGGSTIPgtt0wSRl6nrIxnmOST3ucr0MXw7hgOInHzkf4y53kHSpSAwPvBTXYhrVGhkAWlN28JxT9in7NAxB2Neuas/s1600-h/99570002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E3E8hjpdhfHr6dbzs5iKbd17ZEWMe6dlCJqRDgLBeG3Osy6FRJxGGSTIPgtt0wSRl6nrIxnmOST3ucr0MXw7hgOInHzkf4y53kHSpSAwPvBTXYhrVGhkAWlN28JxT9in7NAxB2Neuas/s400/99570002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321890055852678626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW-2gshgY3lgicgL7LEjiLho0Z3nphNtaLEYxc4UXKh3KTAyw1dyTvxaN9uN3xx6b8XKzXIBn6N2FjQ0qmtlV6NyqQjXCf_RHfOHM8dFdWxMSDjXP9ql85cNby2MQPFboLr3Ma0CNeiQ/s1600-h/99560003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW-2gshgY3lgicgL7LEjiLho0Z3nphNtaLEYxc4UXKh3KTAyw1dyTvxaN9uN3xx6b8XKzXIBn6N2FjQ0qmtlV6NyqQjXCf_RHfOHM8dFdWxMSDjXP9ql85cNby2MQPFboLr3Ma0CNeiQ/s400/99560003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321889452934122642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">...if you dont wonna go by yourself..</span><br /></div><br /><br />Next town Enny got a service.. but it was not a good one. The valves where totally wrong adjusted, than the regulator of the battarie went crazy and the tachokabel spinned around the front bumper.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLudfRmRy-eHYasDuUEikCYOO9zjUHUZ_LaCmK4sxclMTJ7aDIfsEnqrzc1uiywQBnK8ZtYmY1ZWMZmNaYOOe7LjwVHBeKZ0u8gysdcWDo21XuuarG-NNDNNgnrPhmSJmlGaTAotwD-Y/s1600-h/98050003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLudfRmRy-eHYasDuUEikCYOO9zjUHUZ_LaCmK4sxclMTJ7aDIfsEnqrzc1uiywQBnK8ZtYmY1ZWMZmNaYOOe7LjwVHBeKZ0u8gysdcWDo21XuuarG-NNDNNgnrPhmSJmlGaTAotwD-Y/s400/98050003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321945770734154978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I drove till 8 o clock in the evening and became very tired. It was wired: when it got dark, there was no truck or car anymore on the street. It feld like little bit dangerous. So i was very happy finding a motel. I drunk my second beer this year... and a small bottle of whiskey.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_UIz42Y7EdHqqe8b_G2qDVk3HFehGIKuc8y9eDZcTorQ3YCfgCH9kt1-j6dtxf1T75WzkSVpbZFDvJWkm5yBzZy9qj4lSZ8VvAu7qldObiWwxMefJjaSrh2NRciYVLi-2cFxN2gvwLk/s1600-h/25650001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_UIz42Y7EdHqqe8b_G2qDVk3HFehGIKuc8y9eDZcTorQ3YCfgCH9kt1-j6dtxf1T75WzkSVpbZFDvJWkm5yBzZy9qj4lSZ8VvAu7qldObiWwxMefJjaSrh2NRciYVLi-2cFxN2gvwLk/s400/25650001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321589271209317634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">dirty and soo tired..</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Next day I continued with a headache my way.. to the next mechanic. The clutch was gone, they also reajusted the valves and replaced also the tachokabel. Everything went right accept the tachokaple so i cut it off. In Jalgaon I went again to the mechanic and they finally solved all the problems. You see: it's very easy to find mechanics in India, but it can be very taff to find a good one.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqehyphenhyphenQBf6suu0BUMawB5U540qSr-RsKf5xfAv6qkrJ5CvcoQfiN8E0t_ZqynaxCq71yK_d8EHCp0xPNM-2568J7J2gHt3RD31FiIqrURrHwAYGF61gS2Cr6I3o8ABdWX0ifoTF3LzShM/s1600-h/99580001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqehyphenhyphenQBf6suu0BUMawB5U540qSr-RsKf5xfAv6qkrJ5CvcoQfiN8E0t_ZqynaxCq71yK_d8EHCp0xPNM-2568J7J2gHt3RD31FiIqrURrHwAYGF61gS2Cr6I3o8ABdWX0ifoTF3LzShM/s400/99580001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321889145767986642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">..but you will always find interessted people.. sometimes i was really wondering.. </span><br /></div><br />In Jalgaon I got the first time confronted with the new introduced twoprice system for wolrd heritiage buildings. I wanted to see the caves of Anjuna. Tourists have nowadays to pay 20 times more then indian citizens. I really hate this system. I do not boder, if I would pay the doubled price, but 20 times so much! (And Ireally get angry when a rich indien guy with an slr which cost more than 1500 US who arrived with an aircontinioned car is laughing at me because of my annoyence and my dirt on my clothe, because of the motorbikeriding and is paying 10 rs)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ7Kg26xqHDrDCOtkMTu0rdcVSluJC7cvs0rj0AsLiQ94iodO5mFLPLuC_ctVao8d1kSpR2y-9RNaKDbTNmy_mfAE67wGthqgF6SmqkZrjk7JOYrarfK6asBa4nHObKFQwfK6cuP80DU/s1600-h/IMG_5886.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ7Kg26xqHDrDCOtkMTu0rdcVSluJC7cvs0rj0AsLiQ94iodO5mFLPLuC_ctVao8d1kSpR2y-9RNaKDbTNmy_mfAE67wGthqgF6SmqkZrjk7JOYrarfK6asBa4nHObKFQwfK6cuP80DU/s400/IMG_5886.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321589992291772738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">just saw the caves from the distance..</span><br /></div><br /><br />But everything got very very relative when I got the news that Gujarat was hit by a huge earthquake at 26 Jannury 2001. 100 000 People died.<br /><br />(I followed the whole reportings, everytime when it was possible. They had to increase the number of the dead people every day. After a week they stopped digging for survivors, because nobody could life as long without water. It was also said that the helpers digged first on places where rich people lived, because of the bakshish. There was the talk of robbers in Gujarat and the official order of "shoot on sight" )Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-21767021453465845032009-04-06T02:21:00.000-07:002009-04-14T03:16:33.060-07:00UdaipurThe ride to Udaipur was my longest so far in one day. It was over 300 kilometers, but the last 100km was really worth it. A very good street, less traffic and a wonderful landscape. Desertlike with a lot of small villages and the colorfullest dressed women I ever saw in Rajasthan. Just imagine some palmtrees and a beautiful sunset... and you maybe can understand I was riding with a huge smile in my face which topped my ussual smile while riding, to the next destination.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHxG5nYL8PM0JH8shBMCVZqlJ9aJ6nCZNXh_kvUzjNEGULTfFoBpKeEuPWUTeS_7DbrJcADHbEGC_MiVGjkPqRBamj0aePUkmmYarmLTzBxXrzYkxNXaOnkocJozZ2h1F62dMCg98UyM/s1600-h/IMG_5878.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHxG5nYL8PM0JH8shBMCVZqlJ9aJ6nCZNXh_kvUzjNEGULTfFoBpKeEuPWUTeS_7DbrJcADHbEGC_MiVGjkPqRBamj0aePUkmmYarmLTzBxXrzYkxNXaOnkocJozZ2h1F62dMCg98UyM/s400/IMG_5878.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321534214757523682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Udaipur is a very pleasent town. I got a nice small room in the center and the breakfast was served on the toproof terasse with views to the lake and its palace. But no place with annoyings too: Nearly every restaurant was showing James Bond "Octopussy" every night, because some scenes were shot here in Udaipur. But like always when you look closly enough you find some alternatives, without having any TV around you.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprIvoQwet1vtPjeMuRPuQWQFtD6ivLLMhxXn-_Gy8PvoqpLGNFBoJ51eVo-Q7VIUtQoW2fTGdZa7TxMTj3AndNn2bdHJwisgkvcwkdB6lNEHZ-95zsgb91g6_gl9xTnsu_HiaLB3Owls/s1600-h/IMG_5876.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprIvoQwet1vtPjeMuRPuQWQFtD6ivLLMhxXn-_Gy8PvoqpLGNFBoJ51eVo-Q7VIUtQoW2fTGdZa7TxMTj3AndNn2bdHJwisgkvcwkdB6lNEHZ-95zsgb91g6_gl9xTnsu_HiaLB3Owls/s400/IMG_5876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321534211184097474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwZS1gN3d-uaFX0noVJ0dyELVMYfFzCv6vDN2eGcUaWps70uVOVbcAvxhjHb4m2g_y19so1JXQfyI7aR4ZkGrU9yAJdypiW8HuqjJa4sVSuDzNLM12xGwg4scNVe5QI5RDhj0Siqe71c/s1600-h/IMG_5877.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwZS1gN3d-uaFX0noVJ0dyELVMYfFzCv6vDN2eGcUaWps70uVOVbcAvxhjHb4m2g_y19so1JXQfyI7aR4ZkGrU9yAJdypiW8HuqjJa4sVSuDzNLM12xGwg4scNVe5QI5RDhj0Siqe71c/s400/IMG_5877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321534215215603810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpxf3DB-UzCNUAcpsQCxMQtQ6T-cEPDr3U4WeLiXES2O_k23oUB_aEO2sPv4LvMTbUIclUnI2rXCXyNsz84X9pXqMD3BjhpFJ60fU3wrobcZN7oucQ4o4WhrsoRk5mUknPQXrArKkFRc/s1600-h/98130001A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpxf3DB-UzCNUAcpsQCxMQtQ6T-cEPDr3U4WeLiXES2O_k23oUB_aEO2sPv4LvMTbUIclUnI2rXCXyNsz84X9pXqMD3BjhpFJ60fU3wrobcZN7oucQ4o4WhrsoRk5mUknPQXrArKkFRc/s400/98130001A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321530342719449106" border="0" /></a><br />Udaipur is also a great destination for one day trips. A lot of artificial lakes are arround Udaipur and if you have time you should visit the great jain temple in Ranakpur. Made of marble, fine engravings and in the middle of the building is an old knotted tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c86JtY0rctBL-RZDL-ZQrnG4OcNZOM1gD6g03Z1DdjL-8BX26GqhLvhmwKPtg69-rvTev3JAbI2ePGHZbPEGrrASbpUyNfsaC4ElbROK4NHVVHN6mMbQk_bYog_DSOQH81uQaaTeZIo/s1600-h/IMG_5880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c86JtY0rctBL-RZDL-ZQrnG4OcNZOM1gD6g03Z1DdjL-8BX26GqhLvhmwKPtg69-rvTev3JAbI2ePGHZbPEGrrASbpUyNfsaC4ElbROK4NHVVHN6mMbQk_bYog_DSOQH81uQaaTeZIo/s400/IMG_5880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321536704157244930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv85JJxTP7WzIbW0jTBStPEKksqoKTTSubRATQfbqeISQH191ewLTiQ2aGjOzGVReVT345CYd4DbSBhAyo7j83amKRT6iJd-0f8CY_FopBdQXOgXRZCrQ36mVwIpzkwYDXa5jU9IeTug/s1600-h/IMG_5879.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjemUBmkOdho21EhHePQPNVZzX9hZxBFoefqE7MULAzg-5YUGRwIvk3wkmyQtGjfeoZTSlEAiW1JRa6Flc7imaYZ2AjXLgoVjrTdAy043trugAPwEXWFdfLaMtq0oM8guQhRuCJSGt3Y/s400/IMG_5882.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321536695364632402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">at one of the bigger artificial lakes</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gQn5eySQowJYK1pMIBEgOOVta0GteYyjji6EbwiTzOF3BpK3js_nCnpTXGachB5JdeMnP0lXr5pCPveUCxOlmWr0bc3Nxq7_MN3sNNLT3qfcdzsSd3phHSIHDOiz3angNtkUSXqyZGU/s1600-h/99540001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gQn5eySQowJYK1pMIBEgOOVta0GteYyjji6EbwiTzOF3BpK3js_nCnpTXGachB5JdeMnP0lXr5pCPveUCxOlmWr0bc3Nxq7_MN3sNNLT3qfcdzsSd3phHSIHDOiz3angNtkUSXqyZGU/s400/99540001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321530347119484690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UxozEKNqp1EHE1M_ZOeMQuKhFWuMcTapHfnKu9YMqxuI3M4Pj41Cm2Aak7xcwI_6iSyG56hpsU0ESnTJtN6PmpojV5D3GKzKDaBk9-i7-Nm4nP4SKkVAmps8-zCdtKeNcRerNSwqiZw/s1600-h/99530003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXtZ8IK3lHIY3LvjXiqsYrkKFtdTweOnZ0hRUQbdkbKA3Vng9RQ6Gk4WOfPex9iWtbH-USXgVVeu-Qyq9DBH4c39NVR2A9dG6TkQKsKRDp8AlPwNjtvM11FauN6b_MqlqqiH0sWsP3Gk/s400/99550001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321538203618903730" border="0" /></a><br />Enny had two small collisions. One of them happend at a roundabout with a truck. I just felt an pumper and heard clinking of glass, but fortunatly it wasn't a glas of my lights, it was that of the truck, but the driver didn't care and drove on.<br /><br />After some days I got invited for dinner from the family who owned the hotel I stayed. I helped in the kitchen first and cleaned up the chickpeas. We ate in the kitchen on the floor. It was a lot of fun and the food tasted superb.<br /><br />Udaipur was one of those places where I stayed longer then it was planned. It was a good place but after 10 days it was time to continue to Gujarat....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-87787799014507369582009-02-04T06:03:00.000-08:002009-04-10T03:29:36.660-07:00Rajasthan/ Jodphur<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckV9g2emNdjQMv3w91DbQAk-Fj35ZWRK-UqJnDJvKNfAW4NhUxUZb2ripWtJhH07l8HUCta5d2P1uXI7y5yluX74ETL6BneI-A85rF5Oqy70AzwUmMfFtTQNrz4_HgFCudgehrCQvfgA/s1600-h/98050001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckV9g2emNdjQMv3w91DbQAk-Fj35ZWRK-UqJnDJvKNfAW4NhUxUZb2ripWtJhH07l8HUCta5d2P1uXI7y5yluX74ETL6BneI-A85rF5Oqy70AzwUmMfFtTQNrz4_HgFCudgehrCQvfgA/s400/98050001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300846348195458706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd42tB_L2pxTzrobOXhlqRexufW0JPFrRI5mLEhHg6pxDUUiZnNtzUGZjyTp9Y40JiEH_FH0lg-MDmOws4LAk_H5gCJ99FGBipofC50WcVkRAwES7p7_55aHiBxkinjw3TqR9MB2a6dQA/s1600-h/95030001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnn5Ub6Cdh6Vk7mIdLpxVl92TZk2ub526K0a5kTYfYI4qNPIPKM-t6HDbVpOwqUTwe0_w-atEFSANOcTg-CfcrAqRqbLgKyh9VI3KpclbgqA8bhsb4M3qfUed2_12UahUW0GeCXUAD8Y/s400/98020002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300848959213292162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YcU8m3gKBk1n0Trzn_rCe-l9uEhSim0vUTZNg2b8P9b1GH2itkftNOFQngQzT1CsU4ONflRXqa78UsiobEEOKHs-hKlH6v87tDJ70GQ4DUuPyzRNOG-IMoaRHy0-4xBhTZIVraiUcJg/s1600-h/95100002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YcU8m3gKBk1n0Trzn_rCe-l9uEhSim0vUTZNg2b8P9b1GH2itkftNOFQngQzT1CsU4ONflRXqa78UsiobEEOKHs-hKlH6v87tDJ70GQ4DUuPyzRNOG-IMoaRHy0-4xBhTZIVraiUcJg/s400/95100002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300848956374131906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jodhpur is a city with medieval character. A huge fort at a 140m high solid rock right in the middle and most of the houses are painted blue. If you walk to the side, opposite the main palace and the hotels you can still find the real Jodhpur. The houses are even more blue, the streets are getting smaller and are full with atmosphere. I great place to walk arround. Many doors of the houses are open so you can a get a small impression about living in that town.<br /><br />Enny was at the mechanic again. A lot of small and bigger problems, made me thinking if this was the right deal in New Delhi. I still was in love with that bike so I let the mechanics their work do. New chain (20 Euros) , new gears and so on. At that time I was thinking how I could torture the saleman of that bike. He promised a lot, but some parts he had used were fakeparts and that was the main problem.<br />I also spent Happy New Year in Jodhpur. It was not a big celebration in that town and it was really cold. ( At night its has arround 0 degrees)<br /><br />And also my first accidents happend. The first one wasn't with Enny. I was on a bicicle rikhsa which crashed in annother on in a small street. The second one was on the bike. I stood at a crossing and a motor riksha passed so close to me that he rode over my food. Fortunately I wore my trekking shoes.<br /><br /><br />Enjoy the blue city:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmy2HDCaBVOEiqZTZYzqv2yeZvA7mABlG9X3rGKOhKg8vYEM2mm_AcjTo3OeGpAkz9RGJ8Guz7Qh5DKY43LcYP8G8sHsULhQizB1y13iHT3iMyXNg6H3iDbUq1OwgIWMEegXLNM3tajS0/s1600-h/95040002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmy2HDCaBVOEiqZTZYzqv2yeZvA7mABlG9X3rGKOhKg8vYEM2mm_AcjTo3OeGpAkz9RGJ8Guz7Qh5DKY43LcYP8G8sHsULhQizB1y13iHT3iMyXNg6H3iDbUq1OwgIWMEegXLNM3tajS0/s400/95040002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300846352708730194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje91Ojo0kRjuuMu-6agDdtwrBuYC22TocixEFNQFRvpPY9Gaaa2Di41OIYvvSO-USpklKyyD3Yk_uqFP0PlhrtgJdFLNgajI64kNaapfVRP1t67c9lz_UPCNC5Qz0AqlU_QuT9YWsHSzE/s1600-h/95010002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje91Ojo0kRjuuMu-6agDdtwrBuYC22TocixEFNQFRvpPY9Gaaa2Di41OIYvvSO-USpklKyyD3Yk_uqFP0PlhrtgJdFLNgajI64kNaapfVRP1t67c9lz_UPCNC5Qz0AqlU_QuT9YWsHSzE/s400/95010002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300847941092917778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGB3kj6qpeJutXwNEj6-3DM6rrUzzoIxGlM1QkufdntpRvOmvxpXke_Hb8bbwvQfLb0Im-66UTVlkjeYcBhgtxNMNO6PIQ2M1o5ZokOYWoq2qaZ5izkA9Zs4w_ovtHr4WQ0yI6ahmLic/s1600-h/98010002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGB3kj6qpeJutXwNEj6-3DM6rrUzzoIxGlM1QkufdntpRvOmvxpXke_Hb8bbwvQfLb0Im-66UTVlkjeYcBhgtxNMNO6PIQ2M1o5ZokOYWoq2qaZ5izkA9Zs4w_ovtHr4WQ0yI6ahmLic/s400/98010002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300847901839532322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINnOQCFHvm4BkXvfYZFZagKbG6k9alUd2e0I33_JfGXNGaTYem4ELk23yWdI0I6hGHQXqD0eScGeMz-7OVHymuHdnsDen0Pq5JKVwaCKFwu7Iccwpp1vglqGpNh1Ixe371lKxmholnOM/s1600-h/98010003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINnOQCFHvm4BkXvfYZFZagKbG6k9alUd2e0I33_JfGXNGaTYem4ELk23yWdI0I6hGHQXqD0eScGeMz-7OVHymuHdnsDen0Pq5JKVwaCKFwu7Iccwpp1vglqGpNh1Ixe371lKxmholnOM/s400/98010003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300847898355070338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_2u4w-ppCzOCm3fWl-UwIIXSSg7pU5QRk7w4LWdjx4sECy7llttWl_lqo_Mr15ZlH9Xs4AtwTNLOqumwGILU6s938UyhKtLQbUC0wFk8molvMzB45r-iLjPvlSwEa_W1FMfqpZA4hSk/s1600-h/98020001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_2u4w-ppCzOCm3fWl-UwIIXSSg7pU5QRk7w4LWdjx4sECy7llttWl_lqo_Mr15ZlH9Xs4AtwTNLOqumwGILU6s938UyhKtLQbUC0wFk8molvMzB45r-iLjPvlSwEa_W1FMfqpZA4hSk/s400/98020001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300847901127091218" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-10220636973045780582009-01-27T04:52:00.000-08:002009-04-10T03:25:27.603-07:00Rajasthan/ Nahrwalghat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdJcpVIHtRWwmYhW2p6DgwsiOtCn6VBUXKj2ZrCjlvf2BUKHw9T5sE59AC-ys3jvrGogcyaOtXzaiagzbTNaTzVvHNdqQbda054p51ktNXiaeX6ow2s-4n4StKuib4NdSAKSqrtmu8ZY/s1600-h/94930001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdJcpVIHtRWwmYhW2p6DgwsiOtCn6VBUXKj2ZrCjlvf2BUKHw9T5sE59AC-ys3jvrGogcyaOtXzaiagzbTNaTzVvHNdqQbda054p51ktNXiaeX6ow2s-4n4StKuib4NdSAKSqrtmu8ZY/s400/94930001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295964336262549042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After 3 days it was time to ride on. Nahewalghat is famous for its well painted havellis (houses from rich salesmen till early the 20th century) On the way I relized that one of my pumper was leaking. Unfortunately the new sparepart was not compartible with my old one. The thread of mine was broken. So they tried to fix it with all they had. (including old rags, which they cut in stripes)<br /><br />Imagine it's christmas and nobody is celebrating it. This happened in that town. No tourists, no restaurants. So i bought my own christmas dinner: bananas, nuts, boiled eggs, samosa... and one extra strong beer. It was the first time on that journey, that I missed home, my friends, the food and all the damn familiystuff.<br /><br />On the 25th I went on to Nagour (it was just curiosity; i visited that town 7 years ago. Nothing had changed)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprzDlj96eXmErJd80vJGlPdvFEa3gPbARMg9k8cT77bWsrTUqScES5zQm2JgAPNY-qc_Fb1xe-aY8iIM8Be9VeZaULvqHuWduRQVdBcKQXZaKX4aXfeDo7cUJnTemlwZJZXm8u2yjmIw/s1600-h/Kopie+von+94980001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprzDlj96eXmErJd80vJGlPdvFEa3gPbARMg9k8cT77bWsrTUqScES5zQm2JgAPNY-qc_Fb1xe-aY8iIM8Be9VeZaULvqHuWduRQVdBcKQXZaKX4aXfeDo7cUJnTemlwZJZXm8u2yjmIw/s400/Kopie+von+94980001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295966461096937730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Next destination was Jodhpur. The road was amazing. I really love to ride through India. Taking small streets. I love to ride very slow with around 40 km/h having enough time, to stop where ever i want.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyKqQjCo0QeDRqIUZZjDj81naFeY1z-TyMVtVQbOh85fPpGV58tqvS4e1MRMnQFIFI8CUhUbkqayE7Z8wt7YhxjySWEf7pukPkjY6vPndvEo4DBg45XKPW_ioNWy3PJ-Qi0aecQSexi4/s400/94940003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295964340701269570" border="0" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGioLfwU35PKnvtAb-HvKGUX6VPJDDAFM2VMP9SvuVFNUIQneAwO15uZeEZskvMtGm31NxQHsuUy8XubNjzzIgfHc7XJt-EJdF59UyJ_27vXlLSaVIRHszYhp2jnx1sLjmunXKI88abg/s1600-h/00720001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGioLfwU35PKnvtAb-HvKGUX6VPJDDAFM2VMP9SvuVFNUIQneAwO15uZeEZskvMtGm31NxQHsuUy8XubNjzzIgfHc7XJt-EJdF59UyJ_27vXlLSaVIRHszYhp2jnx1sLjmunXKI88abg/s400/00720001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295964338048382386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEFVJQ8zzC48NHnwYETwNPZ2nIQlnbA6_-qRiReo9r0rOHoXsISYHGUi4wTfFxzzN86aw-ZRYx2rfFrhDOk2UoqwR0qXpObntxh-UsK6_hp3sop0K3xr1d-s0uTj6mcr9EEhmo2Q-scg/s1600-h/00710001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEFVJQ8zzC48NHnwYETwNPZ2nIQlnbA6_-qRiReo9r0rOHoXsISYHGUi4wTfFxzzN86aw-ZRYx2rfFrhDOk2UoqwR0qXpObntxh-UsK6_hp3sop0K3xr1d-s0uTj6mcr9EEhmo2Q-scg/s400/00710001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295964330768590386" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-76944988646992483712009-01-09T02:05:00.000-08:002009-04-10T03:20:53.769-07:00Rajasthan/AlwarI am still wondering, how i got the right way out of New Delhi. I didn'd have a good map, I just followed my instincts and somehow, i was out that huge city and on the right way to Alwar. It took me 7 hours for the 175 km and I would have enjoyed every minute of it......if the motorbike would not have begun to squeak and even worth sometimes the engine died.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B0BY9U90_D2TQ_Vyh9Oi53eVAjVTxOmhJ6aDC9_xSTkMFM663uIRftiyrbSX19wcVKQhepFsJ4AeoWx4SKksdoOPcbnxlU9eWqpeooXqsmgdycIMcFidDg17HFUfvGJDa-WmKTpyzOw/s1600-h/IMG_5070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B0BY9U90_D2TQ_Vyh9Oi53eVAjVTxOmhJ6aDC9_xSTkMFM663uIRftiyrbSX19wcVKQhepFsJ4AeoWx4SKksdoOPcbnxlU9eWqpeooXqsmgdycIMcFidDg17HFUfvGJDa-WmKTpyzOw/s400/IMG_5070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295954143493374098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I found some mechanics in Alwar (one of them had two thumps, so i knew everything will be alright)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br />It is really a huge difference, to stay away from the touristic path and meeting people, who usually don't have much contact to tourists. The poeple mostly react with a healthy mixture of friendlyness and curiosity.<br /><br /><br />Alwar itself was phantastic. Small streets and a very nice palace. So i decided to stay one day longer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhExFcWwfvpZ26pioqLDz2V65rNsft0LQ40jbpLGybodd6Ma_98l3YmXBbHdeR_c3fWlSG0xBhyBUcNlSVG2AEAmySISZQm3FT7ijJE3PZ7YSn_NxtkqnJndz9tGxgj2A_hp6GLyqX7yo/s1600-h/00680002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhExFcWwfvpZ26pioqLDz2V65rNsft0LQ40jbpLGybodd6Ma_98l3YmXBbHdeR_c3fWlSG0xBhyBUcNlSVG2AEAmySISZQm3FT7ijJE3PZ7YSn_NxtkqnJndz9tGxgj2A_hp6GLyqX7yo/s400/00680002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292992679892907442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3Iqv5qbNV5pbhKxXrcSjed65oZTao2Q5vW8pvs1XVHBN_20rZuYQJVOpnkV-Cq9hCqpbCw31ZyQP2V6aHQWAM1zk6uN0l_cHiox34y0u3L2UC8BFvL1w6T9Dlq-OUxmbiMJxd4QeFsI/s1600-h/00660001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3Iqv5qbNV5pbhKxXrcSjed65oZTao2Q5vW8pvs1XVHBN_20rZuYQJVOpnkV-Cq9hCqpbCw31ZyQP2V6aHQWAM1zk6uN0l_cHiox34y0u3L2UC8BFvL1w6T9Dlq-OUxmbiMJxd4QeFsI/s400/00660001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292992684477048498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9cgyQMXuFkf4_Qg53y786MNJcQOYNgne3mwa-1d911PGv47wMyHolraf9zn8Eh3TjOF9Qq9vt8P9uunIN6tGs85reQCBr9R9GstmjF-lcnkteAq7w8k4vcBA98LWR795rEuoUR3pnJc/s1600-h/00690001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9cgyQMXuFkf4_Qg53y786MNJcQOYNgne3mwa-1d911PGv47wMyHolraf9zn8Eh3TjOF9Qq9vt8P9uunIN6tGs85reQCBr9R9GstmjF-lcnkteAq7w8k4vcBA98LWR795rEuoUR3pnJc/s400/00690001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292992679298707634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrXR6HbQ7XkuqBdVCw78vwvYpbL1EAo6lQ0vBST0qs0qF2Ds0h8yYpTbBPF5U_aUTzP_c4YbQLJd8k1J64D40jvgk9lf6UrXgGJCYOKxTMjMsMvxLd7IzKRyslO6DGCQ7J3_cM7ucIk8/s1600-h/00640002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrXR6HbQ7XkuqBdVCw78vwvYpbL1EAo6lQ0vBST0qs0qF2Ds0h8yYpTbBPF5U_aUTzP_c4YbQLJd8k1J64D40jvgk9lf6UrXgGJCYOKxTMjMsMvxLd7IzKRyslO6DGCQ7J3_cM7ucIk8/s400/00640002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295954145606318050" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-69687864364263768902008-10-04T09:48:00.000-07:002009-04-08T23:47:38.254-07:00New DehliI love this town. I know it sounds crazy, nobody agrees with me, but for me New Dehli is a concentraded form of India. Rich and poor, modern city life, rural life, the mixtures of all the religions... you can find it all in New Dehli.<br /><br />Of course the city has huge problems. The traffic is homicidal<br />(i found a video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuvHtCai0BI">you tube</a>) I always felt more safe on a bike and be able to "swim" with the traffic, then to cross a street by feet.<br /><br /><br />And its one of the polluted cities in the world. Asthma has increased in a incredible way. And if you stay some days, you can feel it. The eyes begin to burn and depp breathe burns in your lunge<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrEaOWohlCQI-H8HX4uYjDSn5w3p70iZlWotSifL07bodjUwSfn3uaXWRzaCxv3I0CVLst2NjB-JfOx9v1-pzFjvEIxJTr7SLoFWm5ajntHgEdjyJ3thHGMcw6eu6ggCvcemy9HdekxQ/s1600-h/00050001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrEaOWohlCQI-H8HX4uYjDSn5w3p70iZlWotSifL07bodjUwSfn3uaXWRzaCxv3I0CVLst2NjB-JfOx9v1-pzFjvEIxJTr7SLoFWm5ajntHgEdjyJ3thHGMcw6eu6ggCvcemy9HdekxQ/s400/00050001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253345320180818258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidALqhONklySxSrA9sChCHKnvCxR1gZrJ7dTYDtckOlp5sJVcN0cS3KhGDk6Nr9TT73vGBapn-aT-CgfFzHS-xx5k-rG_pl75VzAYpLmM5nnK4azpASFImxo3FGQNIiVMAmC91oOZIgY/s1600-h/00050002au.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidALqhONklySxSrA9sChCHKnvCxR1gZrJ7dTYDtckOlp5sJVcN0cS3KhGDk6Nr9TT73vGBapn-aT-CgfFzHS-xx5k-rG_pl75VzAYpLmM5nnK4azpASFImxo3FGQNIiVMAmC91oOZIgY/s400/00050002au.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253345327025813298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BjhV5BVpHgkEcMZQOluMvqfi0f4M_RO5JPxVk1BqrmHn0doN7maiccG5bh-C2BKm09sFamUyDLJzumMa6AhoetICCj6WHCA5KCx2-xG1d8f3XTX720hPRgMT2Q12JhBk-L0KY_YDSPc/s1600-h/00050003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BjhV5BVpHgkEcMZQOluMvqfi0f4M_RO5JPxVk1BqrmHn0doN7maiccG5bh-C2BKm09sFamUyDLJzumMa6AhoetICCj6WHCA5KCx2-xG1d8f3XTX720hPRgMT2Q12JhBk-L0KY_YDSPc/s400/00050003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253345330812398898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4245SgQAaMLtn_CRt4KK4kqbi7dDucN2OB5fwQh2FXYDox5kMqJxhHSDGX6giKwcvqiEt_xVrqUtXl_pnYCRI0g4B5wKuxqQtHrDwqJxY4NBPWtiMnMB_BBHQuoOpZAqPhlW9SQoTcZI/s1600-h/00060001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4245SgQAaMLtn_CRt4KK4kqbi7dDucN2OB5fwQh2FXYDox5kMqJxhHSDGX6giKwcvqiEt_xVrqUtXl_pnYCRI0g4B5wKuxqQtHrDwqJxY4NBPWtiMnMB_BBHQuoOpZAqPhlW9SQoTcZI/s400/00060001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253345339084919714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNVYeCajienaJjHY_l_e9WxIZeKE5mukAZlyFCSWn2mdW2QY1IfXb6tbwGOL2rAgJ8ldhQX6qBQCcels-LYGvfBaNuPXSSL9yBC_m3Bvo7DhUYQoqw_bbOcfkgZfNbnYPt_oycSDEjs4/s1600-h/600003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNVYeCajienaJjHY_l_e9WxIZeKE5mukAZlyFCSWn2mdW2QY1IfXb6tbwGOL2rAgJ8ldhQX6qBQCcels-LYGvfBaNuPXSSL9yBC_m3Bvo7DhUYQoqw_bbOcfkgZfNbnYPt_oycSDEjs4/s400/600003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253345336914403538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After some testrides with Enny I was ready to continue my journey... time to leave the town and head further to Rajasthan<br /><br />to be continued.....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-76652441321779603442008-10-04T09:32:00.000-07:002009-04-08T23:44:26.320-07:00oh enny....It took a while to find the right partner for my journey. I spent many days in Carolbak, an district in New Dehli, known for many car and motorbike shops. One street is spezialized to offer, renovated vintage bikes. (old Vespas, old heavy british bikes and of course: Royal Enfields) She was beautiful. Totally black, real old tank and mudguards with sexy numberblades on it. 35 years old, completly restored:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLV_-TH2FLWGgD-mU05M3cOzBN7nPS_wvk00wsFqar1gtc34l1EiHYWRzV-yR2Jnm-fCFn-QZ8e85oX9YtG4QayDuP5CEoTsYq3-b3ZIaBdQuNywuvGQbBTF_QCazrzjGSMvPI9VnYGs/s1600-h/00700001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLV_-TH2FLWGgD-mU05M3cOzBN7nPS_wvk00wsFqar1gtc34l1EiHYWRzV-yR2Jnm-fCFn-QZ8e85oX9YtG4QayDuP5CEoTsYq3-b3ZIaBdQuNywuvGQbBTF_QCazrzjGSMvPI9VnYGs/s400/00700001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253340843152389346" border="0" /></a><br />350ccm<br />17HP<br />175kg (without Oil and Petrol)<br />max speed: 100km/h<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhHtKmUDdDWZpb-E1Ke5LsvY1_4GMZuC-9uwp0W7hVAumK74p_XBfmqHMHZTCXAIz0gruILC-7tscaykRhPR-OEhKDQOIdKrVTkrZkIlWiWOK3KzfwmgD7b9r09QDUBRhffyj6AvVsYA/s1600-h/10220001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhHtKmUDdDWZpb-E1Ke5LsvY1_4GMZuC-9uwp0W7hVAumK74p_XBfmqHMHZTCXAIz0gruILC-7tscaykRhPR-OEhKDQOIdKrVTkrZkIlWiWOK3KzfwmgD7b9r09QDUBRhffyj6AvVsYA/s400/10220001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253340697125492690" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-43373513110631032292008-08-10T09:27:00.000-07:002009-04-08T23:42:53.002-07:00Nepal / back in KathmanduI went back to Kathmandu to get my Visa for India. It was a hard time. First I got really sick, after eating Samosas, which weren`t the freshest anymore. I vomitted 3 days long and was glad that I could take the bucket with me to the toilet which i could hardly leave, because of diarrhea.<br /><br />I love travelling alone, but when you become really sick you feel like the loneliest human being of the world. I lost 4kg in 3 days and felt very weak.<br /><br />I was very glad when I got better and went straight to the indian embassy. You had to get there in the line at 7 30 am. Even when the embassy opened at 9 30. You had to stay in the first line to get the needed formulars. After you have filled them in you have to get in another line to give it to the clerks and paying some money so that they could fax to your homecountry to find out, if your are a criminal or not... but um... why did they need more then 2 hours for 10 applicants.<br /><br />Then they said:"Come in 10 days again." Time enough to explore Kathmandu a little more.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4ZWwvQIAk0PRe11qXlquNREXcWvpw1GwwdLr9hSz_wenf-caB6ToS3OvDnLdvFcmE6SpwnssZ4ufaBb4j0DrrjLUb43UxzTPQBcokuemZtnR86AHTpdaaAQedwM8MIQglMtqSidMdfs/s1600-h/00100001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4ZWwvQIAk0PRe11qXlquNREXcWvpw1GwwdLr9hSz_wenf-caB6ToS3OvDnLdvFcmE6SpwnssZ4ufaBb4j0DrrjLUb43UxzTPQBcokuemZtnR86AHTpdaaAQedwM8MIQglMtqSidMdfs/s400/00100001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232937222138558946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdAccUPIEjVRzeJIZ3ISlz-8R2sP_gO__-sdEZKfMu6StyulP3tCNub_ypHbzt17FUUSu7NTDlhYpck32TVxP03WC1rgHmINHYxA5WfLPFtVAGroOfRUwim_OM69qA2raHHeSKYFdXvA/s1600-h/00580002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNian2W7a_WxM4gX-6CTpuj8D3FzpXTzmdqqWNstUnzbjHsQtJO4x3oc0Z4OvUXkJ_PDiamrNz3Fzj9bj6tbf2QgbOVBZght9Kjeys8vIOhyEjpwh4OIb0z-htTpj37_nhNk_uNq5PSQ/s400/10290001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232937515370379490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After ten days I went back to the embassy: First line: to get the answer of the telex. Uunfortunately there was none. .. but it didn't matter, I would get it anyway they said. I also got two new formulars. I filled them in and handed them out... in another line. After that you had to wait another half day, go to another line and then you get!! After that I was happiest person on earth!!<br /><br />It was time to leave Nepal and to head forward to India. I' ll never forget the bustrip. I payed the whole trip to the first indian town with a railway station in Kathmandu. But at the border it was only big trouble (like nearly always when you have a crossborder transport arrangement) I was tired, very tired, when the indian men from the bus wanted to force me, to pay extra for my bag. (they wanted luaggemoney only from those passengers, who had the same arengment like me) And it was a bus with 5 seats in one line. Even for Iindians it would had been dense. But the bus was full with western tourists. They said they would throw my bag away, they said (especially one guy), they would not start, before i have paid. It took a while to convince him, but after a while of arguing the bus started<br />One day later i was in New Dehli.<br /><br />to be continued....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-70998489442405990562008-08-07T02:30:00.001-07:002009-04-08T23:35:45.085-07:00Around Nepal<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">A</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">fter some days of resting with some beers and yak steaksI decided to continue my journey through Nepal by bus.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Next stop was Tansen. It took 6 hours for 120km. Unfortunelty there was nothing to see from the famous mountains, because of heavy fog. But i had great views at vomitting people in the bus. That happens often, because the people are not used in travelling like that. And it gets really nasty sometimes, when those people dont have a vomitting bag right in time.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Tansen was... a remote city. Nothing special ... and that was the reason why i decided to go there. Just a nice little town, no tourists, a small market. Perfect for a short stop.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next destination was Naryangath. The trip in the bus was simmilar then the bustrip before. Imagine a lot of vomitting people in the bus...the strong smell of the vomitts.<br /><br />The first night .. I was so lucky to get a small hotel room along the river...sounded very romantic, but at sunset the biggest moscitos I ever had seen so far invaded that beautiful place. I stopped there to make a daytrip to Devgath, one of the holiest places in Nepal.Three rivers are connected there. You can reach the village only by a long suspensionbridge and many old people go there to die and a nursing home is taking care about them.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf66Za8Cm0hAlDCfQXr3pdZOkkhJkwLJKnf4ONIfma9RD99H070DNzw0Lz7uUCD9d687Nc79pEJ0xtwmja1pFKmX1WRai43E6W4QzU4Gm7jkiDw-z0JGk8yA_9UkrLu8B0Pf6wYJrDIM/s400/77370001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232902415242135746" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhtB-Avu34RIIHJSFaLhEthT6uxdnMgZunPMwDLGVlGesQXCFjyLTrpCkIgU1F2kjYoi8eEGtLmocw-9etnjYPRSfejXvw4x-PWYe1N3Rr9DTh5AtBhkzDz8a2uFIbaCwrXF1huPYZ8A/s1600-h/77370003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhtB-Avu34RIIHJSFaLhEthT6uxdnMgZunPMwDLGVlGesQXCFjyLTrpCkIgU1F2kjYoi8eEGtLmocw-9etnjYPRSfejXvw4x-PWYe1N3Rr9DTh5AtBhkzDz8a2uFIbaCwrXF1huPYZ8A/s400/77370003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232902420945685058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33ZdzT-sKOIOhxroMtzCYfCrYP0eyxP2AqgVXDSdWo_wV9wkhxDf2baE68-0y5weID8utM-GnKEeOLlEuPRwqqBwUB6QBq6sKT0-F556zRtDOmX1LFlXgT-ZqJ5v_IkF7a32NYwhm-E8/s1600-h/91140001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33ZdzT-sKOIOhxroMtzCYfCrYP0eyxP2AqgVXDSdWo_wV9wkhxDf2baE68-0y5weID8utM-GnKEeOLlEuPRwqqBwUB6QBq6sKT0-F556zRtDOmX1LFlXgT-ZqJ5v_IkF7a32NYwhm-E8/s400/91140001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232900923129060530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o7IuY8usVF-5KdGTGKAsJLs5tiNiXTI5tjMiuT07guM7jlXYBLPw7g5-tRvF-DlE7111Ej8FvIVSfkU7wKg4DHB213QMXqG9lZVDTX7e8QEZEnOs_NmcYZnMjXzSVB79Bu4qRPeMZpA/s1600-h/91150001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o7IuY8usVF-5KdGTGKAsJLs5tiNiXTI5tjMiuT07guM7jlXYBLPw7g5-tRvF-DlE7111Ej8FvIVSfkU7wKg4DHB213QMXqG9lZVDTX7e8QEZEnOs_NmcYZnMjXzSVB79Bu4qRPeMZpA/s400/91150001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232900930682242514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfRqnk6TGUKitpGibGFleaROkd192ZBIknDUp-q7OkinVflx8sDmX7C1Pq5w6E14wBc960jCgYAAzyVq3aQtD5VnBaTLrKm2p2XNkSv8U6PjqlkEQmVaOy3yfkqyCHSrAOQV7UR5qG0g/s1600-h/91190001au.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfRqnk6TGUKitpGibGFleaROkd192ZBIknDUp-q7OkinVflx8sDmX7C1Pq5w6E14wBc960jCgYAAzyVq3aQtD5VnBaTLrKm2p2XNkSv8U6PjqlkEQmVaOy3yfkqyCHSrAOQV7UR5qG0g/s400/91190001au.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232900931546264290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc_3FtVtA44nCz7Baw6ZIt3OuBBHN03ySgdbU0s4DUPYPgQt8uSPsWHb4MDXSjtXGRHfg-tbYU_6JD2FAQx0sEsj2qZpB3i4RtTSvfiGZZ2CACR5LzDS3zxAZJBTP4D-jTgQ0cZcjxMc/s1600-h/91200001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc_3FtVtA44nCz7Baw6ZIt3OuBBHN03ySgdbU0s4DUPYPgQt8uSPsWHb4MDXSjtXGRHfg-tbYU_6JD2FAQx0sEsj2qZpB3i4RtTSvfiGZZ2CACR5LzDS3zxAZJBTP4D-jTgQ0cZcjxMc/s400/91200001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232900935008740802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jankpur:<br /><br />The most indian town in Nepal. And the most popular town to get married. It is said that the god Rama married the goddess Sita on that place. It's also the place with the biggest moscitos Ihave ever seen in my life. (Even bigger then in Naryangath)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ra3Xln6mr-oBBizXdtorFDrr-3lbQ50BZ7BVaOkqp3U8RDoQCXX4E3iVyJXKaoiSY471AdkmSKHvRko3JgVhT6d5QC0J_kym2CIWFlywSouFPY3sGNtQoXHEfqR7vsbaZxUm1DMUrn0/s1600-h/91210002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ra3Xln6mr-oBBizXdtorFDrr-3lbQ50BZ7BVaOkqp3U8RDoQCXX4E3iVyJXKaoiSY471AdkmSKHvRko3JgVhT6d5QC0J_kym2CIWFlywSouFPY3sGNtQoXHEfqR7vsbaZxUm1DMUrn0/s400/91210002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232899587252555090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAyxRJz1RdftcZ6kgM-EhQM7NOJyKVnfrRM45oIe4qz8wg6smda4ydHAUc7ynRWerfnRF2gCupzxfenLnIwfCsHBW5qQ0I_NALFVLFGwcs953gWIl2FZHQKMWDlWsrhbP0fw8iZURHTs/s1600-h/91210001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAyxRJz1RdftcZ6kgM-EhQM7NOJyKVnfrRM45oIe4qz8wg6smda4ydHAUc7ynRWerfnRF2gCupzxfenLnIwfCsHBW5qQ0I_NALFVLFGwcs953gWIl2FZHQKMWDlWsrhbP0fw8iZURHTs/s400/91210001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232899594704209410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It`s also the place to see the one and only railway in Nepal. It has a length from 36km and is always very crowded.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHkZcfPweTWtTclJgYBfwWQ4mbqOInc4Xx6rBk7fSZ8r_FM7Eiruf_mtcWRMyhIvZmDeuklZRO_CcSuYlWQ2fQ1hwPxJOlLxmwrc1kn1grB_CVFh3jekwk6KAsKJegsbJMY-Cj9HSQh4/s1600-h/91230002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHkZcfPweTWtTclJgYBfwWQ4mbqOInc4Xx6rBk7fSZ8r_FM7Eiruf_mtcWRMyhIvZmDeuklZRO_CcSuYlWQ2fQ1hwPxJOlLxmwrc1kn1grB_CVFh3jekwk6KAsKJegsbJMY-Cj9HSQh4/s400/91230002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232899593049540418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6ySGjxPcJviPD-jwZWIuY515YkrTZFSlNqfUqWBxgLL_q-QfTzNW7Wz6t6uYBNHTzmiu1gV_G4Is-cnQ0h-J2CLbcb4Zx47ATpZl2KQYT04MS2BLlOTlXNA-Lm3ZZqotbMvmyCYvTyg/s1600-h/91240001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6ySGjxPcJviPD-jwZWIuY515YkrTZFSlNqfUqWBxgLL_q-QfTzNW7Wz6t6uYBNHTzmiu1gV_G4Is-cnQ0h-J2CLbcb4Zx47ATpZl2KQYT04MS2BLlOTlXNA-Lm3ZZqotbMvmyCYvTyg/s400/91240001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232899598019393442" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-11068508280970629542008-08-02T05:03:00.000-07:002009-04-08T23:28:33.727-07:00Around Pokhara<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Tipetan Refugee Camp<br /><br /></span> </div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I came to the refugee camp, when they made their sandmandalas. They are used to symbolize the persishability of everything in the world. 5 monks need 3 days to make these beautiful pictures... In a cermony they put them into the river. As a symbol, that everything is vanishing, nothing </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">exists for ever</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQybu4Nj70x4mc4TYP_0ESxhdqUSXtt0fdoNpEuMFPGNfN89DifRoT9loQ3HNHt-jD_Xiu3KNf61uyaigC0Ev50oebY_t3kGCrgnmZM7Dmhq8UODVuYCMS7FWmSAyZS0NGQUliKqy1Pag/s1600-h/77340001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQybu4Nj70x4mc4TYP_0ESxhdqUSXtt0fdoNpEuMFPGNfN89DifRoT9loQ3HNHt-jD_Xiu3KNf61uyaigC0Ev50oebY_t3kGCrgnmZM7Dmhq8UODVuYCMS7FWmSAyZS0NGQUliKqy1Pag/s400/77340001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229891347406132466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7CrNVwvdUvQ7H_3P8OwP7Zo3-23bKx0Qol1kSE23iYUeCBsr3eK8Q9tKCnTGYOvJDjusF9tO_cBLCCZuaPoNeA9lEOAUq3lbsIcOiIq7HJeLmc-ZmbH-d7FkDiYv98KnKT2PmgqUaAo/s1600-h/77340002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Near Pokhara</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIBg2tgH4ZY4PpcTNlvYtps7U9UvVZywX9hsKmWaX6u_4qH9m9rEe0BTeF2OvOVmCoeyClIzFHyWcN7k2JgtIIdUxrwbN6G5irdwgm0JLS4WouY-E3U1HPVcKGqaCgaNZmdf74NSZLbQ/s1600-h/77320003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIBg2tgH4ZY4PpcTNlvYtps7U9UvVZywX9hsKmWaX6u_4qH9m9rEe0BTeF2OvOVmCoeyClIzFHyWcN7k2JgtIIdUxrwbN6G5irdwgm0JLS4WouY-E3U1HPVcKGqaCgaNZmdf74NSZLbQ/s400/77320003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229892344169522306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwUq8v04UbZyOhTPJ6BSMmCPRnFi4MnLgAJN2aN-zR6f_fb4rpj7KZkU-T27H6rhwt6F08Ez2N-h3M6eQc2NhjlUTje3bNXlRqUKDAe_r7WkjIRKJjqvQrl246p4Vgl5lltjIQCnT8Lw/s1600-h/77330001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpR-AzVJI9pRSbueU-ch30cHb3nIxJSnI9Y62GxMX4FzuWvFwjnbdc2i6VHAtK-mu2Tgvwcw7poakAVnDqNuQR2wOb-IXI5uHMm0dtE24JgNToX32ztrdbNgfpHixEP9i5zLg8yqDBYM/s400/77310001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229892351293785010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmEDLE-kc-aM_28bz_CBynQnobln-y0fhCShsgnNw_ESH-ZZAgwKXkaOY8E2eI1lSCn4F41b8gCHFv-w2uctDAj35MhlPsS9FVMCBd5kjCP1dZlkhvdIECu9CFyDWjNI4h3RRIWH2bCA/s1600-h/77310002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmEDLE-kc-aM_28bz_CBynQnobln-y0fhCShsgnNw_ESH-ZZAgwKXkaOY8E2eI1lSCn4F41b8gCHFv-w2uctDAj35MhlPsS9FVMCBd5kjCP1dZlkhvdIECu9CFyDWjNI4h3RRIWH2bCA/s400/77310002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229892356491232290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">That was a wired place. I went there with a rented motorbike and the last kilometers were on a dirtroad. Because it was a former small commercial town... the buildings where quite impressive. On the other hand when Ii arrived...it feels like the end of the world. </span><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-21786033040420353562008-08-01T06:19:00.000-07:002008-08-08T10:39:51.624-07:00tha annapurna/ the way down<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG20O6kzpf6-Bwffs_IMvH8kjmllBhJQkxq0S8H2bgMiCVUyCTkyueoQnUNnYIJMm7xIpLeU-AA3j0rkEp4fqwOugPdGupFriVMnUhDLWkdd7N47OTtzP25xtGPqdoDAtZtedfqAfvdmA/s1600-h/76930001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG20O6kzpf6-Bwffs_IMvH8kjmllBhJQkxq0S8H2bgMiCVUyCTkyueoQnUNnYIJMm7xIpLeU-AA3j0rkEp4fqwOugPdGupFriVMnUhDLWkdd7N47OTtzP25xtGPqdoDAtZtedfqAfvdmA/s400/76930001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229816741173986818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ftkvIJbt5zfJyFMXfChIHkiaa8DbMCZ3r4oH2urx7gSCNfJi6zSNgCDj0rODgWG6wYfmQg2ikIa9EaD0rLRjvNeF3XRosOE0zR4-wTg0nM-33rRU5EXQBePC58Yj2CeKIhiI7n3i0vc/s1600-h/63740002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ftkvIJbt5zfJyFMXfChIHkiaa8DbMCZ3r4oH2urx7gSCNfJi6zSNgCDj0rODgWG6wYfmQg2ikIa9EaD0rLRjvNeF3XRosOE0zR4-wTg0nM-33rRU5EXQBePC58Yj2CeKIhiI7n3i0vc/s400/63740002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229816745795683458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mvKchau5fUr11ByT8uPYBVEQkvdQq8T9ZQ3QXPXAX401Y4otMT55wpFzqHVKnY2VSdFlebgcTLxFN6hFm69W1XWPmYU2MKjlZCDs4nLAJmxjScKMZJBkuQ0l_bFhvLxCboNzRTTH-Dk/s1600-h/_MG_0899.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mvKchau5fUr11ByT8uPYBVEQkvdQq8T9ZQ3QXPXAX401Y4otMT55wpFzqHVKnY2VSdFlebgcTLxFN6hFm69W1XWPmYU2MKjlZCDs4nLAJmxjScKMZJBkuQ0l_bFhvLxCboNzRTTH-Dk/s400/_MG_0899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229826581043951698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkYhL-iHMghVc5YYip5t2g2cxSvHFlGP04lH_8Ehq-xXL5NqkrRoLEbF1sNqC9Qja3KdGFCTxzVgzFi5NyCO8Qnos31CQgP9elgwkd2jBAYk-XeFhULk3T-TNR7uuNAq0OrWLAtEHgZ8/s1600-h/_MG_0903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkYhL-iHMghVc5YYip5t2g2cxSvHFlGP04lH_8Ehq-xXL5NqkrRoLEbF1sNqC9Qja3KdGFCTxzVgzFi5NyCO8Qnos31CQgP9elgwkd2jBAYk-XeFhULk3T-TNR7uuNAq0OrWLAtEHgZ8/s400/_MG_0903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229823535986568418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvDBQngXaWw1F8tTI_S0k1YtB0R62s3FuSwSTbXqnhrrphoqBvvbeY2qZ98n11PxEpkiV_63g0QAiXLbU-obiKbmGaBzrqi7nyEySlJ4E_2GsTEWAkMc7PZBMSd23wi3hEp3zjQgrcLM/s1600-h/76950001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvDBQngXaWw1F8tTI_S0k1YtB0R62s3FuSwSTbXqnhrrphoqBvvbeY2qZ98n11PxEpkiV_63g0QAiXLbU-obiKbmGaBzrqi7nyEySlJ4E_2GsTEWAkMc7PZBMSd23wi3hEp3zjQgrcLM/s400/76950001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229816753868457554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKb9vEz0uqU-nSwPMu36FF3O9VqXQjEc-Ytqsu_WKne6Tu8GTzZ5fvW9zU8p0SHh32xKwP1m3HaLo50rkQB1BOag88Osr7NdSpRuwprFDL_lrw84LfJ5Q0zpszlesoZJ_1HXDC_9hf6o/s1600-h/76960001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKb9vEz0uqU-nSwPMu36FF3O9VqXQjEc-Ytqsu_WKne6Tu8GTzZ5fvW9zU8p0SHh32xKwP1m3HaLo50rkQB1BOag88Osr7NdSpRuwprFDL_lrw84LfJ5Q0zpszlesoZJ_1HXDC_9hf6o/s400/76960001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229816757887006802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">the way down, wasnt like the way up. Especially when we reached Jomosom on 2600 meters it changed. Jomosom has an Airport. many tourists avoid to climb up. they fly to Jomosom and going down. So its much more touristy and also the landscape isnt as impressive then the other side. But nevertheless i is a beautiful landscape!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopD5sVZ0cDuDzXHeCJOxR_D2_35RAAmlBLDmX7tGTkbWueyoL_wP5dCAToLYqtwIu5_v6texTzds-y1P3QokWa-Zz1JaqvO9Di3kbVL6i0Fz8voxcw8RPaKy5oAPIZgHbQvdPPkG6Ptw/s1600-h/77250002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopD5sVZ0cDuDzXHeCJOxR_D2_35RAAmlBLDmX7tGTkbWueyoL_wP5dCAToLYqtwIu5_v6texTzds-y1P3QokWa-Zz1JaqvO9Di3kbVL6i0Fz8voxcw8RPaKy5oAPIZgHbQvdPPkG6Ptw/s400/77250002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229817300257998530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK1hz-cTrLZmj-ilmfH7oBi41vGc8rn1lilg5eA6W8lXjMk-ZMP1YfwqahUC7HtbZjBAmXp52LSfUGORVwtUjRqcuoAu_cMuSXjboWk3A336CJ7cvXfz-yrIcW2BMWnEPW-fkMof0IoE/s1600-h/77260002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrku7z8m0b_t7p5HuX_nkqjpMred69K4O7Ew3ajv4swDuTWKs4jvFGchhhWJGoYVj5j51TzPx1bEjeO8dXNb1qu_JbKKmAeK34J83ff-69-_mjkrUELPOeFdAINRcJ1N2_0NBA3Hdug98/s400/_MG_0901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229822607340063058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">after weeks only with cold water, it was like paradise on earth to bath in those hot springs</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIU3qdP6H7cwYRyClVlF6cOhXjEaoaJIfl5msBKUBzlGsCOhzrDJXFuh_pUJN9ZiuOE6CD1ujUjQAi9xgtodb3-_blSFOXvvCCuLizqBL3KQDEnOlCS618v9wCzdp7WxHKa4ZKGASPUY/s1600-h/77300002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIU3qdP6H7cwYRyClVlF6cOhXjEaoaJIfl5msBKUBzlGsCOhzrDJXFuh_pUJN9ZiuOE6CD1ujUjQAi9xgtodb3-_blSFOXvvCCuLizqBL3KQDEnOlCS618v9wCzdp7WxHKa4ZKGASPUY/s400/77300002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229818530713881426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhHjXusb1jUEw1GDzhruWRvODiztBBixmd2I1LDJJ8nsNobvRHRPRXpwQ-w1FbspeJgtSffMI0RO6ZJKR0NPJd6VS-j9ZH4FfRG_8GB-Zxa4MVkFXWc8bauH64lQoob9L2PfpQiPkSkQ/s1600-h/77300003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAxNCxcbGHU2UVNwoTsDcyVruzajl26VWWB9ZsAd1DycEiVeDB29ul1v8Aiwgo3-URCFPLgHWFlizvaUD-tYj1mdb86ypnnxmj_CYniCFvg1cG-j7E9VOWkbltFBy08Sl5EnM9uxYkzM/s400/77290002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229823257225748754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Three great weeks!! It is such a difference, when everything, which has speed up our life, is suddenly gone: No cars, no TV, no telephone, no streets, often no electricity, no radio. You can feel the difference every breath you take. Life is much slower..people speak much more to each other in a much more intensive way, because they are not disturbed by radio etc. I remember very well when two women where talking to each other. they were in two different villages.. maybe one kilometer away. Both were standing on the roof of their houses and were shoutingto each other.. natural telephone. Also distances are getting their meaning back when you have everything to do by feet. It also means open doors: you never know when your relatives are coming from another village.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Not everything is of course as romantic as it sounds like. Infant mortality is high and life in that altitude is very tough. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">But nevertheless it seems like, it is easer for them to smile (to enjoy what they have) then poeple like us who seems to have so much comforts, that we forgot to appreciate....even when we have subordinated our whole life to get even more comfort.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> sometimes we have forgotten to enjoy life </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It was a great time!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />to be continued....<br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-55558842638961000362008-07-11T10:40:00.000-07:002009-04-08T23:25:38.685-07:00the Annapurna/ part four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlyGUYX3ou6HD_cae48n6FT5oO4RyHZ9G7-7d4zNtyfBXXls0SndsZeQepgEZrztS1R2s0qmiHny8nph8HuRf5bJ8Nft3g6kG6b-zGqSRVsbvNYUibDdTNhl6qmVXE8bW1k8m9KJ7OLI/s1600-h/76860001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlyGUYX3ou6HD_cae48n6FT5oO4RyHZ9G7-7d4zNtyfBXXls0SndsZeQepgEZrztS1R2s0qmiHny8nph8HuRf5bJ8Nft3g6kG6b-zGqSRVsbvNYUibDdTNhl6qmVXE8bW1k8m9KJ7OLI/s400/76860001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222514830522992322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZMGTKNsLZLdlEGaNbZx-64YRY1CQ4W9xTpologRrcdJ452P53vswhSbiOwxH9FarRFQZIG0VNZ4bwIYWo3UPIVd3NFk1_JNa7wua8m458bqZrd51h60YjtIOEHhy9y7-UpvB2O2kc94/s1600-h/76870001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZMGTKNsLZLdlEGaNbZx-64YRY1CQ4W9xTpologRrcdJ452P53vswhSbiOwxH9FarRFQZIG0VNZ4bwIYWo3UPIVd3NFk1_JNa7wua8m458bqZrd51h60YjtIOEHhy9y7-UpvB2O2kc94/s400/76870001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222514829074833378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb34oYBVcoZQGT_v4VWfdULwHyCyQiLx2cYQC-A2SCFFOxSVGzqK5pNeh9zORD6xEmE8fy6u0gWE-0_LsWnRWqeGhSXRTThUuFTVGjmS8wHmPL2AGpTl9ks99icdF0fwFizHmYndO0870/s1600-h/76880001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb34oYBVcoZQGT_v4VWfdULwHyCyQiLx2cYQC-A2SCFFOxSVGzqK5pNeh9zORD6xEmE8fy6u0gWE-0_LsWnRWqeGhSXRTThUuFTVGjmS8wHmPL2AGpTl9ks99icdF0fwFizHmYndO0870/s400/76880001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222514835260880706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Same day, we had to make 1400 altitude meters down. Aa lot work on the knees. But the views, were worth everything! We celebrated that day with beer, good food and whiskey. On that side it was clearly autumn. The trees were covered, with golden leafs.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">On the way down we often heard men singing, but we couldnt see them, and were wondering, what it was about. When we were wandering around a village we found it out: Farmers on the fields were controling their bullocks with the singing. When they sung the refrain of the songs the bullocks made an u-turn.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDGk_iFpAHOfB5obQAIcc5JQRoMxMUga7_ZiThbeivo-OJe55R1hn_fiBRptW_mbRSSIPqxwHHNt5NPzTieGv4yOuBCjaVEPRAlZTx8kIMOIkW-g66_agI_84K78JcZrR_8pfRSJQiPU/s1600-h/76890001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDGk_iFpAHOfB5obQAIcc5JQRoMxMUga7_ZiThbeivo-OJe55R1hn_fiBRptW_mbRSSIPqxwHHNt5NPzTieGv4yOuBCjaVEPRAlZTx8kIMOIkW-g66_agI_84K78JcZrR_8pfRSJQiPU/s400/76890001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222515225464154466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb7new7hmkKYnGOBEWfNxxBHLGEmDMoOg89OsAaym_Y1AT_xPa3nRP4PUwbQAxf31pVFFv5ofcCIDGWan_if5NQoCx_vWKQzv6ohYsDNw1tz3MYvppO5OGFTOnU9VwbPpidlRR2a_Ir4/s1600-h/76930002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-style: italic;">some of the small villages on the way down...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG10YLsUgeAh5PaFEFfgQ7qjHrovK7DH6xr9otWtu4EzYsOMYzxlpu1ufAIxw-_UNue38Jlrj2VK6XVRXR0kBJgtGLnaO63cFnuuma27Bm9S3T6KknQNb4nstnnmP0yYDiQSPBFVGNUM/s1600-h/76910001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG10YLsUgeAh5PaFEFfgQ7qjHrovK7DH6xr9otWtu4EzYsOMYzxlpu1ufAIxw-_UNue38Jlrj2VK6XVRXR0kBJgtGLnaO63cFnuuma27Bm9S3T6KknQNb4nstnnmP0yYDiQSPBFVGNUM/s400/76910001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222516397275891106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSoHvRHARgbmNv1M0j-lmf67gAWb9pyqLEgY_gPWQFyrZdNjEAQTUskERPRoiTxAO_fu3UaPcroRaSi4NR4H8ikwlUN2KMR3byfIQVMBL9djgn7qQgTdIaYQsja5NUNSXGj_ZFgRHUzM/s1600-h/76920001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5FmLoVvDVfLWT7PDHBL6ExsfzBE8r1WiljhrkLqZ2u9ewVYTG8xZqpVd9IYX0o6PZIE14e5bzkZSClybhzt71e13-LzEUDxduvs28KGxI62MmjYUZA0TusOmos4Fw-6WQwfwDWUq6zc/s400/63740001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222519297864669858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The entrance to the kingdom of Mustang.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">In the year 2000 you had to pay entrance fee: 700 us dollar for ten days. You were forced to go with an official travelagency. We decided not to go.</span><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-72126485327950724102008-07-11T08:36:00.000-07:002009-04-08T14:10:31.594-07:00the Annapurna/the pass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityqd3zbf_zqA0Xdy0hM5kthGkU-TW_DxRjUi64qv3Rr8KkWDUpBMiQsijpmpfObIeWQxttbADtP9C0FoqUJLK5NNoyiwfSlmnjwqDkV0p07yRxoM9UcNlYPF-QWyfI2eurhVdV7hqtkk/s1600-h/75060002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityqd3zbf_zqA0Xdy0hM5kthGkU-TW_DxRjUi64qv3Rr8KkWDUpBMiQsijpmpfObIeWQxttbADtP9C0FoqUJLK5NNoyiwfSlmnjwqDkV0p07yRxoM9UcNlYPF-QWyfI2eurhVdV7hqtkk/s400/75060002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221782166594770082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1eVSSF4a-WNtaX9XXpU2D6tvhHf5BatrjfgzzfPUmTg-j2GkeXXhw8ELefpsJTDvBpEBINgodBRpEhYxZSrdqQYP6Xer35_VUlmIH3rNBPmeqk_TODE1KyIgvtwzwHcPDuxnPMD-ooU/s1600-h/76710002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1eVSSF4a-WNtaX9XXpU2D6tvhHf5BatrjfgzzfPUmTg-j2GkeXXhw8ELefpsJTDvBpEBINgodBRpEhYxZSrdqQYP6Xer35_VUlmIH3rNBPmeqk_TODE1KyIgvtwzwHcPDuxnPMD-ooU/s400/76710002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221782169998045778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQXXygayKhFX4efHyzkHdV8g1snVXbeCPQPAVPIrrm1AHUD2ly0cuVYTypitCqgz0oUpFmapTLf58_v3Nv_DhDyHmNhquQtBc4vk55nuKPcvbb1QiiG_P0k8tJ0VOhoV7SrqHaoL7hEM/s1600-h/76720004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQXXygayKhFX4efHyzkHdV8g1snVXbeCPQPAVPIrrm1AHUD2ly0cuVYTypitCqgz0oUpFmapTLf58_v3Nv_DhDyHmNhquQtBc4vk55nuKPcvbb1QiiG_P0k8tJ0VOhoV7SrqHaoL7hEM/s400/76720004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221782173398251698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Next we headed for Manang (3540m) the last big village before the pass. We stayed for three days, mainly because I needed to get used to the altitude. Altitute sickness is a big problem in this region because many tourists are going up too far without thinking about it. (I remember an Israelian guy I met at 4500m who </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">was totally confused and desorientated</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> - he couldn´t tell up from down). Almost everybody had some kind of AMS (altitude mountain sickness) with symptoms like headache and lack of appetite.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Fortunately the last one didn´t affect me - I was given a yaksteak which was very good (much better than the yak butter tea - a taste I never got used to).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeV9WIzkq0QKjQcv6rz8Zyuau3aQHyWrSvET8lU0M4x3bRq6SRnDpe4BHzP4NEB-dzJ4jrHL8aHJ-dbKXgEySzCTW2Zv0Kuwp2rEB-fN5rbU-V3b3BvBTLbKEhUyEYgTR0r6RnBIbfQo/s1600-h/76710001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeV9WIzkq0QKjQcv6rz8Zyuau3aQHyWrSvET8lU0M4x3bRq6SRnDpe4BHzP4NEB-dzJ4jrHL8aHJ-dbKXgEySzCTW2Zv0Kuwp2rEB-fN5rbU-V3b3BvBTLbKEhUyEYgTR0r6RnBIbfQo/s400/76710001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221806251757661794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOOFy3V6W6Mu7m0clOECCVbqkWBqwMdEIUHmKiQIfK7LpK2RtVCBwSagYi5mj5E3lWsd_jhDj_DhqnpwxbmEjbAI2qe9NhoA0VO0YWi7Bn2IJTbnrTGGHt3To1CwiOsKtn3jhhzSAVG0/s1600-h/76740003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxfco64qJC5H7CYMTswMTQ2VP6Y0_8ZiPDAsDMwg3TnEtKTI1MTBwGManW1NnMeXqpK7Rr3QXl86TDjYbp2R_DAb5qBqlUq9ETZyrDoG-kug0uYaEAEq1T0cmF69Y3-OAzaeUhaCgz0s/s400/_MG_0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221806828595422194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAuVmxeFalO4vHGOx1gLqETkv-XjVR-7nhsIBcBxlx9NVYN0xIP5djQZE7534vx9Yl9PnL2VFC-rYKhvB69xz30uY5DSX9P1jaww5IgmMvSvDxl5X5OnI8yT-qnbiXeUAGrvoEV8q9tE/s1600-h/_MG_0164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAuVmxeFalO4vHGOx1gLqETkv-XjVR-7nhsIBcBxlx9NVYN0xIP5djQZE7534vx9Yl9PnL2VFC-rYKhvB69xz30uY5DSX9P1jaww5IgmMvSvDxl5X5OnI8yT-qnbiXeUAGrvoEV8q9tE/s400/_MG_0164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221806831695073570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The last camp was at 4800 meters .Food became more and more expensive because everything has to be carried up by foot. It was terribly cold - much too cold for my equipment which was just a wool jacket and jeans.And the acommodation was... um.... see for yourself</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIHrqr4W5AR5Bmm99mXREi7jlUZ6oiGUA9eCq6h8xSI0SLdkvXLEoO2zFuqkuOvef2O5L1epxsnkvaLJk7ymHHw-2utOX8GV0X_SJovQLvPzymyegU5I9b9gUsJQ0Jv2HqQS8j3fFflA/s1600-h/_MG_0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIHrqr4W5AR5Bmm99mXREi7jlUZ6oiGUA9eCq6h8xSI0SLdkvXLEoO2zFuqkuOvef2O5L1epxsnkvaLJk7ymHHw-2utOX8GV0X_SJovQLvPzymyegU5I9b9gUsJQ0Jv2HqQS8j3fFflA/s400/_MG_0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221807902389262370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Our "hotel room" at 4800m. It had no windows therefore it was a </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">really</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> cold night. I put on everything that was in my bag but it wasn´t enough at all.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I could barely sleep.</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The next day my reactions were very slow. One small step after the other, I hated myself for my bad stamina. But how</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> happy I was when I reached the Thourang la Pass (5416m): the weather was beautiful, the sight over the 8000meter high mountains awesome, the awareness, that I did it unbelieveable !</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-xZVpLPljVL5Znn0a475kiWK9X9lFT5Hlr7wI7fkawXgwUWGZc20650R9QDnUCNVtLP_PD8PQPveeAVTn5aWm_HaGcyALhw1NOmrLxMgOVj3Bpdh39xvLDz4ZwkvemTdu1sJ4bqSA1o/s1600-h/_MG_0161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-xZVpLPljVL5Znn0a475kiWK9X9lFT5Hlr7wI7fkawXgwUWGZc20650R9QDnUCNVtLP_PD8PQPveeAVTn5aWm_HaGcyALhw1NOmrLxMgOVj3Bpdh39xvLDz4ZwkvemTdu1sJ4bqSA1o/s400/_MG_0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221811420072748706" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-4812530416445659232008-07-11T02:39:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:45:51.018-07:00the Annapurna/ "Lama Disco"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-A0aqFsz9k9AmeShWEPa658iQPFsimLbvELtgC_EzxdJs9393hodH3hxbw_ZY9RFIz0YjCdkoc6MR5iRlV69ynraYHyhOij3bcmdqzB5biwDLMoQwGs6KvNWaJ0Q9IybgavYRfWGjcU/s1600-h/74800001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-A0aqFsz9k9AmeShWEPa658iQPFsimLbvELtgC_EzxdJs9393hodH3hxbw_ZY9RFIz0YjCdkoc6MR5iRlV69ynraYHyhOij3bcmdqzB5biwDLMoQwGs6KvNWaJ0Q9IybgavYRfWGjcU/s400/74800001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221697029582631010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We reached that village in the afternoon and found a good place to sleep.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgiizELZUNLBq-mKqgKE4wOM4ZmayjkslQ9GMFfLTwcXaOxKUPuJc9K6c0LdoIjptHQxcNuwcPV5AIQXqZmZQgnrrjuuTbNJKd_uSfGbp4N4_KplUQCKxRUzGBuzfV8LgRM60SMTrP90/s1600-h/_MG_0154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgiizELZUNLBq-mKqgKE4wOM4ZmayjkslQ9GMFfLTwcXaOxKUPuJc9K6c0LdoIjptHQxcNuwcPV5AIQXqZmZQgnrrjuuTbNJKd_uSfGbp4N4_KplUQCKxRUzGBuzfV8LgRM60SMTrP90/s400/_MG_0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221701501187506466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk27joJiutqpkp3pyUUGGy-XMIrwFn-0tBPH1tZ8RUzyGDjI5ucGFjZ7k8LvMR6gvEtdTdtmxoRs_NXt5NaVaUqMJpiHJYU4NZ8hs8KdWvHnhD4kltmxsjAqErjJkSw9R3jgpCaCLsrPc/s1600-h/_MG_0145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk27joJiutqpkp3pyUUGGy-XMIrwFn-0tBPH1tZ8RUzyGDjI5ucGFjZ7k8LvMR6gvEtdTdtmxoRs_NXt5NaVaUqMJpiHJYU4NZ8hs8KdWvHnhD4kltmxsjAqErjJkSw9R3jgpCaCLsrPc/s400/_MG_0145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221697456822187106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We went to the wat of the village right in time. Lamas (Tipetan buddhist priests) with colorful clothes and impressive red hats were dancing around - a little clumsy - maybe because of the lack of practise. But maybe it was also the whiskey the local women gave the men. We also got some.. and yeah, in that altitude alcohol has a tremendous effect. Unfortunately i didn´t see what happened in the temple, we stayed in front of the crowded entrance. The villagers were standing in line to get their "blessings".</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOBsPlKQ69WVvZxhXMowho_cU4rA8bPCTaWj0SuazebFPT0KraCl0IzMofKZVxHHmv0TnxiHzQP6JzEVJwHN7S4rBamOrWrGN4rDr0oq0wtBZjTw8rZ0fLk3bgQ2q-lr_O_L7BdR6nts/s1600-h/75020001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOBsPlKQ69WVvZxhXMowho_cU4rA8bPCTaWj0SuazebFPT0KraCl0IzMofKZVxHHmv0TnxiHzQP6JzEVJwHN7S4rBamOrWrGN4rDr0oq0wtBZjTw8rZ0fLk3bgQ2q-lr_O_L7BdR6nts/s400/75020001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221704813015082306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbd8Ou8Iz9wbCleOdQEnQ4100-2Mi02AET7JndQFJyB3nWWlvO3wHNypArtbGc8iFxi0L9HgRmzqCthofrJDTe3GA7RtDR9NhFXa1Qz0yORTf6-s6asUk-EvJoH0hJqffrVvl1d7bRvQ/s1600-h/74960002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbd8Ou8Iz9wbCleOdQEnQ4100-2Mi02AET7JndQFJyB3nWWlvO3wHNypArtbGc8iFxi0L9HgRmzqCthofrJDTe3GA7RtDR9NhFXa1Qz0yORTf6-s6asUk-EvJoH0hJqffrVvl1d7bRvQ/s400/74960002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221704819656932978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mUI_L4DpS7fq1SvQHNuBKu229BHjm7YIjQsYMPlPNwMkWQjUxzWfKiWxvok8jQcQSrXryhCT5CESB4DdqAzbD68Kv3_Gmj_Gq-yqgTDUuwsCBS0QMns1XFjBtuT0N1EJLhu-p3woB-g/s1600-h/74930001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mUI_L4DpS7fq1SvQHNuBKu229BHjm7YIjQsYMPlPNwMkWQjUxzWfKiWxvok8jQcQSrXryhCT5CESB4DdqAzbD68Kv3_Gmj_Gq-yqgTDUuwsCBS0QMns1XFjBtuT0N1EJLhu-p3woB-g/s400/74930001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221704830029981314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67PUaRhknHgB_Oqgub8vM9t9DmWb1RAUwxE7RGPNOXtvkj4C_Z7lH2Lh2IV8hgiylwjWWtCo19FVa9V2LeDAGamj5F749xSiNAuxr84Wnlp_tkYJrXxwpJgsPtq_HmLE57MnuNIczOs4/s1600-h/74930003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67PUaRhknHgB_Oqgub8vM9t9DmWb1RAUwxE7RGPNOXtvkj4C_Z7lH2Lh2IV8hgiylwjWWtCo19FVa9V2LeDAGamj5F749xSiNAuxr84Wnlp_tkYJrXxwpJgsPtq_HmLE57MnuNIczOs4/s400/74930003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221704830973765682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlBbPJblbk709Ro1UNV2PXYpTLl6gbEVHqJPrbEgquTmBR-G8WYIV82LKX6acOxH6_HUVulvr45Q86Du6G0OyCMdsQAhXwnkcGr5UAJbqMGzPyi5CffilxABNy1RpQ12x2hMbVfTvO-c/s1600-h/74910002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlBbPJblbk709Ro1UNV2PXYpTLl6gbEVHqJPrbEgquTmBR-G8WYIV82LKX6acOxH6_HUVulvr45Q86Du6G0OyCMdsQAhXwnkcGr5UAJbqMGzPyi5CffilxABNy1RpQ12x2hMbVfTvO-c/s400/74910002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221706357289996130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I9ftn3HMWQDY7ksZ2m-iK9hbdAEbsXRlS1oHEf6FQ4nMDR7FNIWaPUlwyrV_h4siKMpJwp1M0ELVjpmr0gl7FBTeXLpuv55nGGHW5m7pCjkPyJDMmfmHUeamiP22ErAG41M40xcfn78/s1600-h/74950002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I9ftn3HMWQDY7ksZ2m-iK9hbdAEbsXRlS1oHEf6FQ4nMDR7FNIWaPUlwyrV_h4siKMpJwp1M0ELVjpmr0gl7FBTeXLpuv55nGGHW5m7pCjkPyJDMmfmHUeamiP22ErAG41M40xcfn78/s400/74950002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221706369384681298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">After that it got really funny. Men with huge wooden penisses were running after the screaming and laughing women to put the wooden thing between their legs, while the women got their revenge by tweezing the men between their legs. We tourists became also part of that "ceremony". Meanwhile half of the villagers were quite drunken. But the ceremony didn´t escalate like you would expect it. Everybody between 10 and 70 years was part of the happening. After that a second more official cermony took place. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5VKbtiDzttN0wMzHVUOzDLYJe6ehXLxGha33o1F9wJ1Jm2IEszPJf9scsPBZ4FHrBJk0sHtEZZhZ-VhbI4wLDCkjEhWKmUa79tT413XymvKSTjWCbj1Ehtlmq4f-AiESlPetZa9n2x0/s400/75040003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221725331342863186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-74278950485181138502008-07-10T00:21:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:32:02.580-07:00the Annapurna/Part One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTonIPhXMpiA-52mPW8RyRAGhYdQVmFl4xrlqv8HdEOTlud4p6OgQEYVLgmwE1IxC0CYNiTv6aYoS2dV7RbGKdEW126nifjk5iWKYGnk3wMTqrgplyINz4v0zPfdWEr1wyzUEo2nrq2c/s1600-h/10300002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTonIPhXMpiA-52mPW8RyRAGhYdQVmFl4xrlqv8HdEOTlud4p6OgQEYVLgmwE1IxC0CYNiTv6aYoS2dV7RbGKdEW126nifjk5iWKYGnk3wMTqrgplyINz4v0zPfdWEr1wyzUEo2nrq2c/s400/10300002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221708967864790226" border="0" /></a><br />L<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">ast tea in the morning near the busstation of Kathmandu</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">After some days in Kathmandu I was ready for the trek. I headed for Phokara, the town where you usually start the trek around the famous Annapurna (a mountain, more than 8000m high). It was not easy to resist the hotelmangers in this town who were trying to convince you to hire a guide and a sherpa (and for your best: three donkeys, two cooks, a nurse and a doctor).</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I bought a guidebook instead.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaNHXV_8qwxJ9g0WsuhduxNlm-OLcqlitRg8IWgz0DYDgivrkMUYGQV34XTwS6b-Ju-oATgqd8DatDyLF5Un6gBQt8YLdcBcRpzr9iVIN_7fAIcOnKfgF8MblbnNTKwwzb6LviZjRgvI/s1600-h/_MG_0127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaNHXV_8qwxJ9g0WsuhduxNlm-OLcqlitRg8IWgz0DYDgivrkMUYGQV34XTwS6b-Ju-oATgqd8DatDyLF5Un6gBQt8YLdcBcRpzr9iVIN_7fAIcOnKfgF8MblbnNTKwwzb6LviZjRgvI/s400/_MG_0127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221288600988760530" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Busstation in Pokhara</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">At the busstation I met Ian</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> from England and we decided to travel together. The bus trip to Besissahr (760 m) was quite rough. I had the honor to sit underneath the only working loudspeaker in the whole bus. Of course it was used to let the whole bus know, what an excellent taste in music the busdriver had. I was close to kill the last working loudspeaker in that bus with my knife but i decided to take a different route to avoid the noise.... and sat on the roof of the bus.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1BVGAZKzQi1O5sFoZFsbjFF_umAgDNGkerj8TQJkp9hox2s92_gPpfRUklQpWX4m1A03oH_ndgDiM5WTi3Bm39324kjzEGYgmdHy-LfVgo9vG24wlF5i_xFtgsr73DcXKPSv7oq_ADk/s1600-h/_MG_0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1BVGAZKzQi1O5sFoZFsbjFF_umAgDNGkerj8TQJkp9hox2s92_gPpfRUklQpWX4m1A03oH_ndgDiM5WTi3Bm39324kjzEGYgmdHy-LfVgo9vG24wlF5i_xFtgsr73DcXKPSv7oq_ADk/s400/_MG_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221335050673777042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">on the top of the bus</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUb9wMASp4OsL8llT89Uftd34yWGhpMlxIBe1H3eIk9aIqSVHC9RYPDA7JiOfrVcn_XuMsDGF3fTH7FmxhOYFnYj86JohAdpdCI79Y6N1A0cK4ZCaWT_U5dmttVEv3Ytqv_0F6RNfTXI/s1600-h/_MG_0141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUb9wMASp4OsL8llT89Uftd34yWGhpMlxIBe1H3eIk9aIqSVHC9RYPDA7JiOfrVcn_XuMsDGF3fTH7FmxhOYFnYj86JohAdpdCI79Y6N1A0cK4ZCaWT_U5dmttVEv3Ytqv_0F6RNfTXI/s400/_MG_0141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221334355785720706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Seems like there were more people with the same idea.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJKsAC9rC3_0tmWaKzuOV08Rs5bH9EKBWFWpzDTEQdOMRl7JhS8psLKkgI1xeRFCOi9T3cxO_lCDJIWbv2P9i3ure1vIaZX0Yg960Mi41Z_uKrvtyGg4kt01hu0Pl-U3Xj3_C8eISNlA/s1600-h/_MG_0142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJKsAC9rC3_0tmWaKzuOV08Rs5bH9EKBWFWpzDTEQdOMRl7JhS8psLKkgI1xeRFCOi9T3cxO_lCDJIWbv2P9i3ure1vIaZX0Yg960Mi41Z_uKrvtyGg4kt01hu0Pl-U3Xj3_C8eISNlA/s400/_MG_0142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221334358531404466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The roof was my favorite place in public transportations. Maybe it´s not the safest way to travel because you always have to watch out for electricity cables and branches. But the wind and the 360 degree view</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">is worth it.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKfnVjTsBvsZQ1DTqmRJDIpnzAVuoi1A5iZhDOmsGJeax3Y2XAXTbtB-33haq0oWScfGbQA8gWwrGYJoi_rmaHBuBG_g4mkUK0HoXTkRBGU_q7tWF_0BpeQk_japi5j20dOFNIbmgHgQ/s1600-h/_MG_0129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKfnVjTsBvsZQ1DTqmRJDIpnzAVuoi1A5iZhDOmsGJeax3Y2XAXTbtB-33haq0oWScfGbQA8gWwrGYJoi_rmaHBuBG_g4mkUK0HoXTkRBGU_q7tWF_0BpeQk_japi5j20dOFNIbmgHgQ/s400/_MG_0129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221336698590511058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">the entrance to the Annapurna region<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The first days walking was enjoyable: It was not too steep and clouds protected us from the heat</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We walked a lot</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> and went to bed soon. Not only because we were tired but also because there was no electricty. The first five days we mainly walked through rice fields and forests.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"></span></div></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrNsbIR4YeoeLrRaDnWdky5ZcxkR7KC9OOFQPFBxnyjqdSm2YqqwYJupmfWQY_a2heg8-swGly0wm7ebmIcLP0mwN81OMeezjvbg8y3wkW2tVCsxLyUyiShJwcRCI7msgC9PjqdIp5tI/s1600-h/_MG_0131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrNsbIR4YeoeLrRaDnWdky5ZcxkR7KC9OOFQPFBxnyjqdSm2YqqwYJupmfWQY_a2heg8-swGly0wm7ebmIcLP0mwN81OMeezjvbg8y3wkW2tVCsxLyUyiShJwcRCI7msgC9PjqdIp5tI/s400/_MG_0131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221338213675920530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQe8hn8MAP7HgoAoCHmW8EE_s71K3sRSeZ5CfwAomxV7nJ_IQindyTrejlL7ToqHfPOWbYlQbOtAXSZcl5usZZOHWXY1G1-bHgAcgMqh48swhru-gnLxztncguZhGcrtUM_1m7Nkx2ug/s1600-h/_MG_0132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQe8hn8MAP7HgoAoCHmW8EE_s71K3sRSeZ5CfwAomxV7nJ_IQindyTrejlL7ToqHfPOWbYlQbOtAXSZcl5usZZOHWXY1G1-bHgAcgMqh48swhru-gnLxztncguZhGcrtUM_1m7Nkx2ug/s400/_MG_0132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221338215407371618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHmvPuOJqTWSC2n2PPhzsH3MdYqL3lCifdgH0LerOnpJ2t_aGvS_dZsqcvfSPFOZhjBHNr1ExUBSV-9bOd9ye1ZZBUCxPDpNapVIB4Hc8wKr_xcqu37S8DR3-9Ev9AJUsWnKphbblYCk/s1600-h/76920031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHmvPuOJqTWSC2n2PPhzsH3MdYqL3lCifdgH0LerOnpJ2t_aGvS_dZsqcvfSPFOZhjBHNr1ExUBSV-9bOd9ye1ZZBUCxPDpNapVIB4Hc8wKr_xcqu37S8DR3-9Ev9AJUsWnKphbblYCk/s400/76920031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221371084711922370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Those porters we met were amazing. They carry an unbelivable amount of weight, most of them wearing flipflops, some of them barefoot. Watch out for upcoming pics!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Meanwhile we reached 2600m: hinduism was vanishing slowly and more and more buddhist influence was obvious. Also the weather and the vegetation were changing. The rice fields laid far below us, like most of the clouds. The sun could warm up the air only at midday.</span><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOtCzHCwPibRtVNZHlsxlkDKiA_oPxegYzwzbYxVpAgUcjTVnLteuMCSouSL6g5FA4Zq5Xvvk-diZ8qLn1HeXRT79x_oFGp_kIYYDRNquD2FpkCBXHE68_gmjiQ2c9ONhM7wwOXMhRtE/s400/10290002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221708237939901842" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">waterpowered prayer wheel</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTToHWbzogNxP7rJKsgl_0f7yYcjyKVe5knCuTOlBsju2CJhwVupETJOCR8dCxyHavx_OZtGrK_LE31NC47JNG16fHEAYpvsqkXg6zGWmPIQkfTFQj_AOGdkuFbuVGHZ9-buyza6K7sQ/s1600-h/_MG_0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTToHWbzogNxP7rJKsgl_0f7yYcjyKVe5knCuTOlBsju2CJhwVupETJOCR8dCxyHavx_OZtGrK_LE31NC47JNG16fHEAYpvsqkXg6zGWmPIQkfTFQj_AOGdkuFbuVGHZ9-buyza6K7sQ/s400/_MG_0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221360490257192882" border="0" /></a>dont try this alone ;)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_AwMquC6941IXFi9gV7F5RNFZ8BxrakYomwewIxN0n0PXTvQMRVZHnhHizJxsyAwkQ8JLxYlodlTfoHUFlVnnHKDJ4xCI3e60x5g8ipmDnzUAIK2NK0RYTUpcB5AJsz_BAjsPRtX5rk/s1600-h/74760003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_AwMquC6941IXFi9gV7F5RNFZ8BxrakYomwewIxN0n0PXTvQMRVZHnhHizJxsyAwkQ8JLxYlodlTfoHUFlVnnHKDJ4xCI3e60x5g8ipmDnzUAIK2NK0RYTUpcB5AJsz_BAjsPRtX5rk/s400/74760003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221363797855109330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila6sG6eA-F7HI5TSz9zxXa8ET4e8aktwTsmF9rr6Uv4u4_sc_C1EzTljJm-TwiRLks_QnrTZHkbof-Ja2I_C08AUbiuJZqJy3mxtP-9ARwmaPuai7OV37seBkTleejVEAy4n6ZGZRst4/s1600-h/_MG_0134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila6sG6eA-F7HI5TSz9zxXa8ET4e8aktwTsmF9rr6Uv4u4_sc_C1EzTljJm-TwiRLks_QnrTZHkbof-Ja2I_C08AUbiuJZqJy3mxtP-9ARwmaPuai7OV37seBkTleejVEAy4n6ZGZRst4/s400/_MG_0134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221352438529974866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ian</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> was a great help on that trip. He had a far better stamina than me</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We reached the Manang Plateau (3200m). At that altitude we left the main route and took a side way up to 3760m. There my breathing problems began. It was hard work for me to go a few meters further up the steep way. I had to take a break every now and then to calm down the breathing. Ian was great: He always motivated me and waited for me. Thanks a lot!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The detour was worth every step and every heavy breath. Ian got his first view on 6000 to 8000 meter high mountains and I explored two small villages. There were rarly any tourists around - it was great!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBzIoCTHJeimDQU5hhyphenhyphenYa2tELwytP0w1Kw5fo55FVJqdF4jO7kgjrgFnSgDBYuWfQXnqGK8ozyIdpzp90BqV8AYqtoPY_dfTWVz-zwRMpCM7K7UsD4yXNHtnU71TZynOiRQu26XrlmjA/s1600-h/_MG_0150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBzIoCTHJeimDQU5hhyphenhyphenYa2tELwytP0w1Kw5fo55FVJqdF4jO7kgjrgFnSgDBYuWfQXnqGK8ozyIdpzp90BqV8AYqtoPY_dfTWVz-zwRMpCM7K7UsD4yXNHtnU71TZynOiRQu26XrlmjA/s400/_MG_0150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221370160593678594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyslF2Jv-unjAHKIKaoz8uUM-icYyEyz6V4WD6Wjh6Yhg73JXXGRf4fsOMrwFmz37Xp_Xg7CKExY3BFewPTqhc-vzZPr9CYWnUmJEqq9Iv7uEfvcjooyURIk3M2vFPKiJLXjWCQ9Jsnms/s1600-h/74750001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyslF2Jv-unjAHKIKaoz8uUM-icYyEyz6V4WD6Wjh6Yhg73JXXGRf4fsOMrwFmz37Xp_Xg7CKExY3BFewPTqhc-vzZPr9CYWnUmJEqq9Iv7uEfvcjooyURIk3M2vFPKiJLXjWCQ9Jsnms/s400/74750001.jpg" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qTjQn9WsVqT96mlaTgJnRfao02O1ArIu_U1lP-DnSNk4zY0CBWkzO5Xh1rsoCH6eZrMtCgAc_oACMVfjxb8VmyVDfK_B0X7euAnjBeb1sZgAkaW4wIr1V8rkFZCJNB1p6OqTIdPoV5I/s1600-h/74770001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qTjQn9WsVqT96mlaTgJnRfao02O1ArIu_U1lP-DnSNk4zY0CBWkzO5Xh1rsoCH6eZrMtCgAc_oACMVfjxb8VmyVDfK_B0X7euAnjBeb1sZgAkaW4wIr1V8rkFZCJNB1p6OqTIdPoV5I/s400/74770001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221362459510794738" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">at school</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KZ8jlbDTYnOyz63zF3RUFzDw1lAfL_eJjrKy8uriODY_rBJXOnmTK09KCEMERwjicDyiXvN9CUP2_lyXj-xKCDqLtMQMBUiQAhq-GvE92SJaHkMWHoNx6LAjrJlgaRWFkD3iyVDnZlA/s1600-h/74780001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KZ8jlbDTYnOyz63zF3RUFzDw1lAfL_eJjrKy8uriODY_rBJXOnmTK09KCEMERwjicDyiXvN9CUP2_lyXj-xKCDqLtMQMBUiQAhq-GvE92SJaHkMWHoNx6LAjrJlgaRWFkD3iyVDnZlA/s400/74780001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221362772228729474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvzSIBn1Vs_yYPJoaFP1kdvq_ce_wfArrV05BRip4MWt_M0CBoPIRLkUnSwbCocJ0HV9aIAPgenAGddbML-aiqkUlO04L3K_cwoB5j83yTaJK02KE64iysufP_XAlpj76d8Mob39Rr_8/s1600-h/_MG_0148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvzSIBn1Vs_yYPJoaFP1kdvq_ce_wfArrV05BRip4MWt_M0CBoPIRLkUnSwbCocJ0HV9aIAPgenAGddbML-aiqkUlO04L3K_cwoB5j83yTaJK02KE64iysufP_XAlpj76d8Mob39Rr_8/s400/_MG_0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221370170724700114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaWKnkM0XY0kGandTcq0t2CBsLuzAKH4jm6-p6M3NlADk9S7irCKEIbRNv8-Wl4Gg1HGGVgahsParvNgJzrasfzrsQnrEp7pDSzbnZX-8UbfuekJAQt2TkFIrepolBEriAAK2cVSRUOQ/s1600-h/_MG_0149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaWKnkM0XY0kGandTcq0t2CBsLuzAKH4jm6-p6M3NlADk9S7irCKEIbRNv8-Wl4Gg1HGGVgahsParvNgJzrasfzrsQnrEp7pDSzbnZX-8UbfuekJAQt2TkFIrepolBEriAAK2cVSRUOQ/s400/_MG_0149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221374645812792706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">When we went to the second village the natives told us (grinning form ear to ear ), that we were very lucky. We arrived just in time for the annual "lama disco"</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">to be continued....</span><br /></div></div></div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-89017626387533883612008-07-09T02:54:00.000-07:002009-04-08T12:55:28.386-07:00Nepal/Kathmandu<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I got a one-way-ticket to Kathmandu. First I wanted to go to Nepal, mainly to make the Annapurna trip. It was October - the right time to do so.<br /><br />I was up to a funny start. All my flights were delayed. In Paris an airport adviser opened doors for me, which are usually not used by passengers just to catch the flight "Paris- Bombay- Kathmandu" in time.<br /><br />Bombay airport was great. There were beds for free. Unfortunately I couldn´t change money in the transit aera. Not one of the shops accepted US-dollars, so I asked an indian business man to change some money but he didn´t. He gave me 200 Rupees as a gift!<br /><br />Kathmandu:<br /><br />Kathmandu has a great town center. Narrow streets, almost no cars (but nevertheless some drivers tried to drive through them, which was even funnier when another car came from the other direction.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUI_Tx-UF2yeIOB4rwK_bi81nFMmgcLwH-oppbPJzbE2ph-qE8Lb1CSW7mBKcqa9i8n4KR-LPOPBN_o4CejWUsYDDrSpHPinlhK5oqG6xFV6wnKDUnQ4rvZONasNCNk5-GhbWd1lz7Wk/s1600-h/00610002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUI_Tx-UF2yeIOB4rwK_bi81nFMmgcLwH-oppbPJzbE2ph-qE8Lb1CSW7mBKcqa9i8n4KR-LPOPBN_o4CejWUsYDDrSpHPinlhK5oqG6xFV6wnKDUnQ4rvZONasNCNk5-GhbWd1lz7Wk/s400/00610002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220959477642250082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ayhqw49h_zoSR91TMa9r3Nbr9PIMESIU6VjXLIME0kzkmoRRNhn-y5nLs8a_25OdWvT1w1ARg0AtAzDcBmLPQHtkJuU2ex5gtgJCJFY6vUJ8qhEK-H227spwiJjvs6yywHOWjvvDVsw/s1600-h/00610003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ayhqw49h_zoSR91TMa9r3Nbr9PIMESIU6VjXLIME0kzkmoRRNhn-y5nLs8a_25OdWvT1w1ARg0AtAzDcBmLPQHtkJuU2ex5gtgJCJFY6vUJ8qhEK-H227spwiJjvs6yywHOWjvvDVsw/s400/00610003.jpg" alt="" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I spent many hours in these small streets, found many markets, hidden temples and also a lot of buddist wats (temples mainly for tibetian immigrants).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcOIUwRMdk0jl2NLsQzySlKV62zyh6H9AX1qMsLxT8tNF_zwSPACUxx-kE0P0kNeFS89AKoU6DSkzCEWAhQy-lh_L0mSghdh9FUhDB-unZCICZRV_ZhHxeKtaoV_175JuahoLmkWEIac/s1600-h/00620001a1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcOIUwRMdk0jl2NLsQzySlKV62zyh6H9AX1qMsLxT8tNF_zwSPACUxx-kE0P0kNeFS89AKoU6DSkzCEWAhQy-lh_L0mSghdh9FUhDB-unZCICZRV_ZhHxeKtaoV_175JuahoLmkWEIac/s400/00620001a1.jpg" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkaFr8_nJZvlfQpLKQZG0LOFcwXCpG_AL1X-Jooauw611vCeyTy_KfAuR_5yumiAr5KUx6igAtc5YHY1zDb4xkWLKtd9zuKXiQ7YhbLAoKjMR_EjZspk8ENiAdhlPr_jMjL8zNNyBuCY/s1600-h/00600003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I am not a big planner. I rented my apartment to students and checked my insurance in Austria, so whatever would happen: I would have medical care in Austria.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448475857201317815.post-35658529979011195352008-07-06T12:48:00.000-07:002009-04-08T12:39:53.184-07:00introduction<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">This journey took place 7 years ago. I dreamed about it since I had travelled to india in 1993. It was my first journey that ended with the thought: "I dont wanna go home!!" In september 2000 I decided to make a really long journey. I finished my puplic service, made some good money during my studies before and I was single.<br />So I made my dream come true: going away for 12 months, buying an old enfield,(an old english motorbike: 1 cylinder; 17 horsepowers and damn heavy!), traveling through india and then going back home all the way with that old bike.<br /><br />Why publishing now online?<br /><br />I published the story on an austrian online-newspaper, but after some years they erased it. There was also a publication in a motorbike-magazin, which was mainly about my old bike. So nobody knows about this adventure anymore.<br />But I want people to share my great feelings about this wonderful journey.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy that blog!!<br /><br />Please keep in mind, that English is not my main language. So please forgive me my mistakes.<br /><br />All pictures on this page were shot on film with an olympus compact camera. Most of them are good enough for printing at 30x45cm in photo quality. Those old cameras were amazing. Nevertheless I feel sorry, that I didn´t have a better equipment with me, and I wish I would have had the knowledge about photography that I have now.<br />(check out: <a href="http://www.petermiletits.com/">www.petermiletits.com</a>)<br /><br />The pics are far away from being perfect, but they are telling a story and all of them were made with passion and dignitiy. After that journey I decided to become a photographer. I made the picures because I was traveling alone and for some reason I wanted to share my experiences, my impressions and my feelings.<br /><br />It will take a while to put everything online, but I`ll try to make regular updates. When it is finished it will cover Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.<br /><br /><br /><br />But anyway...let the journey begin...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243657873748792093noreply@blogger.com0