Archive for January, 2008

McLeod Ganj

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 in Trip To India | No Comments »

McLeod Ganj is a Tibetan refugee town in the foothills of the Himalayas. It’s famous because the Dalhi Lama lives there though I don’t think he was in while I was there. I got to see his front gate though. It’s very touristy but the Buddhist influence kept it very laid back and kind. It […]

Tate Modern Birch

Posted on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 in Photo Blog | No Comments »

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Amritsar

Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 in Trip To India | No Comments »

Amritsar is the spiritual and cultural center of the Sikh religion. The Sikh areas of India that I visited had a noticeably different culture than the others. The people were more calm and peacefully minded. In Amritsar they were especially kind and friendly. We stayed at a hostel which is primarily used by […]

Agra

Posted on Sunday, January 13th, 2008 in Trip To India | No Comments »

Jo and I took a day trip from Delhi to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. We hired a rickshaw driver to take us around for the day. The best part of having him take us around was that he brought to a small village across the river from the back of the Taj Mahal. […]

Tower of London Ice Rink

Posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 in Photo Blog | No Comments »

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This is the ice rink at the Tower of London. I wanted the capture the circular patterns made by the skaters, the lines on the ice, and the purple lighting.

Ah the countryside

Posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 in Photo Blog | No Comments »

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I took this a long time ago, on the same walk as this one, but for some reason didn’t put it up.