Friday, November 14, 2008

India: Images 9

Women cutting tea leaves.
The bicycle - on another day.
The waterfall from a distance.
A wild flower.
I rode a bicycle to see this waterfall, several kilometers from Munnar. Getting there was all downhill, which meant that coming back, I had to climb the 355-meter difference in elevation. I had to push the bike most of the time.




India: Images 8

This one is for the INDOT people. I don't know how they controll the thickness, and I don't remember seeing a roller anywhere, so I don't know how well this will hold up.
Tea plantations as far as the eye can see and yet beautiful.
Remnants of a demolished building in Munnar. Is it art?
River in Munnar

Footbridge in Munnar.




India: Images 7

Chinese nets in Fort Cochin
This is the other style that is very popular with women - especially muslim women. (The saree style exposes the middriff.)
India is a place where you can see modernity sitting in the midst of an ancient world. Just dig a little and look around the base of that brand new glass building.
Kochi. The scene while waiting for my boat tour to start.
Gandhi




India: Images 6

Take a look at what the men are wearing. Depending on where you are and how it is actually constructed, it may be called a lungi, a mundu, a vesthi or a dhoti. And it is very much in style. I have one. I had two, at one point. But that was overdoing it.
It is no wonder that when there is a train accident, so many people die. There are at least 4 times as many persons as there are seats. 6 people sit on a 4-person seat. People are sitting in the aisles and in the luggage racks!
Indian train ride: the view
River in Mukuklu
Waterfall in Mukudlu