Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Agra & The Taj

                              Shiva







                              Fatehpur Sikri, 70kms from Agra.
                              Afternoon prayers
                              Agra Fort
    Agra Fort - Where Shah Jahan (ordered building of the Taj) spent his last days imprisoned by his son

    Coping with 45 degree heat..

   The Taj from across the Yamuna River


Sunday, June 26, 2011

Kashmir & the Indian Himalayas

 Nishat Bagh Gardens













 Gulmarg Ski Resort, Kashmir.
 Gypsy people move in over the summer, in the winter the houses are under 3-4 metres of snow beneath the ski field.


 Gypsy 'summer houses'
 Lake Nageen, Kasmir

Friday, June 10, 2011

Sweltering Delhi


















Our first week in India, the start of summer has been well into the 40's, after a couple of days in Delhi we decided it best to make for the hills, - the Indian Himalayas in Kashmir