Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Jaisalmer, the Golden City

The cows kept our hostel very safe!




The Old Fort up on the hill.
The view from our hostel rooftop.




Mosquito net success.




A juxtaposition of old and new: 17th century cenotaphs and 21st century wind turbines.




The sandstone cenotaphs.




Al & a pretty awesome Jain temple.




The Jain people refuse to kill any animals.
They wear gauze veils to avoid breathing in any bugs.




And they build pretty sweet temples!




Camel trekking.




Mike and the seemingly endless Thar Desert.




Allie and her naughty camel, Lalu.




Yes, very lame.




A scarab beetle in the desert sand.




On the dunes at sunset.




Sexy Lalu.




Duuuuune, where's my camel?




Sculptures inside a Jain temple in the Old Fort.




Another Jain temple.




Supposedly, sculptors were paid proportional to how much dust they collected while working.




A tiny taste of the colors of India.

Delhi - a whole new world

Day 1 - getting outfitted for the next 5 months.




The quiet, serene, orderly Main Bazaar.
(Notice the cows...)




The Baha'i Lotus Temple, and the crystal clear skies of Delhi.




The ISKCON temple.




Us and Krishna.




A lovely dinner with Pat and Jo. A perfect welcome!




Travelling light...

Monday, November 2, 2009

Up to this point, the weather was perfect...

NOTE: This is our final post from Israel! Stay tuned for India pictures to come!

This is the weather that we experienced in Akko. We narrowly missed a hailstorm by about 30 seconds.

Akko




Allie, Caitlin and her friend (name? ...oops) braving the rain and exploring the Old City.




The port in the Old City of Akko.




Stormy weather and a statue of The Whale.




Fish! Allie's idea of heaven.




Chillin' in the Baha'i gardens at Akko. Thankful for the sun.




Near the shrine of Baha'u'llah.




The shrine.




A beautiful tree.




More roses for Rosalie.

Nazareth

Modern-day Nazareth.




Inside the Basilica of Annunciation.




The top of the Cathedral from the outside.




Compensating for something?




Idyllic.




Mary's Well in Nazareth.




The top of the Cathedral at sunset.




The Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth.




The heat pipes of the ancient Roman Bathhouse.
This is the bathhouse where Jesus (probably) bathed.




Mike in the arches that held up the floor of the bath.




Our guide/the guy who found the bathhouse in his basement.




Mike's artistic side.




Nazareth at night.

Our week in Haifa

Sunset over the Mediterranean.
The view from the apartment we stayed in.




Ben Gurion St. and the Baha'i Garden at night.




Our pad.




Allie on the Carmel promenade overlooking the sea and city.




Haifa!




Competitive Carmel Cribbage.




Sunset over the Bat Galim beach.




Yes, it was the most incredible sunset EVER.
Amen.