woman carrying oil lamp for diwali, festival of light, in jaipur.

fort across the river from taj mahal.

now THAT is cool.

inside the glass palace at amber fort, jaipur

streets of jaipur before the diwali festival

taj mahal again.

taj mahal!

amber fort, jaipur

hanging with the fellas in varanasi

prayers at sunrise, varanasi

kachenjunga from tiger hill, darjeeling (third highest peak in the world)

standard baggage for a train ride, kolkata

temple in sarnath- place of buddha's first sermon

64 foot tall buddha in bodygaya

the blue city of jodhpur...again

the blue city of jodhpur

kochi & kerala backwaters

lauren is enjoying the company of a few of kochi's finest felines.


the street outside the raintree lodge, complete with fish monger on bicycle and cat on the prowl.


nothing beats door to door fish. mmmm.


chinese fishing traps.


the front of the housboat in the backwaters of kerala.


the houseboat.

birthday in bombay

the following pictures are from the surprise birthday trip lauren planned for me. we took off to mumbai (old name is bombay) and stayed near the water. we spent the first day walking around the city and day two at elephanta island, an ancient set of temples to the god shiva. those pictures will come soon...

lauren and i at a hyderabad wedding

mumbai after the floods of 2005

gandhi's bedroom in mumbai

an all too often scene in mumbai

gateway to india with taj hotel in background

market shopping in mumbai

hmm, i'll take them all...

Hampi, India

recently we (7 expats) travelled to the ancient ruins at hampi india. hampi still retains much of the old world market charm. people are now touting tour guides and postcards rather than brass cups and diamonds. the train ride, by the way, was 12 hours each way. there is now no such thing as a long drive to LA...



a pilgrim waiting for the gates of the temple to open



curses! a mutton blockade!


now that's a fruit luvin' grin!










Ganesh is everywhere and this statue seemed both powerful and alluring. it is guarded by monkeys, both big and small.









cricket...is...everywhere...


this temple seemed untouched by air, rain, sun- it seemed so majestic compared to its cousins.


all 11 royal elephants had a seperate stable and mahout (trainer).


the river where apparently in hampi a coracle is used to shuttle motorcycles.