Wednesday, May 26, 2010

heading north

photos from srinagar, kashmir

after passing through an almost 3km tunnel, the kashmir valley suddenly opens up, fields of deep green wheat and yellow mustard (and military):dal lake:
wandering around the old city, kashmiri mosque architecture:
jama masjid:
mm.. reminds me of simits in turkey:
rectangle coats and burqas:
muslim town hall (sculpted and painted paper mache molding):
girl playing outside the town hall:

and her friend:wandering the city:


streetside markets:
(kashmiris have freckles! beautiful!)
taking a shikhara out on dal lake, decaying opulence:
permanent residence out in the middle of the lake:





white and blue and gold

a few photos from amritsar (punjab), the holy city of the sikhs:

the golden temple:

wandering around the city:happened upon a guy embroidering a tapestry for a gurudwara (sikh temple)

crazy-ridiculous border-crossing ceremony at atari/wagah:

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

back in the city

a few pictures from pokhara and kathmandu.

pokhara (about 7-10 hours west of kathmandu):


on the way back to kathmandu:back in kathmandu:
bodhnath temple:
wandering the streets of kathmandu:

kathmandu durbar square:
machendranath festival:
courtyard stupas:
swayambunath:
walking back from swayambunath:
pashupatinath:courtyard houses of patan:

durbar square in patan: