Author Archives: Richard

Diwali is the biggest holiday festival in India. Though it has Hindu origins everybody celebrates it. I’ve been asked a lot what Diwali is. There are short, medium, long and very long explanations. In short, it celebrates the triumph of … Continue reading →

Greetings. I’ve been in the capital of Rajastan, Jaipur, for three days now. The first day, my travelling companion until tomorrow, Beatrix, and I went to a bazaar in the old city. This area is called the Pink City because … Continue reading →

This isn’t such a good picture. It’s hard to take a picture inside without using the flash, but I wanted to publish this anyway. It’s a lovely, 10 ft statue of the Bodhisattva of compassion, here and elsewhere named Avalokateshvara. … Continue reading →

It’s time to move on. I’ve relaxed, seen what there is to see, and made a friend. If I stayed on, it would be to learn something, take a class, sit, work in a clinic, something. But I think it’s … Continue reading →

   The weather is really bleak around here. If it isn’t storming, it’s windy, cold and dark. It looks like it’s almost nighttime out there, It’s a good day to blog.    Despite the weather, I’ve been able to do something … Continue reading →

It’s been over a month now, and finally I’m getting it about not having to be busy all the time. I left with something of an agenda to see as much of India as I could in my six months … Continue reading →

Well, somehow I managed to delete my pictures of the Golden Temple of Amristar. I know I was deleting ones I didn’t want, but I’m sure I looked at them before doing it. Hmph. All I can say is that … Continue reading →

   Though techically Ladakh is in Kashmir, they are so different they might as well be different states, if not different countries. Ah, and therein lie all the troubles. A few years ago, the people of Jammu and Kashmir voted … Continue reading →

Thank you’s to all of you who gave me feedback about the pictures that had turned to “x’s”. My friend, Renato, who helped set this page up for me noticed it too and is helping me fix the problem. Hopefully, … Continue reading →

I notice when I bring up my site, some of my pictures from back in Himachal Pradesh are just “x”‘s in the upper left corner. Are all my pictures showing up? They used to be there.