tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post5124187917737931849..comments2023-05-02T03:00:52.086-07:00Comments on awake somewhere else: a cup of chaiJake Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896163757320859314noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-82265392388606752462009-05-13T04:46:00.000-07:002009-05-13T04:46:00.000-07:00I love it, I love it!
While I've never been t...I love it, I love it!<br /><br />While I've never been to India myself, I always enjoy any and all pictures of faraway places (I'm in the Czech Republic)<br /><br />And while you may not think so, I can imagine the sounds and smells from those first couple pictures... <br /><br />My only complaint, being a panorama junkie is that these are only "normal" photos. Please let me know when you're interested in learning how to make spherical panoramas :)<br /><br />If anyone is interesting in seeing some of the panoramas from India on our site, you can see them here:<br />http://www.360cities.net/map#lat=22.95839&lng=81.5625&zoom=5<br /><br />thanks again for the cool article and photos.<br /><br />Jeffrey Martin <br />Founder / CEO<br />360 Cities . netJeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756586018115957260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-49449743542133197442009-05-11T11:31:00.000-07:002009-05-11T11:31:00.000-07:00glad you liked what you saw of india. this is just...glad you liked what you saw of india. this is just one of the many such instances i am sure exist in india, but scarecely what is well known to many; even among our countrymen too. hope you have fun on your trip and like. as in another comment, do come down to south specially kerala. you'll find many things ranging from kathakali to kalari to ayurveda to the people fascinating. do try to come down south: atleast it aint so hot as it will soon become in the north. besides kerala is the place to be in the months june to septenber, specially june and july- you'll love the rains. i do although it's sometimes irritating- it's one the best times of the year here and one of the few things i liked after moving to kerala.<br />Neo2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-62289663649875759342009-05-11T08:14:00.000-07:002009-05-11T08:14:00.000-07:00your post was recommded to me by zubin71. if you w...your post was recommded to me by zubin71. if you wish to experience a little more pleasant climate, you should consider travelling a little south. it's moderate here and you get to see the coast-line. you also have a lot of weird and mystic customs, not to mention the numerous dance forms and classics. south is a bit more greener and has a lot of mountains and forests unlike the north which has vast plains. and if you are planning to come to kerala(it's a state) mail me at kannan.chatsalot@yahoo.com<br /><br />may be i can offer you a hot chaianomalynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-69147589611998981672009-05-10T00:46:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:46:00.000-07:00that's a terrific post. I love travel stories like...that's a terrific post. I love travel stories like this. Hope you enjoy your further travel in India even more.Ashishhttp://ashlin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-28150506145695887142009-05-09T23:57:00.000-07:002009-05-09T23:57:00.000-07:00If wunderground is a little too much info, try wun...If wunderground is a little too much info, try wund.com! I like wunderground more actually but don't usually want to type the extra characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-23393745544590118652009-05-09T23:36:00.000-07:002009-05-09T23:36:00.000-07:00it was nice to know that you enjoyed the visit. un...it was nice to know that you enjoyed the visit. unfortunately, there are many i`ve known, who have`nt enjoyed their visit to India, mainly because of the climatic and cultural differences.<br /><br />from a reader who loved this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-62950864868228070352009-05-09T21:56:00.000-07:002009-05-09T21:56:00.000-07:00If u are coming to chennai, put an email to me...v...If u are coming to chennai, put an email to me...visakhcr at gmail dot com...Visakhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498845662744661671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-31984084433284853132009-05-09T13:31:00.000-07:002009-05-09T13:31:00.000-07:00Yes, there is nothing more impressive than seeing ...Yes, there is nothing more impressive than seeing a completely different world <EM>from the inside</EM>. I was in New Delhi 10 years ago,and I still can remember that “woah” feeling. So strange. so different. And yet totally normal to everyone there. Like a dream. It brings tears to my eyes. I want to go back. :(<br /><br />Whenever I want to remember that feeling, I watch the music video to “<STRONG>Laurent Garnier — The Man With The Red Face</STRONG>”. It’s really long (over 9 minutes), shows a restaurant in India, and can make you start to become part of that world.<br />I <EM>really</EM> recommend watching it.BAReFOOtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-12838481779825965712008-05-25T01:38:00.000-07:002008-05-25T01:38:00.000-07:00Cammer - I'm off to buy a vest or coat today. Of ...Cammer - I'm off to buy a vest or coat today. Of course, there are worse places to need to buy a coat than in the Indian Himalayas. I can get one custom made for $15, or a prefab for around $8. And they're woolly and nice! Wunderground is a little too informative for me; just give me the gist.<BR/><BR/>Dad - Delhi is a trip, no doubt. But maybe it'll seem less what you're after if I went into the details of how to use a squat toilet (toilet paper does not exist here), or the truly difficult-to-bear heat, or the obnoxious, aggressive, offensively-loud noise. An experience like no other, but two days was enough for me.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Berry - Isn't that something you'd never find in America? I once saw a program on how air conditioning destroyed American communities. Sitting on your porch, saying hi to folks strolling around; but with A/C, you don't dare leave your home! Why can't "progress" be uniformly positive? That's one of the key terms in economics (though never politics): "creative destruction." I love ducking into a fancy hotel lobby for the A/C, but I love being invited in for tea, too!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments, everyone. It's so easy and nice to check in, if even for 15 minutes, and connect with home.Jake Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896163757320859314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-55729735286043293542008-05-24T17:57:00.000-07:002008-05-24T17:57:00.000-07:00Jake - This post reminded me of a speaker I heard ...Jake - This post reminded me of a speaker I heard at North Shore Country Day School last week. HIs book is called "Three Cups of TEa", and is the story of how he's helped build schools in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. The title of the book "refers to a tribal tradition of drinking tea with someone: during the first cup you are a stranger, after the second a friend, and after the third a part of the family who they will protect with their lives and do business with". Sounds like your experience with Makul's father, the retired rickshaw driver!<BR/><BR/>XOXO, bbb873Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-80198523811248153532008-05-24T14:27:00.000-07:002008-05-24T14:27:00.000-07:00Wonderful nod to Paul Simon!bbb873Wonderful nod to Paul Simon!<BR/><BR/>bbb873Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-28769246262206760262008-05-23T08:04:00.000-07:002008-05-23T08:04:00.000-07:00You are just fabulous!--MomYou are just fabulous!<BR/>--MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-34554700337007402902008-05-23T07:33:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:33:00.000-07:00you have actually made me a bit jealous that i'm n...you have actually made me a bit jealous that i'm not there--but seeing the picts and reading your living words are good enough, believe me<BR/>but if new dehli was next to milwaukee, i'd sure want to go for a weekend<BR/><BR/>mom is going to be VERY,VERY happy that you said what you said about her--she'll be reading it in a bit---she's doing well<BR/><BR/>i bet they've heard of yale, too<BR/><BR/>i liked "So shines a good deed in a weary world" thanks willy<BR/> <BR/>RACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172584919816425452.post-64651707558762051942008-05-23T07:21:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:21:00.000-07:00i'm quite glad to hear india's growing on you; how...i'm quite glad to hear india's growing on you; how wonderful to have chai with a local family! (also, for being a science-type, you write very well.) it would be a shame to travel somewhere you hated. however, the nice thing about your trip is that if you don't like where you are, there's nothing keeping you from going somewhere else. for example, if you're tired of walking around in 91-feels-like-100 degree delhi, you can always hop a train to the himalayas (so cool). one thing i've found pretty fun is to check wunderground.com to see what the weather's up in jakeland. it seems that weather underground has a larger database of cities to pull from than weather.com. i hope you took a raincoat -- it's going to be in the 50's and rainy for a few days. keep your eyes peeled for monks and monkeys in the mountains!<BR/><BR/>your fan,<BR/>camAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com