Photos from India 2015

Down below you can view the photos from my travel through India in 2015. If you want to see the videos, you can visit the video gallery. To view the photos and videos from other travels you go back to the gallery or if you want to read my journal go see the travels-page.

The star of David. Except this has nothing to do with Judaism, because this symbol was already used in Hinduism long before Judaism existed.

An eagle in New Delhi, these are what the pigeons on the Damsquare in Amsterdam are...

The Delhi Gate. This is a memorial to all the victims that have fallen during all the wars where India was involved in.

Once, in the 11th century this was the highest tower in the world!

The Taj Mahal. The four towers are leaning a bit to the outside. It was build like this on purpose, in case an earthquake ever occured the towers would fall to the outside instead of towards the main building.

Details on the wall of the Taj Mahal: layed-in with gems in the white marble.

A macaw, hidden half in a hole in the wall.

A servant at the entrance of the hotel, he opens the door for you and closes it behind you.

A peculiar white bird, this one is quite common in India.

The Red Fortress of Agra, also called the Agra Fortress.

The courtyard of the hotel (formely a palace)...

Details on the wall and chandeliers in the restaurant of the hotel.

The different kind of birds you might see in the bird sanctuary...

When you think about India, you probably think about this: a man with a flute hypnotizing a cobra with the music he plays.

An elephant car. In the old days the maharaja (king) was pulled in this kind of cars by elephants.

The boarding point of the boat, from here on we fared a circle across the lake.

The famous palace on the lake. This palace is known from the James Bond movie Octopussy.

Our ride during our roadtrip across Rajasthan.

Typical scenery in the Indian streets: cows doing their own thing!

Our next ride: a camel, for a short field (desert) trip!

You put the camera on the ground and take a photo / selfie of the dome...

Seasonal cabins of the farmers; when they have to work on the fields for a long time they stay in this simple cabins. Until the work is done, then they return home...

According to the guide this is the most beautiful / expensive hotel of Mandawa. This is not where we stayed...

This is how almost all the busses in India look like plus the women in colorful sari's!

The honey of the beehive made by this specie is only used for medical purpose. This honey is not eatable!

The Bahai-temple in New Delhi, it has the shape of a lotus flower.

School girls, all wearing the same uniform...

School girls from another school, also all wearing the same uniform.

The cortyard of the 5-star hotel where our former neighbour invited us for dinner, the last evening we were in India...

A statue of Budha at the New Delhi Airport.

The skyline of Abu Dhabi, as seen from the airplane.

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