We went to India in October on holiday, flying into Mumbai.
The Gateway of India
610A4731 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A4772 Mumbai tour by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A4779 Open air laundry by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A4805 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
One of the several thousand dabbawalas who deliver lunchboxes to office workers in Mumbai
610A4805 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A4828 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
And then it was on to Amritsar, home of the Golden Temple, one of the most stunning sights I have ever seen.
610A4933-3 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A4936-1-2 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A4968-4-3 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
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The eating area where around 80,000 meals are served every day, free of charge to anyone of any colour, caste, race or creed.
610A5059 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
The cooking is on an industrial scale!
610A5062 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A5081 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
That afternoon, we went to the Wagah border to see the daily ceremonial lowering of the flags, an almost surreal event!
610A5221 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A5244 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A5188 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Around 20,000 people go to see this every day
610A5245 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Next we moved on to Shimla which was the summer home for the British civil service escaping from the summer heat in Delhi.
610A5515 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A5491 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A5431 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
After about 10 days of touring, we had a week cruising the Brahmaputra river in Assam. We saw some great sunsets
610A5792 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A5961 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
A visit to a local market
610A6063 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A6055 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
610A6077 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Most of the following birds and wildlife were photographed in the Kaziranga National Park.
Grey-headed canary Flycatcher
DSC07201-3 Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
DSC07279-2 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Black Kite
DSC07415 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Pied Kingfisher
DSC07449-1 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Wild Boar
DSC07609 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
One-horned Rhino
DSC07748 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Indian Roller
DSC07846-2 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Asian Openbill
DSC07903 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
DSC08064 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
DSC08019 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr
Congratulations if you've made it to the end...but there are more on my Flickr.
Andy
A trip to India
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Re: A trip to India
I've enjoyed looking at those very nice.
Chris
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