Frankfurt (going).
Delhi - Jama Masjid
Delhi. Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Sikh Temple.
Mandatory head cover.
Nice place, this one. Kindest people.
In a nameless Rajasthan village.
In a nameless Rajasthan village.Coming from Delhi to Alsisar (Shekhawati, Mandawa).
Alsisar (Jhunjhunu)
Alsisar (Jhunjhunu).Nice kid, fighting the morning cold.
Alsisar (Jhunjhunu). Getting the cow.
On the road. Photo taken by Fabrice Merlier.
Bikaner - Junagarh Fort.
Bikaner - Junagarh Fort.Self-portrait (sort of).
Gajner. Palace Hotel. In fact, a huge and beautiful caravanserai turned into a luxury hotel.Only in India can we find an Hotel like this (without breaking the budget).
On the road.Going to Jaisalmer. A self-portrait.
Jaisalmer. Gorbandh Palace Hotel.Welcome attire.
Jaisalmer. Bada Bagh Cenotaphs.Waiting for the sunset.
Jaisalmer. Bada Bagh Cenotaphs.
Jaisalmer Fort. Main Chowk.Getting colors and designs.
Jaisalmer Fort. Sambhavnath Jain Temple.A priest, and the statue of Adinath.
Jaisalmer Fort. The protection of Kali.
Jaisalmer Fort.
Jaisalmer - Gorbandh Palace Hotel.
Jaisalmer. Gorbandh Palace Hotel.Photo taken by Fabrice Merlier.
Thar Desert. Camel herd.Photo taken by Fabrice Merlier.
Manwar 4x4 Jeep Excursion. Bishnoi Village.Stiff modelling ...
Manwar 4x4 Jeep Excursion. Bishnoi Village. *Very* stiff modelling.
Manwar 4x4 Jeep Excursion.
Manwar 4x4 Jeep Excursion. Demonstrating the importance of the long moustache and the menacing stance in the affirmation of manhood.The guy on the right was too friendly to demonstrate, he couldn't help smiling.
Manwar 4x4 Jeep Excursion.Near sunset.
Manwar 4x4 Jeep Excursion. Welcome drink (rhum and coca-cola).
Road from Manwar to Jodhpur.Stopping for Chai at a nameless village (it had a name, long forgotten).
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort.
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort.Photo taken by Fabrice Merlier
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort. To assess the scale, notice the man on top of the bastion.
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort. Stage set for tourists.Live display of rhajasthani beard and moustache.
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort. Dressing a turban.
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort. Trying an undersized turban.
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort. Local beauty.
Jodhpur. Meherangarh Fort. Local beauty, with parents.
Jodhpur.
Jodhpur. The beautiful Blue City.
Jodhpur. The Blue City.Essay in color.
Jodhpur. The Blue City.
Jodhpur. The Blue City.A home is not necessarily a house.
Jodhpur. The Blue City.Frontdoor decoration.
Jodhpur. Sardar Market. Lalit Singh Chundawat, our guide.
Jodhpur. Tuk-tuk ride.
Jodhpur. Sardar Market.Making the job.
Jodhpur. Mandore Gardens & Cenotaphs.Making way through the beggars and the monkeys.
Luni - Fort Chanwa (hotel).Again, small turban (or big head). And a very friendly waiter (the owner of the turban).
Luni. Rural clay works.
Luni to Ranakpur. Once again, a nameless village in the way. The morning market was at full.
Luni to Ranakpur. Luni to Ranakpur
Luni to Ranakpur. Only in India do you get so many people who are so happy being photographed.
Luni to Ranakpur (lunchtime). With Robert and Maggy Mellinger.
Luni to Ranakpur (lunchtime).Touristic waterworks, touristic farmer, touristic bull. Photo taken by Fabrice Merlier.
Luni to Ranakpur (lunchtime).Touristic beauty (not me...)
Ranakpur. Adinath Temple.A priest (conveniently protected to prevent swallowing any living being) prepares an image for the next ceremony.
Ranakpur. Adinath Temple.
Ranakpur - Adinath Temple.This must be in the short list for the most beautiful human-built place on Earth. Breathtaking !!
Ranakpur - Adinath Temple.
Udaipur. City Palace.The non-classical family photo of the City Palace.
Udaipur. City Palace.
Udaipur - Lake Palace. The classical photo with the Lake Palace Hotel (the hotel of ''007 Octopussy'').
Udaipur. Sahelion-Ki-Bari.Checking the hardware.
Udaipur. Sahelion-Ki-Bari.Helping the local economy.
Udaipur. Sahelion-Ki-Bari.
Udaipur. Sahelion-Ki-Bari. Luci with Maggy Mellinger.
Udaipur. Sahelion-Ki-Bari. Helping the tree to keep up.
Jojawar. Rawla Jojawar Hotel. End-of-day Room Party. Liliane Morena and Maman, Luci and Lalit Singh Chundawat.
Jojawar. Rawla Jojawar Hotel. End-of-day Room Party. Maggy and Robert Mallinger, Liliane Morena and Maman, Luci.
Jojawar. Rawla Jojawar Hotel. Fabrice Merlier and Elvia Relano.
Jojawar. Rawla Jojawar Hotel.Nice place, former home of the village chief.
Jojawar to Jaipur. At a primary school.
Amber - Fort & Palace.Photo taken by Fabrice Merlier.
Amber Fort & Palace.
Amber Fort & Palace. A self-portrait (almost).
Amber Fort & Palace.Welcoming the elephants, following the end of the mahouts' strike (ruined our elephant trip !!)
Jaipur
Jaipur. Tissue workshop.Demonstrating the technique of the stamp.
Jaipur. Old town near Joriwar Singh Gate & Samode Haveli.
Jaipur. Samode Haveli.What an hotel !!
Jaipur. Samode Haveli. The guide, Lalit Singh, doing justice to his name (Singh = Lion).
Agra. Taj Mahal.Photo taken by the Vigilant (!!) Only photos are allowed, no movies (why ?), we had forgotten our photo camera, therefore I was using the movie camera in photo mode (very suspicious behaviour !)
Agra. Taj Mahal.People in excess, never go on a saturday !!
Agra - Fort. Getting in contact with Indian school discipline.
Agra - Fort. Hard work (theirs, not mine !)
Agra - Fort
Agra - Fort. Musamman Burj, where the deposed Shah Jahan died looking at the Taj Mahal.
Agra - Fort. The maharaja's seat.
Agra - Fort.
Agra - Cantonment Railway Station. Waiting for the train to Orchha.
Agra - Cantonment Railway Station.
Orchha. Young vendor, a potpourri of color.
Orchha. ''I sell everything'' !!
Orchha. Near the old Sheesh Mahal, now an hotel.
Orchha.
Orchha. A surprising place, unexpectedly beautiful.
Orchha. Maggy Mellinger at the local market.
Orchha. Nice colors.
Orchha. The local marketplace in a lazy day.
Orchha. In front of Chatturburj Mandir.
Orchha. ''OK, I sell it halfprice''.
Orchha. Fixing the scene (local gathering of the villagers).
Orchha - chhatris.
Khajuraho - Western Group.Sorry, no erotic statues in here. Go to another photo set ;-)))
Khajuraho - Western Group
Khajuraho - Western Group.Photo of the whole travel group (Fabrice's camera).
Khajuraho - Western Group.Photo of the whole travel group (Luci's camera).
Khajuraho - Western Group.
Khajuraho - Western Group.Varaha (Vishnu) temple.
Khajuraho - near the Jain Group.Madonna and Child(ren).
Khajuraho - Jain Group.
Khajuraho - Arts & Crafts shop.
Khajuraho - Arts & Crafts shop.With Maggy Mellinger.
Khajuraho - airport.Going to Varanasi.
Varanasi - Ramada Hotel.It's Christmas Evening !!!
Varanasi - night puja (ceremony).With Maggy Mellinger.
Varanasi - Ganges boat ride at dawn.Luci is not meditating ... she is sleeping !!
Varanasi - Ganges boat ride at dawn.Still struggling to wake up !!
Varanasi - Ganges boat ride at dawn.Near the cremation ghat.
Varanasi - Ganges boat ride at dawn.Too early, too cold.
Varanasi - Ganges boat ride at dawn.
Sarnath - Anagarika Dharmapala Budhist Temple.A place full of mood and karma.
Frankfurt - going home. With Fabrice Merlier.
Frankfurt - going home.Sleeping ... Luci and Elvia Relano.Soft focus but nice mood.
