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The Darkness Stroke

About the Darkness Stroke in India Re-edited post from 14 March 2008 Munnar, India, 13 March 2008 I arrived to Munnar town, surrounded all by green; it’s the beautiful tea plantation mountains in Kerala.. Every one that visits India, soon enough finds out that there is a daily electricity run down.Each day in the morning…

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Mahatma Yoga Ashram, Rishikesh

Ganga River and Rishikesh at night [Crayons on note book] The first time I arrived in Rishikesh was in April 2008, it was LOVE of first sight. The sights, colours, sounds and the gentleness of the people caught me. I traveled alone but thanks to Shiva and to the Good Spirits, that I felt safe…

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Very Costly

15/3/08 Munnar, India I love that simple Indian expression: ‘Very Costly!’It means also: I can not afford it! I am not an Historian, nor a proffesional traveller (…Marco Pola 😉 ) but it’s interesting to see the changes of places according to the rulers. The Portuguese on concering India around 1500, left a lot of…

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Cochin and me

…and/or Who is a Jew? Cochin, India 10/03/08 When travelling in India there is so much to see in that vast continent, and so many wonderful places, that’s important to choose the subject matter of ones interest. I choose to visit Cochin because of the Jewish long history of the town, so I travelled 20…

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Traveling to Cochin, the Indian way(*)

Cochin, India 6/3/08 I am on my way to Cochin. (The old Jewish town).I arrived in Pondicerry and with the help of a nice driver I managed to conduct the difficult task of buying a train ticket. To buy a ticket one should order days in advance, also to fill a full form of personal…