How to choose the colours for your curtains 21/3/08 Humpi – Mumbi – Delhi Today is an extra special day as it marks the events of 5 different faiths and it’s a full noon too.it’s Purim for us – in Judaism, Holi – in the Hindu tradition – the festival of colours, Good Friday for…
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Meeting Strangers
and visiting new strange places 20/3/08, Hampi, India One of the most interesting things in my journey is meeting strangers.I must admit that since young it fascinated me – meeting with strangers.It means that you are all by yourself in that confrontation. There is not an introduction or a meeting at some kind of social…
Itzik’s Israeli Gust House, Hampi, India, 17/3/08 After a quiet night at the train, sleeping in the same compartment with 5 other Indians on sleeping benches, I arrived at 08.00 to Hospet. Hospet, officially, Hosapete is a largest city and district headquarters of Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located on…
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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…