Trip to India, December-January 2003-4
In which we visit Mumbai, have a wedding reception (no pictures of actual reception here) and honeymoon in Kerala.
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Boat cleaning - low tide on elephanta island near Mumbai.
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Shiva - limbs at Elephanta caves.
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Scrappy monkeys and dogs do their thing.
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Parita receiving mehndi
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Andrea gets bridal
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Janie and Aditya
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The Seths know how to eat!
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Drinking was a breeze with my help!
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Andrea in bridal finery.
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Andrea and Ratna Kaki
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Putting on make up before a kathakali performance in Cochin.
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The actual performance.
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Chinese fishing nets and a gas station with a view!
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Inside the Basilica in Cochin.
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Back street in quiet Fort Cochin.
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Tombstones at the Jewish synagogue in Cochin.
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Chinese tiles line the floor of the synagogue.
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Fort Cochin from the ferry to Ernakalum
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Bird seen while paddle-boating in Munnar
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Wildlife in the forest.
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Andrea with hindu temple in the background.
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The view from Eravikulam National park.
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Anamudi, highest mountain in South India
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Just a small fraction of the huge tea gardens in Munnar.
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A cardamom plantation grown in the shade of the jungle.
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Anil stares down a cow amidst the tea.
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A group of very friendly tea pickers.
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Another tea-picker.
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Kids in tea-pickers village.
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Very excited school-boys. One pen?
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A snake in a tree at Periyar
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Elephants (They looked bigger in real life).
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House boats and a canal-side church in Allepey.
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Our backwaters boatride encounters a ferry boat.
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Our tireless rower and backwaters guide, Prasenan.
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Houseboat with solar panels + joe boat crossing the canal.
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Our driver, Manoj at our hotel in Allepey.
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Everybody loves Aditya!
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Getting our exercise at Siddhu's place.
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Savita Bua and mom
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We came halfway across the world and our bus didn't come - a snow day in Seattle!
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Why work when you can ski out the front door?