Traveling Across India - Photographs

Photographs.

Nepal

After a hard days white water rafting high in the Himalayan mountains it's time to relax and enjoy a hot cup of tea on the beach.

(Left to Right)
Me
Jenny
Jaqui
Mum (Shelia Braithwaite)
Kathi.

The New Delhi Railway Station

Yep. Thats a bull (or a masculine looking cow) inside the train station in New Delhi.

Notice how I'm the only one looking at it. To everyone else it's perfectly normal.

This is one of the ticket booths at the New Delhi railway station.

If you look closely at the line above WORKING HOURS, you can see it says "Freedom Fighter (in person)"

AND!
It's written in ENGLISH!?

Jaipur Enfield Dealer

Look closely.

You can not only see that swastikas are clearly marked on the storefront of this building but the name of the place is Swastika Automobiles.

Man dressed as a monkey

It turns out that one of the jobs you can have in India is dressing as a monkey.

Notice the guys on the left enjoying our mirth as we try to compute just what it is we are looking at.

I'm sure some of you will think that I'm going to hell for making fun of a bunch of guys parading down the street holding stuff on their heads but I just wanted to join in.

You can't see him in this shot but the lead guy is holding a car battery on his head.

Buying the Bikes in Karol Baugh

(Left to Right)
Kathi
Sohan Lal Madan
Me
Arun Madan

New Delhi Railway Station

We're standing on the New Delhi railway platform. The bikes are wrapped and drained ready for their journey to Bombay.

Me on the left Kathi in the middle and Jaqui on the right.

Lunch time somewhere up in the mountains after a pleasant mornings ride.

Notice the Pith helmet on the handlebars of Jaquis bike.

A small and cramped motorcycle parts vendor.

Wherever you go a crowd gathers. It's like being a celebratory but without the money and glamour. Or envy, respect or even any admiration.

Actually it's not like being a celebratory at all I don't know why I said that.

If you are riding through the mountains in India and you come across a large statue of a guy giving the victory salute you just gotta stop and copy him.