India travel

I traveled North India for three weeks in this spring

I started my trip from Jaipur to Agra, Delhi and finished in Shimla

I met lots of nice people 

I ate lots of good food and saw many beautiful things

I met a new culture and some of them were really impressive

Agra

Taj mahal and sunset from Yamuna river (near East gate)
Taj mahal was huge and beautiful
I felt great power and big love to his wife
But if my husband says he would spend such amount of money for me,
I would say  "use the money for people who are alive and needing the money, not only  for me "

A woman feeding crows in the evening
at shore of  Yamuna river
Many people came to feed dogs, doves and crows

Visitors on line
There were many visitors from all over the world in Taj mahal

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There was a celebration going on in the morning

There were many people, camels and horses

A goat taking a nap

Water buffalo were going back to their house in the evening
Their body were angulated
They were strictly following their rule

Wall
Nothing special but I like this rough but sophisticated design
Sometimes Indians are bit rough for me, but I like their nature

Jaipur

I put some of the picture in previous page

Following pictures were taken from slightly different angle than previous page

 because this time, I was not traveling alone

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Ghevar
It is a traditional sweet in Rajasthan
It is mainly made from flour, ghee and pandanus syrup and fried in ring shape
It was big but there was something that couldn't stop me eating it
Sweets in Jaipur were tasted great 

Dry cleaning of sari

A peaceful monkey family at Galtaji

Relation between monkey and dog is refer to as "犬猿の仲" in Japanese
It means their relation is really bad
In Galtaji, monkeys were fighting not only with dogs but also with other monkeys

Butter chicken and chicken tandoori in the evening
Muslims make great non-veg food

Sand bathing beside a busy road 

Delhi

I could not take much photos in Delhi because I was suffering from Delhi belly

It was a busy people with many many people

 I was treated by local India doctor

Even he gave me bitter medicines, I respect him a lot

Milk boy
Even Delhi is a busy city, morning starts from pretty late

Spice shop at Chandeni chowk
Inside the area, people were coughing with spice powder
The spices that lightened up looked really fresh
I am pretty sure I can make great curry with these spices 

Coriander









Shimla
Shimla was used as a summer capital in British India era
and still many people visit this city to enjoy its weather and view
The city was British style with castle and theater
It was a really interesting city

I forgot my camera at Delhi so all of the pictures were taken by my phone

Shimla
I was amazed by these crowded houses
Bit worried for natural disaster 

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Even a school was built on a slope
I felt that people were wearing more colorful clothes than other places

Jubbar, a small village, about 25 km away from Shimla
There were many mustard and wheat field
Most of the families were keeping 2 to four cows in their house
First floor was for cows and second flour was for family
It was calm and beautiful village

My neighborhood friend
She and family were very kind to us
Thanks to them I made great memories
One night, she invited me to dinner
She served me a bowl of sugar, gee and rice
They melted in my mouth.. it was delicious. I cannot forget the taste

Goats
There were many goats that travelling from Shimla to North
Goats smell was really strong and I felt like I was wrapped
 by soft silky goat cheese