Travelogue, Part Two

And so, our next day's events took us back to the States (barely), to upper Montana, and Glacier National Park, where we got to ride in Red Jammers (faithfully restored old buses, with convertible tops), where we rode past the scenery, and would stop periodically to take pictures of places like Snow Goose Island. Boy, did we ever feel like full-blown tourists. Anyway, it was very relaxing, very scenic, and we had a great time, and the weather was fabulous. But then that evening we got to go back to Waterton, and were free to move about, mingle, eat ice cream (it seems that this is the national pastime). Little did we know that tomorrow would be the day that it turned out to be.

Travelogue, with quirks

OK, so this is not your usual travelogue, with the usual tourist shots (all right, one exception - the snake charmer). They are shots from our trip to India again. The first is about as typical a shot from the streets of Old Delhi as you can get, it's just very atmospheric. The second shot is from the Raj Ghat, where you can see the stone slab, where Ghandi, Nehru, Indira Ghandi and other dignitaries' bodies were cremated, the place is somewhat eerie, somewhat awe-inspiring. The third and fourth are street scenes in New Delhi, just typical, ordinary, every-day kind of scenes. The fifth and sixth are symbolic of the quiet, peaceful scenes that are hidden within the chaos of the city. The snake charmer, well, what can you really say, other than you won't see him anywhere else. And the last is one that I particularly like - just an ordinary day, in the lives of ordinary people.

Travelogue, Part Three (more people and things)

OK, at the risk of boring you, I thought that I'd continue my theme of travelogue. This one, of course was through northern India, a 'hot spot' of tourism. But this one is a bit different. The first picture is of some happy-go-lucky folks on a common method of transport through the crowded city streets of Jaipur. The next picture is very 'touristy,' in that it displays one of the entertainers of Rajastan, who was nothing less than the Michael Jackson of Rajastan, oh well. The third picture shows a mother and her less than thrilled child at the temple of Lakshmi in Jaipur - quite a contrast. The next picture is of the famous Amber Fort outside Jaipur, which, of course includes the elephants. And the last does not require any explanation, except that it is not the typical viewpoint, to see the Taj.

Travelogue, Part Two (this one with people)

OK, in this travelogue, I do have pictures of people. These are some of the shots I took in India, and while in India, the people are a very large part of the 'scenery.' The first shot is a busy outdoor market on the streets of New Delhi. The second is much more for the tourists, and features a shop selling numerous hand-knotted carpets of unimaginable intricacy and beauty. The third features the tomb of multiple dead Muslim persons of royalty (notice, no live people in this shot). The next shot features a couple of very lively persons on the street in Jaipur. The next one is a bit personal and features my lovely wife, enjoying the scenery from our bus. And the last one is a family of street people, cleaning up after supper in Jaipur.

Travelogue, Part one

What do you photograph when you travel? Well, I do take the occasional picture of the people involved, as is evident from the second photo, but mostly I take pictures of 'the scenery,' much to the dismay of my wife, who often gets relegated to taking the 'people pictures.' I'll admit it. I am more mentally equipped to take pictures of what is surrounding us. Forgive me, but I'm just not that good at those intimate shots. These were taken in one of our scenic trips into the Yukon Territory of Canada, and as we are going to go back to Canada in September, I thought that I'd share these with you.