http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Gujarat en-us Fri, 04 Dec 09 22:17:19 +0000 Fri, 04 Dec 09 22:17:19 +0000 Und Aktion.. so oder so aenlich erging es mir in Ahmedabad. Diese Stadt sprueht foermlich vor Energie. Vor allem Sonntags wo man doch erwarten wuerde dass alles geschlossen ist und jeder in Ruhe seinen Tee trinkt. Aber nein nicht so in Ahmedabad. Sonntag Markttag. Und zum Glueck kam ich nach einer langen.. langen geradezu sehr langen Busfahrt an einem Sonntag in Ahmedabad an. Nach dem Check http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/blog-455517.html Situated 18 kms North of Ahmedabad main City at the crossing called Adalaj which is a tri section this place cover s a very large area. The entire Vav is split into 5 levels. The Vav has pillars and walls which are ornately carved. There are gaps in each level which take you to the lower level. Leaves flowers fishes birds and other designs fill the walls and pillars. At the entrance of the V http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/Adalaj/blog-447421.html So hopping off the train early to shouts of ye bye Jon from nearly half the train I found a bed and checked that Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary was indeed open early... and thankfully it was The Asiatic lion used to roam freely across much of central Asia but after ruthless hunting and loss of habitat was reduced to a little over 30 lions by the 1930s. Mercifully the Nawab of Junagadh the l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Junagadh/blog-443419.html m back for a few days and fortunately had two nice weekends to spend...Made a 2day trip to these rustic ruins in Gujarat and covered this spectacular heritage site....The Sun Temple of ModheraMODHERA99 kms from Ahmedabad the 11th century Sun temple of Modhera is easily one of the finest examples of devotional in western India. Built by the Solanki Rajput kings the aid of donations from th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/blog-443411.html t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/blog-433993.html Aspiring to provide memorable holiday tour and a model retreat for travelers I m travel agent ahmedabad and tour operator ahmedabad work to give my customers a complete and comprehensive range of holiday packages tour packages and transportation services such as Trade Fair Tours MICE holiday package tours corporate incentive tours air ticket booking international domestic railway ticke http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/blog-420351.html NEW BOOKMOMENTS IN TIMEWonderful photographic book all photographs taken in Gujarat available from www.blurb.com Like what you see join one of my tours http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-409141.html The one and only and the last destination in the World to see the majestic Asiatic Lions...Shortforms used in here the albumGIZ Gir Interpretation zone its basically an Animal Hospital care centreGBL Gir Birding Lodge our regular place of stayreaching Gir is simple Mumbai Rajkot Gir.Situated about 65km SE of Junagarh district in the state of Gujarat in South West India the Natio http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Gir-National-Park/blog-391204.html Well the India trip started in style. I flew business class on emirates from Dubai to Delhi. The flight itself was exeptionally short so short that there wasn't even time to watch a movie on the flight. Instead all they showed were TV programmes. However I did manage to catch an excellent episode of Top Gear one that I had not seen before. This episode was where the boys all went to Vietnam and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-389179.html Orientation Part IOrientation lasted from Jan. 20th to Feb. 9th. Within those three weeks nine AJWS fellows and three orientation leaders lived at Gandhirsquos ashram in Ahmadabad and for 45 days we stayed at a Dalit untouchable vocational school.While at the AshramhellipDiscussionsThe days were primarily filled with discussions on either International Development India Judaism crossc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/blog-385355.html Ei ole kylla koskaan ollut nain hidas netti. Pitaa kirjoittaa worldPadilla silla aikaa kun yritan avata blogiani. Joka sivuston avaamiseen menee noin 3 minuuttia. Matka Diulta PorbanderiinSaapuessamme asemalle hieman 7 jalkeen aamulla meille kerrottiin etta valtion bussi Dwarkaan oli juuri lahtenyt. Eras matkatoimiston mies sanoi etta privaattibussin pitaisi hureistaa kohta aseman ohitse. Han http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-385292.html Eilen emme paljon muuta puuhailleet kuin kavelimme kaupungilla lueskelimme ja illallistimme suomalaispariskunnan kanssa. Tormasimme suomalaisiin jo aamulla eraassa ravintolassa kun olimme kirjojen metsastys kiertueella. Usein guesthousejen yhteydessa on kirjahylly ja joskus myos ravintoloihin on saattanut eksya muutamia kirjoja. Tuolla Niles guesthousissa oli kodikas kattoravintola joita ei pal http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-383959.html Tanaan paristelimme mopolla ympari Diun saarta. Emme ole yleensa vuokranneet mopoa vaan suosineet pyoria. Tanaan teimme kuitenkin poikkeuksen silla jalkani olivat viela kipeat toissapaivaisesta noususta jainalaistemppeliin jonne oli 3500 porrasta. Lahdimme aamulla kavelemaan rantatieta tarkoituksena katsella maisemia ja etsiskella majapaikkaa. Nykyinen Jay Shankar guesthousimme on kivalla paikal http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-383651.html Nyt on tullut pitka tauko tassa kirjottelussa koska netteja ei ole ollut nakopiirissa. Udaipurin reissaajaghettoon kyllastyneina paatimme menna vaihteeksi johonkin sellaiseen kaupunkiin josta ei kerrota mitaan Lonely Planetissa. Halusimme menna myos vahan eri reitteja mita yleensa reissaajat koluavat. Hupaisaa on miten samoihin ihmisiin tormaa jatkuvasti tietyissa turismikaupungeissa. Bundiss http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-383391.html Leaving Diu was no easy task. First of all we had made some very good friends Anne and Cesar that we had become quite attached to. Second of all its just so damn nice there But the pull of seeing new things is very strong and we managed to leave the sedated easy going grip of this little slice of Portugal in India on the most Indian form of transport The sleeper bus.These are buses that have http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Vadodara-/blog-381843.html Fresh out of the Aravali Hospital Jenny and I decided to head South to the little visited state of Gujarat. If you've never heard of this place Gujawhat then here's a crash course on everything there is to know about itIts Gandhi's birthplacebooze is illegalthe last name Patel comes from here its the state below Rajasthaneverybody's got an uncle in TorontoOur first stop was Ahmedabad w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/blog-381815.html Arriving in IndiaWhen the captain announced that we were landing in Mumbai I had finally begun to realize I was going to be in India for 9 months. Looking out through the window it could have very easily have been Israel or the hills and canyons surrounding Malibu during the summer but it wasnrsquot. As we landed the first I saw were the dilapidated slums that surrounded the airportrsquo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Ahmedabad/blog-379968.html The tour has now finished and the group disbanded it feels weird having spent such a long time with them to no longer have them right there. Despite this I have managed to sort myself a plan for the last few weeks which i am currently extremely happy with. I guess I'd better recount my tales of the last part of my tour.I must first recount an event which happened before my last blog which i f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Vadodara-/blog-376140.html Dear ViewersI have been living in England since June08. I'm not saying that I'm not enjoying my stay.. I'm more than happy and having wonderful time of my life but being born and broughtup in Kutch India I feel double energetic whenever I'm there.. You can understand this.. can't youRecently I been there for 10 days only had an emergency but fortunately could made most of my visit in 34 d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Bhuj/blog-373702.html Happy Australia Day and Happy Independence dayA selection of photos from the past couple of weeksHope you like TessAajvu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Gujarat/Vadodara-/blog-367872.html