Skimboarding (short movies)
Sunday visit to Tampa's Thai Temple on the water. Beautiful!
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How many eyes do you see in this picture? Better question... Where's mama?
I don't remember the year of the anniversary Carol and I spent in Cedar Key. It's been over 12 years and we stayed at the bed and breakfast, rode local bikes, ate soft shell crab sandwiches and walked down the main street in the evening. Faded memories were instantly recalled when we exited the 23 miles of 2 lane to the broad expanse of the Florida's "Riviera," Cedar Key.
In true India fashion Carol decided we would find "the best bed" when we arrived instead of booking a reservation in advance. It totally paid off. Island Shores (far right) has way too much of a suite for our needs but definitely a comfortable bed. It's funny how our priorities for a get-away change over time.
I love the historic significance of Cedar Key in Florida's pioneer days. The surreal change of landscape due to hurricanes of the past and the fishing/artist (tourist) village of this central Florida Key today, "The Hidden Coast" is an appropriate name for this area.
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge was an entrance into the survival zone. Eat or be eaten (mostly by insects). How many places have we walked up on three adolescent gators in the bush? None...at least none so obvious.
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]]>Guru Leah says: Old Delhi was cacophonous, as it always has been.
The Old City has refused upgrades and modernity. Everything “came with the country.” It was a contrast to the super-from-the-future metro ride we took to get there. Famous street food from the lassi walla,
the jalebi walla (it is made by deep-fried, syrup-soaked batter and shaped into a large, chaotic pretzel shape. Jalebis are bright orange or yellow in colour, but are also available in white.)know jalebi wala old joke? “Round and round and round and stop.”
"Anywhere you go in India, whether a beach, park, outside the Taj Mahal, in a mountain village, or on the train that (eventually) gets you to any of the aforementioned places, there’s always a chaat walla nearby. “Walla” meaning guy who sells. And “chaat” meaning any of a long list of savory fast-food snacks that Indians like to eat at tea time, late at night, or any other time when a meal might be a few hours away."
and the samosa walla was consumed.
Samosa: Deep-fried pastry, usually in a triangular shape, frequently stuffed with peas, potatoes and spices. There are also meat-filled varieties.
We toured the city from atop our canopied bicycle rickshaws from the Red Fort to Jama Masjid
through Chandni Chowk,
Silver Street, to the main drag. Peers down alleys shared intricate archways or other Islamic architecture treats. They’re learning quickly how to deflect unwanted conversations, photographs with Indian families, touts, etc. They’ll never forget how to say “go away” or “no” in Hindi.
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