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Feb '08 - Cyn returns to India

In honor of the 5 year anniversary of the death of Cynthia's best friend Kalpana Chawla, she traveled to India to be with Kalpana's family.
cot city ... overnight in O'Hare airport, Chicago
"cot city" ... overnight in O'Hare airport, Chicago		 Looking down on the mountains near Kabul
Looking down on the mountains near Kabul		 Closer to Kabul
Closer to Kabul		 Almost to Kabul
Almost to Kabul
At the Delhi train station
At the Delhi train station		 Our coolie rests while awaiting the train
Our "coolie" rests while awaiting the train		 VIew from the train .. lots of cows!
VIew from the train .. lots of cows!		 Houses seen along the way
Houses seen along the way
Piky in the train to Dehradun
Piky in the train to Dehradun		 Our cottage at Shaheen Bagh
Our cottage at Shaheen Bagh		 View from our cottage towards the main building
View from our cottage towards the main building		 The porch of our cottage
The porch of our cottage
Our room (Piky and Cyn)
Our room (Piky and Cyn)		 Beautiful bird drawings adorn the walls (we've seen many of them!)
Beautiful bird drawings adorn the walls (we've seen many of them!)		 My shrine for Kalpana
My shrine for Kalpana		 The ladies set out for birding
The ladies set out for birding
Piky by the river
Piky by the river		 The whole gang! (Mary and Mummy; Piky, Cyn, and Deepa)
The whole gang! (Mary and Mummy; Piky, Cyn, and Deepa)		 Looking up towards the Himalayas (after seeing a Red-billed magpie)
Looking up towards the Himalayas (after seeing a Red-billed magpie)		 A walk towards the village
A walk towards the village
Kids look at us and exclaim HOW- ARE - YOU?
Kids look at us and exclaim "HOW- ARE - YOU?"		 Brightly colored tree in the village
Brightly colored tree in the village		 And brightly colored clothes!
And brightly colored clothes!		 Deepa, Piky, Mummy
Deepa, Piky, Mummy
Wonderful colors!
Wonderful colors!		 A rather nice house in the village
A rather nice house in the village		 And less elegant quarters
And less elegant quarters		 Piky walks towards a shop in the village
Piky walks towards a shop in the village
One of the shops
One of the shops		 Interesting shop signs
Interesting shop signs		 Woman carrying leaves (to burn for heat and cooking)
Woman carrying leaves (to burn for heat and cooking)		 Women carrying foliage (also for burning)
Women carrying foliage (also for burning)
Cyn in front of the main building (that dog followed us around)
Cyn in front of the main building (that dog followed us around)		 Cyn by the river
Cyn by the river		 After sighting a White-capped water redstart!
After sighting a White-capped water redstart!		 Breakfast is served on the porch
Breakfast is served on the porch
Our lunch table at Assam barrage (where we went for birding)
Our lunch table at Assam barrage (where we went for birding)		 Interesting signage!
Interesting signage!		 Deepa
Deepa		 Cyn loved the STD (which refers to telephone service, not what you think!)
Cyn loved the "STD" (which refers to telephone service, not what you think!)
Views along the drive back to Shaheen Bagh
Views along the drive back to Shaheen Bagh		 Pretty colors against the greys
Pretty colors against the greys		 Rather small houses ...
Rather small houses ...		 Shop selling little packages of betel nut and spices
Shop selling little packages of betel nut and spices
Local cows
Local cows		 In the town of Dehradun
In the town of Dehradun		 Kids playing near a watertower under construction
Kids playing near a watertower under construction		 One of the life birds we saw that day: Red-crested pouchard!
One of the life birds we saw that day: Red-crested pouchard!
Deepa checking the names to see which car we are one
Deepa checking the names to see which car we are one		 Our first class sleeper room!
Our first class sleeper room!		 With the girls in place!
With the girls in place!		 Mummy getting ready for bed
Mummy getting ready for bed
Our coolie carries everything
Our coolie carries everything		 Train station in Delhi
Train station in Delhi		 Side-saddle on a bike (carrying baby too)
Side-saddle on a bike (carrying baby too)		 The street vendors (Cyn bought lots of shopping bags)
The street vendors (Cyn bought lots of shopping bags)
Entertainment
Entertainment		 Side-saddle on a motorcycle
Side-saddle on a motorcycle		 Delhi scene
Delhi scene		 Piky collecting sand at Okla barrage for our sand collection
Piky collecting sand at Okla barrage for our sand collection
Cyn getting roasted peanuts from a street vendor
Cyn getting roasted peanuts from a street vendor		 Piky in her night-clothes
Piky in her night-clothes		 Deepa's interesting doo
Deepa's interesting "doo"		 The table at our home stay near Delhi
The table at our "home stay" near Delhi
The living area
The living area		 Cyn's bedroom
Cyn's bedroom		 A woman using a hoe in a sari! (out in front of the home stay)
A woman using a hoe in a sari! (out in front of the home stay)		 Different kinds of houses
Different kinds of "houses"
A family watching us, watching birds
A family watching us, watching birds		 Rickshaws awaiting customers
Rickshaws awaiting customers		 Toll booth along the road to Sultanpur
Toll booth along the road to Sultanpur		 Another small home
Another small home
Interesting tour company site
Interesting tour company site		 A prayer tree
A "prayer tree"		 Many people building new homes
Many people building new homes		 In front of our accomodations at the park
In front of our accomodations at the park
Deepa in her room (shared with Mummy)
Deepa in her room (shared with Mummy)		 Indira Ghandi's words about protecting this land as a park
Indira Ghandi's words about protecting this land as a park		 At the entrance
At the entrance		 Mummy and Deepa enjoy the birds
Mummy and Deepa enjoy the birds
Painted stork babies coming back to roost
Painted stork "babies" coming back to roost		 Looking along the trail
Looking along the trail		 Snack time!
Snack time!		 On the side of the trail, women collecting bricks
On the side of the trail, women collecting bricks
Sultanpur birding view
Sultanpur birding view		 Relaxing after our walk with tea and snacks
Relaxing after our walk with tea and snacks		 Our Sirdar-ji driver in the early morning fog
Our Sirdar-ji driver in the early morning fog		 Piky, Cyn, and Deepa ready for another round of birding
Piky, Cyn, and Deepa ready for another round of birding
Cyn along the trail
Cyn along the trail		 Deepa and Cyn posing
Deepa and Cyn posing		 Piky and Cyn posing even more!
Piky and Cyn posing even more!		 A tea shop by the side of the road
A tea shop by the side of the road
More women helping to bring bricks
More women helping to bring bricks		 Shops in the village
Shops in the village		 Brightly colored houses
Brightly colored houses		 Fascinating signage again
Fascinating signage again
An ad for a health club!
An ad for a health club!		 On the highway!!!
On the highway!!!		 A young man next to his home
A young man next to his home		 More houses
More houses
A typical view from our car along the road
A typical view from our car along the road		 Carts for rent, for wedding processions
Carts for rent, for wedding processions		 Piky ... always drinking tea!
Piky ... always drinking tea!		 In one of the villages along the way
In one of the villages along the way
Huge cart carrying plant materials
Huge cart carrying plant materials		 Girls in school uniforms, in town
Girls in school uniforms, in town		 Indian mynas
Indian mynas		 A woman carrying her load
A woman carrying her load
Men in town
Men in town		 Selling cookies!
Selling cookies!		 A typical 3-wheeler
A typical 3-wheeler		 Mummy's feet and a typical truck rear requesting more horns (!)
Mummy's feet and a typical truck rear requesting more horns (!)
Pretty fruits
Pretty fruits		 Town roadside scene
Town roadside scene		 Men playing cards (including a military man)
Men playing cards (including a military man)		 Wheat fields in the distance
Wheat fields in the distance
Women with loads along the road
Women with loads along the road		 And more loads!
And more loads!		 Dung drying into cakes for fires (and they have made designs in the dung walls too)
Dung drying into cakes for fires (and they have made designs in the dung walls too)		 Washing clothes by the side of the road
Washing clothes by the side of the road
A small pond, great for birds
A small pond, great for birds		 The fellows from the local village came to watch us!
The fellows from the local village came to watch us!		 Piky getting directions to a local pond
Piky getting directions to a local pond		 Deepa, looking for the pond amongst the wheat
Deepa, looking for the pond amongst the wheat
Piky in the wheat
Piky in the wheat		 And Cyn in the wheat!
And Cyn in the wheat!		 Another home
Another home		 Shop in the village
Shop in the village
More dung patties
More dung patties		 View of Piky and Deepa's retirement cottage
View of Piky and Deepa's retirement cottage		 Looking towards the cottage
Looking towards the cottage		 Piky and her cottage
Piky and her cottage
Deepa demonstrates that trees have been planted!
Deepa demonstrates that trees have been planted!		 The girls in front of the cottage
The girls in front of the cottage		 A broader view of the cottage
A broader view of the cottage		 The living area
The living area
The kitchen
The kitchen		 The loo
The loo		 Washing in finger bowls after dinner (alongside the highway)
Washing in finger bowls after dinner (alongside the highway)		 Sharing the sweet snack after dinner
Sharing the sweet snack after dinner
Out in front of Piky's apartment in Delhi
Out in front of Piky's apartment in Delhi		 In Piky's apartment, gifts for all
In Piky's apartment, gifts for all		 Deepa made the jacket for Cyn
Deepa made the jacket for Cyn		 Hugs with Mummy
Hugs with Mummy
Deepa goes off on a rickshaw
Deepa goes off on a rickshaw		 The local buses run on natural gas to decrease pollution
The local buses run on natural gas to decrease pollution		 OK ...
OK ...		 A roadside stop for breakfast
A roadside stop for breakfast
Cyn learning to eat pakotas
Cyn learning to eat pakotas		 Mummy and Piky eating too
Mummy and Piky eating too		 A scene along the way
A scene along the way		 Another three-wheeler in town
Another three-wheeler in town
Various vehicles along the highway
Various vehicles along the highway		 Arriving in Karnal (Kalpana's birthplace)
Arriving in Karnal (Kalpana's birthplace)		 Scene in town
Scene in town		 Rickshaw awaiting customer
Rickshaw awaiting customer
Kalpana's uncle's ashram
Kalpana's uncle's ashram		 Paji (Kalpana's dad) with a gift
Paji (Kalpana's dad) with a gift		 Paji enjoying another gift
Paji enjoying another gift		 Meeting the lovely Supriya
Meeting the lovely Supriya
Time for the kids to go home from school
Time for the kids to go home from school		 SO sweet in their uniforms!
SO sweet in their uniforms!		 Kids leaving school
Kids leaving school		 Across the street from the school
Across the street from the school
Kalpana's first school
Kalpana's first school		 Kalpana's second school
Kalpana's second school		 The house Kalpana lived in after 1976
The house Kalpana lived in after 1976		 The Kalpana Chawla Planetarium
The Kalpana Chawla Planetarium
A plaque along the drive
A plaque along the drive		 The front entrance
The front entrance		 A statue out front
A statue out front		 The display inside
The display inside
More of the display
More of the display		 More display
More display		 More display
More display		 Cyn at the exhibits
Cyn at the exhibits
Signing the guest book
Signing the guest book		 With Mummy and Paji
With Mummy and Paji		 Back at the ashram, school begins
Back at the ashram, school begins		 Such sweet children
Such sweet children
And even little young ones
And even little young ones		 Singing the morning songs
Singing the morning songs		 Cyn addresses the students
Cyn addresses the students		 Listening quietly and respectfully
Listening quietly and respectfully
The boys play music for marching
The boys play music for marching		 With the school administrators
With the school administrators		 In one of the young classes
In one of the young classes		 The street where Mummy's neice lives
The street where Mummy's neice lives
Mummy's neice and family
Mummy's neice and family		 The house across the street
The house across the street		 And the kids out front
And the kids out front		 Cyn with Mummy's neice
Cyn with Mummy's neice
Bright colors in town
Bright colors in town		 Along the way back to Delhi
Along the way back to Delhi		 More town scenes
More town scenes		 Stopping in Delhi to visit Deepa's home
Stopping in Delhi to visit Deepa's home
By the side of the road
By the side of the road		 Posing with a new shawl
Posing with a new shawl		 Cyn and Mummy, ready to visit Deepa
Cyn and Mummy, ready to visit Deepa		 Walking into Deepa's neighborhood
Walking into Deepa's neighborhood
The street where Deepa lives
The street where Deepa lives		 Deepa and her husband, Ved
Deepa and her husband, Ved		 The whole gang again
The whole gang again		 Out to dinner in Delhi
Out to dinner in Delhi
The last dinner for Cyn in India
The last dinner for Cyn in India		 Flying home on Royal Jordanian Airlines
Flying home on Royal Jordanian Airlines

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Guest 14-Oct-2011 19:25
Enjoyed your beautiful photos of India, wish/dream to visit India one day!
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