Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 29 avr. 13 ? 12:21, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > Philippe, > Thanks for looking. Actually, I do not like Jaipur much, it is far too > kitschy and touristy for my taste. Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) > is not > a palace but just a facade meant for shrewd "senioritas" to watch without being seen I was told then :-) From within it looked as if it had been built for a movie set ... > which is emblematic of the city, and what is > more, it is under dense scaffolding at this point of time. Both > Amber and > Nahargarh Forts are nice, but there are much better examples all > over that > part of India, Chittorgarh Fort for example. Jaipur is a prime > example of a > city that has evolved into a place for tourists to shop... Well, one has to make a living :-) Keep posting Amiti?s Ph > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:49 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > >wrote: > >> The beautiful people of Akbar city :-) >> >> I was once a tourist there too and remember the Palace of the winds >> with >> its laced pink facade. >> Also Amber and its terraced garden. We had walked up the hill among >> elephants ... >> >> Thank you for bringing up so fond memories Jayanand and sharing the >> colours and marvellous faces of the place. >> >> Amiti?s >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Le 28 avr. 13 ? 04:08, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : >> >> The last set of photographs of people from my morning walkabout in >> Jaipur, >>> taken in the famous Johari Bazaar and the by lanes around it, >>> which is the >>> touristy shopping heart of the city. As you can see, Jaipur is not >>> called >>> the "Pink City" without reason. Needless to say, I did not buy a >>> thing! A >>> page of people, then, the faces of the denizens of one of the most >>> tourist >>> infested cities in India: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/People/**norindia/? >>> g2_page=3<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/norindia/?g2_page=3 >>> >>> > >>> >>> Please see LARGE >>> >>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> >for more information >>> >> >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is >> invisible to >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE