Photos

As evidenced by Shayne and Susan's obsession with magazines like Star and US Weekly, pictures obviously speak a thousand words. I chose a few here that I thought were worth sharing.

Fumiko had asked for some food pictures. The Tandoori Red Snapper, naan and rice pictured above was so good, we had it 3 times from the same place. We were in Goa at the beautiful Paloem beach, where it was truly picture perfect. Marcia and I might wager to say one of the top beaches in the world. The drawback being that it was undeveloped and we felt like we were camping (Angie had a bit of a shock when she walked into the bathroom for the first time, as we all did.) But the food in Goa was unbelievable, not just the fish above, but some curry's that were out of this world.

This shot would be better if you could smell it. This was in Cochin in Souther India (in the state of Kerala.) What you see on the ground is all ginger, drying in the sun. The aroma was lovely and a nice contrast on some of the other smells we had been privy to (I wont share that with you right now.)

This one was taken from the houseboat on the Kerlala rivers. It was just another day in the life...many people either bathing or doing laundry, as this woman is. One of the great things I was looking to forward to in India was the colors, as evidenced here by the contrast of her blue sarong against the muted background.

These two were taken in Paloem. Marcia and Angie enjoy some massage on the beach (don't they look relaxed?) I belive this cost them almost 25 cents for 20 minutes! Sonia, the girl above, came by often while we were on the beach to sell us her trinkets- bracelets and necklaces and crap like that. Marcia tried bargaining with her and the conversation went like this:

Marcia: "Let me see that one. How much?"

Sonia: "200 Rupees."

Marcia: "That's too much. I'll give you 100."

Sonia: "That below my cost. 200."

Lee: "Where did she learn the term below my cost??"

After the morning Yoga. I got to bring all the mats back.

I miss you all.

lee