Heineken, I’ve learned, is much better in other countries. I’m not sure what they do to it here, but I won’t drink it. However, in Dubai and Europe, it’s not a bad beer — not my first choice, but drinkable.
So I wonder, what did we ever do to the Dutch?
Actually, just a couple of months ago – but the DC reception in September feels like ages ago. When we arrived back from our trip there was a CD in the mail from Martin with more pictures from the DC reception. They’re now added to the DC reception , and since there were some good ones I thought I’d call it out here for those of you who read the blog.
Raju and his high school gang
Me and Angie
Hanging on every word of the PowerPointer Sisters’ “MahaRaju” movie
Lots of them. I took around 2700 pictures on this trip. Not sure how many I have posted, as I keep slowly editing and deleting in the albums. But, here are some quick links to the albums for each place we went (except New York, see last post):
At the Tourist Trap island in Singapore (but, it was fun)
Amul butter in India with fruity jam
Palm tree in the historic area of Sharjah
Raju enjoying an Arabic Coke before our desert safari in Dubai
Tchotch’s view of St. Peter’s Bascilica
Ceramic pig waits to be sliced ham at a kitchen appliance shop in Florence
A gargoyle overlooks Paris from Notre Dame
Courtney enjoys a Cardinal bier in Zurich
The highlights album in the main area hasn’t been updated since Dubai — so if you’ve already seen it no need to peruse again until a later date.
Though, most of you already know that. It’s back to work for me today — somewhere in Zurich it hit me that I did indeed have a job and didn’t travel for a living.
In Belur, this carving inspired me to pick up the feet pictures (like the one I took in Tahiti last year), especially since at the time I was barefoot and my feet were quite pretty covered in mehendi.
Courtney’s feet in Belur
Raju said one of the women there noticed what I was doing and was laughing at me. Since it was our honeymoon, I thought maybe we should capture our feet instead of just mine.
Raju and Courtney’s feet in Belur
As the trip went on, and we were in Dubai, I began to document the Mehendi wearing off, and then the feet pictures became a trend. Maybe I should take one in each place we stopped.
Courtney’s mehendi wearing off in the desert of Dubai, at sunset
Raju’s feet at the desert camp in Dubai
Courtney’s feet in Vatican City
Raju’s feet in the forum, Rome
In Florence I believe I may have forgotten my feet. But, Raju was being a daredevil at the Campanile, wanting to get a picture through the grate to show the stories we had been on below, and he managed to capture his feet in the process.
Raju’s feet at the Campanile, Florence
In Venice, as we relaxed on a gondola ride, we went back to photographing the feet together which became a trend the rest of the trip.
Our feet not on land in Venice
Huddled together for warmth on the Eiffel Tower’s second level in Paris
In Old Town, Zurich
Then we made it back to the States and I put the camera away permanently. Not a single picture of the days we spent in New York.
It’s good to be home, but I’m sure I’ll be ready to do this again sooner than our wallets will be.
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