Unencumbered by artefact, the digital images from Lisa’s camera are now online.
Eventually I will get around to making the page look nicer and also add a section for my film-bound images. . . .

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I must confess that many of my thoughts about India are still rather inchoate and flexible, but after talking to friends and coworkers about India it’s time to get around to some of those questions I had before leaving.
A few weeks ago I anticipated thinking about developing nations. From the moment that we […]

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Important note about viruses: I have become aware that this site was infected by one of the computers we used in Delhi (via something called a “SQL injection”). I’m doing my best at getting rid of this infection, which only affects Internet Explorer users. If you can use Netscape, you will not notice […]

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Tomorrow we have a 34 1/2 hour day, leaving at 6:45 AM and arriving around 4:00 PM after 18 hours in the air. I’m charging up the PDA so it will be juiced enough to last until at least Heathrow, hopefully giving us the chance to watch a movie of our choosing and listen […]

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Hi all, Lisa again.
First, let me send assurances that I am feeling better … not 100% but better. The fever is gone completely and the hacking cough I’ve had since our first day in the desert (breathing sand is just not a good thing to do)seems to have almost run its course. I’m […]

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Lisa tells me that she’s feeling a bit better — though obviously not 100%. We’ll see if she contradicts this story in the post that she’s writing a couple of computers over.
I did in fact join three other white folks at the reception on Friday evening (Brian, Alex, and Caroline — whose names I […]

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It’s official, Nirmala and Jayram are married. Last night (Thursday) about sixty people attended the formal, multi-hour, multi-venue engagement. This morning they had the actual marrage ceremony. I am told that there are more tradition-bound events to follow, but that they are legally and spiritually now man and wife.
In a heartbreaking turn […]

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From the 13th to the 15th we were in Udaipur in Rajasthan, staying at another palace — the Lake Palace, where the Maharana of Udaipur used to entertain guests.
In pictures, the water comes just a couple of feet below the windows and the hotel appears to float upon this idyllic lake, the magnificent City Palace […]

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First of all, thanks everyone for your comments. I seem to have to manually approve all of them, so sorry it takes a while for them to show up.
We’re in the final stretch of our pre-wedding travel, and we’re still having a good time. Now it’s mid-morning in the deserts of Rajasthan. […]

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I shouldn’t have watched Lisa write the entry, because now I’m having trouble thinking what to write.
Since our last installment, we spent a bit more time in Shimla up in the Himalayan foothills. We had intended to post some news on Sunday, but the whole town’s commerce shuts down (just like the good ole […]

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Hi all, Lisa here today.
As we’ve travelled through the many scenic byways of India by train and by car, I’ve had some time to think about what we’ve experienced so far. Lots of time to think … it’s a big country, you know. So, here are some random thoughts and observations about the […]

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These dispatches have finally caught up with real time. Lisa and I are in a crowded internet cafe in Shimla reconstructing the last few days of India.
India is a remarkable place. It’s not clear to me whether it’s what Lisa expected, but it seems like a real shock to me. [I have […]

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