It's time to leave, but I have a few minutes before we go. It will be good to touch our feet on US soil. Actual travel time, door-to-door, will be about 30 hours.
The trip has been beyond wonderful, educational and transformative in so many ways. We have made friends with people in England, Australia, Canada, Israel, Scotland, Italy, Budapest and the USA. Oh, and Russia. I'm tempted to become a bit misty and poetic about the whole trip.
But why get maudlin when you can leave on a light note. I say you can't leave India without saluting the signage. Here are just a few of the many that we were able to capture.
First the vehicles. India loves to decorate, and the cars, trucks and rickshaws are never left out.
Truck drivers want passing vehicles to announce themselves and they tell you with the famous saying, "Horn OK Please". I think the one to the left added "TK" to the "OK". In India, they mean the same thing.
Rickshaws are also heavily decorated. Here is one quite tricked out and adorned with the name of our beloved teacher, Jyoti. Jean is proudly showing it off.
Here's another one that caught my eye. In case you don't know, we are a very Volkswagen family.
Then there are the many warning signs of what to do and not to do. Here is an interesting one that Jennie found when we stopped for gas on a weekend trip. Remember, do NOT comb while refueling.
The Zoo had good signs too. Here is the map of the park,
And here are the signs announcing the Snake Park within the zoo, plus Diwali greetings from the snakes themselves.
And, while not a sign, while we are at it, here's a great action photo available to all at the Snake Park.
There are signs on buildings, including a pizza chain you may be familiar with.
Some fun street signs and sights seen on the street.
And finally, some signs that remind me that it's the end of our journey.
The sun sets over Mumbai...
and on our time here.
Did we reach Samadhi on this trip? Ghandi's grave is supposedly the "way to samadhi". So are the eight limbs of yoga. We have been given tools to go find it. The rest is up to us.
All the best,
Jane
The trip has been beyond wonderful, educational and transformative in so many ways. We have made friends with people in England, Australia, Canada, Israel, Scotland, Italy, Budapest and the USA. Oh, and Russia. I'm tempted to become a bit misty and poetic about the whole trip.
But why get maudlin when you can leave on a light note. I say you can't leave India without saluting the signage. Here are just a few of the many that we were able to capture.
First the vehicles. India loves to decorate, and the cars, trucks and rickshaws are never left out.
Truck drivers want passing vehicles to announce themselves and they tell you with the famous saying, "Horn OK Please". I think the one to the left added "TK" to the "OK". In India, they mean the same thing.
Rickshaws are also heavily decorated. Here is one quite tricked out and adorned with the name of our beloved teacher, Jyoti. Jean is proudly showing it off.
Here's another one that caught my eye. In case you don't know, we are a very Volkswagen family.
Then there are the many warning signs of what to do and not to do. Here is an interesting one that Jennie found when we stopped for gas on a weekend trip. Remember, do NOT comb while refueling.
The Zoo had good signs too. Here is the map of the park,
And here are the signs announcing the Snake Park within the zoo, plus Diwali greetings from the snakes themselves.
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| Perhaps it's a sign of Dani's courage? |
And, while not a sign, while we are at it, here's a great action photo available to all at the Snake Park.
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| A woman sells beads outside of Cafe Goodluck, a great place to eat. |
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| Jennie poses next to the most important sign. |
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| Tattoos are not too common in India, yet. |
Some fun street signs and sights seen on the street.
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| Why not just "stop"? |
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| Hand-painted signs are everywhere. |
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| Hmmm... of course, we stopped in this dangerous spot for this photo. |
And finally, some signs that remind me that it's the end of our journey.
The sun sets over Mumbai...
and on our time here.
Did we reach Samadhi on this trip? Ghandi's grave is supposedly the "way to samadhi". So are the eight limbs of yoga. We have been given tools to go find it. The rest is up to us.
All the best,
Jane
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