Palace On Road

Monday, January 10, 2011

Tea, Spice and Everything Nice

Well, here are a few more photos from our final days in India.

Anthony, chillaxin' at the Coconut Lagoon.

A parade of church goers

Where's Waldo? Ahem, I mean Anth and Alana?? Hiding in the treehouse at the spice garden

Nature Reserve Boat Ride. Life vest mandatory. Awesome.

Our favorite driver of the whole trip, Aneesh (definitely call him if you are ever in Kerala) and our trusty bus, Grace.

Well, it was a brisk 60 degress out. Gotta bundle up!

Do you know what happens when you ask someone to take a photo of you? THIS! Posing at the park with our closest 10 Indian buddies who jumped at the opportunity to be in a photo with us... you would too.

Swapna's cousin, Sai with us at his family's house. DELICIOUS lunch, and fantastic tour of their farm.

On the way to Puttaparthi to visit Sathya Sai Baba's Ashram. Interesting....

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

16 Days in Photos

We had big ambitions for blogging all along this journey, but don't you know us better than that? We've done our best to briefly chronicle our adventures through India and Sri Lanka and the many hours spent traveling by air, boat, rickshaw, houseboat, and notably in a fine vehicle called the Palace on Road. This may be the first and last post, so enjoy!

Rishikesh

After a launch into the Ganges' infamous Golf Course rapid,
Anthony's sins have been washed away.

No such luck for Amy, however.

Jammu Masjid Mosque

Alana and Megan in their finest muumuus for the famous mosque in Delhi.

Qutb Minar

Who knew there was a Hoover Tower in India?

Qutb Minar

Indians are so photogenic.

Ho Ho Ho

Christmas in Delhi. We got desperate for some Santa.

Ganges Water

Swapna, Anthony, Megan T and Amy brought back some holy Ganges water as a holiday present for Markell, Alana, and Megan V.

Brokedown Palace

On the way to the Taj, quality control systems broke down for the Palace on Road. Alana and Anthony huddle for warmth.

Green Agra

Mmmm…recycling is delicious!

The Taj

Great new backgrounds available at Glamour Shots.

Cocktails!

Taking the edge off with a festive drink at the Mumbai airport.

Flying direct is overrated anyway.

Keep it classy

In the historic Galle Fort Hotel

Leshika's Mehndi

Prom. Ethnic?

New Years Eve Wedding -- beginning...

New Years Eve Wedding -- middle...

New Years Eve Wedding -- END!!!!

Post Wedding Brunch

Where's Anthony? Where's Anthony?

Brunch, continued...

Ladies who brunch at a beachfront villa. NBD (geris: that means no big deal).

Elephant Love

This is Megan's happy face. Trust us.

Sigiriya Rock

We kicked this rock's ass

Dambulla Temple Rock Caves.

Where Buddhas outnumber humans

Monk on a Moto

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.

Cape Comorin

At the tip of the subcontinent

Indian Gothic

Don't let these two near your children, even though they've been blessed at the Hindu temple

On a Boat

On a houseboat in Kerala, down two peeps after Amy and Swapna departed. We know they'd want us to have a good time, and as baby monkey has taught us, "you gotta keep on keeping on!!"

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Happy Holidays from the Taj

Happy Holidays from us and 100,000 of our closest friends at the Taj. It was quite an experience - both awe inspiring and frenetic. Much more to come later.

Contributors

Alana “Go-With-the-Flow” Ketchel is a curling champion who loves rainbows and singing. She hails from Tucson and currently shares an apartment in San Francisco with Anthony and a cat named Dog. She’s Swapna’s favorite child, and it’s not just because she can bust a move with the best of them.She spends her days shaping the future of health information technology.

Amy "Stems" Willis is a Vermonter training to be a doctor in the Rocky Mountain State. Indecision rules her gluten-free life, but she won’t settle for anything less than pure maple syrup. She’s a competitive athlete but will only beat you down if you ask for it.

Anthony “Head-of-the-Harem” Ravitz is a Motor City native who buys and builds green. He’s a professional fly shoo-er with an unfortunately small bladder. He thinks he’s really funny and pretty much knows everybody.

Markell “Grain-of-Salt” Lewis is a Nashville, Tennessee Titan and culinary connoisseur who spends her days studying nutrition and public health. She’s easily excitable especially when discussing controversial topics such as everything. Also, she has spectacular folding skills (even fitted sheets).

Mister Megan “Don’t-Touch-Me” Thomas resides in our nation’s capital but left her heart in San Diego. She maintains a strong allegiance to the Chargers and also likes elephants, Filet-o-Fish, and hugs. She’s picky about food and particular about everything else. She toils in the realm of health policy.

Megan “Sparkplug” Vanneman is a coffee-loving public health nut and San Francisco native. Her fashion sense is flavorful, and she knows how to kick a soccer ball. She’s extraordinary in her correspondence, charmingly loquacious in her voicemail leaving, and is internationally recognized as the social glue.

Swapna “Fundamuri” Chandamuri is a southern belle from rural Louisiana who resides in the Windy City and longs for teletransportation. She’s a fashionista startup maven of Indian ethnic wear. She knows what she’s doing in the kitchen, is a skillful haggler, and she’s working on perfecting her brainstorming skills and punk rock appreciation.