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| My favourite picture from the Gandhi Smriti (“Gandhi Remembrance”), another Gandhi memorial Mi foto favorida del “Gandhi Smriti”, otro monumento conmemorativo de Gandhi (Un gong de paz del mundo) |
In einer Woche werde ich in Richtung Norden zur Navdanya-Farm aufbrechen und dort vermutlich nur beschraenkt Internet-Zugang haben. Bis zum naechsten Mal gibt es die neuesten Fotos!
I’ll be heading north to the farm of Navdanya near the Himalayas next week and I might not be having internet access there. Enjoy the most recent pictures in the meantime…
De aquí a una semana me voy a la finca de Navdanya al Norte donde probablemente no voy a tener mucho acceso a internet… Entretanto algunas fotos nuevas que las disfruten…
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| At the Smriti there were many scenes of Gandhi’s life to be seen Hubo muchas escenas de la vida de Gandhi |
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| The place where Gandhi was assasinated Este esta el lugar donde Gandhi fue asesinado |
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| Decoration of the floor for an upcoming event Estan decorando el suelo para un evento que viene |
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| I love the Commonwealth Games – they have even given waste bins to Delhi! ;) Gracias a los Juegos de la Mancomunidad hay cubos de basura en Delhi :) |
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| The Lotus Temple from afar, a Bahai temple which is a very appealing religion that accepts any faith (you might remember their Shrine in Israel which I mentioned in this blog as well!) El Templo de loto que es un templo de adoración Bahá’í, una religion que acepta todas las fes |
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| Introduction to the next picture :) |
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| A tiffin, the typical “Indian lunchbox”… La “tiffin” es la tartera India |
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| … and what it may contain … y contiene el almuerzo |
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| Hooray, I’ve found the equivalent to the Panamanian “diablo rojo” :) Only flower chains instead of light chains and Indian instead of Latino music :) Los autobuses antiguos aqui me acuerdan de Panama, solemente la decoracion y la musica es diferente |
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| Wow, this is a big bean! Un frijol largo! |
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| For some reason people here always think I mean them personally when I ask if I may take a picture and position themselves proudly ;) La gente aqui siempre piensa que quiero sacar las fotos de ellos mismos :) |
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| Mmh, what would Renate Kuenast have to say about that…? Pollos pobrecitos… |
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| Fish markets are typical for Bengali culture (As mentioned I’m currently staying in a Bengali colony) Estoy vivendo en una colonia bengali donde hay muchas pescaderias |
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| Topsy-turvy world… over here non-vegetarian food has to be marked :) Aqui hay que nombrar la comida no-vegetariana :) |
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| You’ll get used to seeing the swastika in India… Para alemanos es extraño ver la cruz gamada, pero aqui tiene otro significado |
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| German guys may follow my hosts’ example :) Los chicos alemanos (y colombianos? :) ) podrian tomar mis huespedes por ejemplo |
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| Another students’ dinner – of course the cricket game on TV mustn’t be missing ;) El juego de cricket es importante durante la cena aqui! |
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| One of many Lufthansa advertising posters Un aviso de la aerolinea alemana |
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| Indian fire drenchers :) Extintores indios :) |
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| Not very appealing from outside, but quite famous – the Sai Baba temple in central Delhi El templo de Sai Baba que no parece muy hermoso, pero es bastante famoso en Delhi |
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| At its exit free food is distributed A la salida distribuyen comida gratis |
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| And of course flowers (usually marigold) can be bought nearby Las flores que usan en los templos son casi siempre calendulas |
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| I think I’d like to have such a shower one day! :) Un dia me gustaria tener tal ducha :) |
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| Flowering Amaltas tree (Cassia fistula for the horticulturists :) )… La flor de la caña fístula |
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| In this shop you get absolutely EVERYTHING! :) Don’t forget your own bag for your own “sack” ;) En esta tienda hay absolutamente TODO! :) (Dice frutas, verduras, arroz, ultramarinos, comida y no-comida) |
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| Of course the alternative to sweet popcorn must be spicy, not salty here! :) Hay que decidirse entre palomitas dulces o picantes (no salados) :) |
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| Another common sight… Hay muchas vacas en medio de la ciudad |
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| A possible use of pineapples I haven’t thought of yet :) La piña es multiusa :) |
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| This is another way of “roasting” tomatoes… Otra manera a asar un tomate :) |
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| Strange if people have to warn of their fellow countrymen Advertian de revendedores de boletos del treno |
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| I wouldn’t dare parking here! Dice que no hay que estacionar el carro o van a desinflar los neumaticos :) |
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| A Buddhist temple in Majnu Ka Tilla, the Tibetan colony in Delhi Un templo budista en Majnu Ka Tilla, la colonia Tibetana en Delhi |
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| No lack of Dalai Lamas here :) Hay muchos “Dalái Lamas” allá :) |
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| Tycker ni att de pratar Svenksa? :) (Insider joke for Swedish speakers :)) (Una broma para los hablantes del Sueco) |
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| A Tibetan dish called “Thukpa” Una comida Tibetana que se llama “Thukpa” |
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| What dish is hiding behind the smoke here? Que comida está escondida detrás del humo? |
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| Ta-dah! It’s a Beef Sizzler embedded in cabbage leaves Se trata de un “Sizzler” de ternera |
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| These (far more beautifully shaped than Maultaschen – sorry an die Augsburger ;) ) Tibetan dumplings are called “Momos” but have nothing to do with Michael Ende :) Otra comida Tibetana que se llama “Momo” (tipo de pasta rellena) |
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| Multi-cultural: German girl having Tibetan “farewell dinner” with her Assamese hosts :) Cena de despedida multicultural: Chica alemana, comida tibetana y huespedes Couchsurfing de Assam :) |
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