tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post714049638474568482..comments2023-06-21T14:14:24.806+01:00Comments on Blogtrotter: SAFDARJUNG'S TOMBGMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775262251208390861noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-37765835267531848032009-04-04T01:04:00.000+01:002009-04-04T01:04:00.000+01:00Lady,The cenotaph, as you may see on picture numbe...Lady,<BR/>The cenotaph, as you may see on picture number eight, is far from being underground... A bit like in New Orleans... ;)Trotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-31772654012557206412009-04-04T00:10:00.000+01:002009-04-04T00:10:00.000+01:00Well tombs are peaceful and this is a very nice to...Well tombs are peaceful and this is a very nice tomb<BR/>Kinda makes you afraid to step on the dead.<BR/>The tomb is actually underground right?A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-16397851483362181082009-02-10T00:17:00.000+00:002009-02-10T00:17:00.000+00:00Addy,It's amazing, because usually you don't get t...Addy,<BR/>It's amazing, because usually you don't get that blue sky in Delhi easily; but that afternoon was perfect!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-59071486213526724812009-02-09T12:05:00.000+00:002009-02-09T12:05:00.000+00:00another HUGE tomb! LOL. but as always, old archite...another HUGE tomb! LOL. but as always, old architecture gives me the thrill. i simply LOVE the three photos of the mosque, gil! the blue sky is the perfect backdrop for the building. nice!adelynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256326217881275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-2446948712821959232009-02-02T00:34:00.000+00:002009-02-02T00:34:00.000+00:00Celine,I think you had already that post... ;))Celine,<BR/>I think you had already that post... ;))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-87192706155826572082009-02-01T20:40:00.000+00:002009-02-01T20:40:00.000+00:00You'll forgive my belated comments here, as I am c...You'll forgive my belated comments here, as I am catching up on your posts now. You have lovely shots here Gil, thanks for sharing.:) <BR/><BR/>Will wait for a post on the second great Mughal's Tomb.;)indicaspecieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082836899942612554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-76002926411517049652009-01-27T14:15:00.000+00:002009-01-27T14:15:00.000+00:00Tinsie,A blue sky always helps; and the Greek blue...Tinsie,<BR/>A blue sky always helps; and the Greek blue helps even more... ;))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-12396467386398452472009-01-27T12:10:00.000+00:002009-01-27T12:10:00.000+00:00Amazing photos - especially the ones with the blue...Amazing photos - especially the ones with the blue sky!Tinsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117009077032779594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-58377452907117618302009-01-26T14:28:00.000+00:002009-01-26T14:28:00.000+00:00Jen,Working the marble that way wasn't surely a pi...Jen,<BR/>Working the marble that way wasn't surely a piece of cake... ;))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-64528400726726606902009-01-26T14:07:00.000+00:002009-01-26T14:07:00.000+00:00Pietra Dura - what painstaking work the craftsmen ...Pietra Dura - what painstaking work the craftsmen must have done!<BR/>Wonderful pictures! I like your idea of the "reflection" photo.Jen Laceda | Milk Guideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619343060622081800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-23841290982009553932009-01-25T23:33:00.000+00:002009-01-25T23:33:00.000+00:00Hi everybody! Thanks for your visits and comments ...Hi everybody! Thanks for your visits and comments and Kung Hei Fat Choi 恭喜發財 for all those who celebrate the Chinese New Year – The Year of the OX! My year!! ;)<BR/><BR/>Olivier,<BR/>Sauf pour Rune, je crois que les «photos dans les photos», style matryoshke, ont un grand succès et les monuments Mughal donnent des perspectives superbes!<BR/><BR/>Norman,<BR/>That’s what I thought: the frame within a frame picture is a guaranteed success... ;))<BR/><BR/>Tr3nta,<BR/>No reason for envy… ;))<BR/><BR/>Thérèse,<BR/>C’est drôle ça: la même date que la Concorde… ;)<BR/><BR/>Ingrid,<BR/>It’s amazing why they had this idea to build such impressive tombs. Probably the influence of the Egyptian civilization; anyhow, quite different from what was being built in Europe by that time…<BR/><BR/>Kim,<BR/>It’s the detail that matters… ;))<BR/><BR/>Ted,<BR/>You mentioned Louis Malle’s and I was checking it, but haven’t seen; and it takes time to view the full documentary… But it must be a wonderful trip, even if a bit outdated…<BR/><BR/>Alice,<BR/>Kung Hei Fat Choi 恭喜發財<BR/>The frame within a frame is a guaranteed success; but I believe the last one is etter balanced than the first... ;))<BR/><BR/>Joyce,<BR/>Well noted: «who would think that tombs could be all that». Indeed!!<BR/><BR/>Hélène,<BR/>To Heaven (on Earth...) is always better... ;))<BR/><BR/>Leo,<BR/>Kung Hei Fat Choi 恭喜發財<BR/>You’ll have to wait a bit for the famous one, otherwise the interest on the rest would lower significantly... ;))<BR/><BR/>Bindu,<BR/>Fascinating, Indeed!! But I don’t think they actually «lived» lives in these tombs... ;))<BR/><BR/>Wendy,<BR/>Oh dear, this must be the one place you haven’t made yet... ;)). Now, I’m sure you’re already packing!!<BR/><BR/>Steve,<BR/>Actually, I used to be good at Geography in school; it was probably the Voyager’s virus making is way up... ;))<BR/><BR/>Asia Traveler,<BR/>Thanks! We’re always learning, aren’t we? ;)<BR/><BR/>Barb,<BR/>Details matter... ;)<BR/><BR/>Catherine,<BR/>Tu es toujours bienvenue dans le bus... ;))<BR/><BR/>Lisa,<BR/>It seems that the Internet service providers are the same all over the world: difficult times!! ;)) Hope to see you back soon!!<BR/><BR/>Kuanyin,<BR/>Of course I would prefer the beaches in Maui, in particular my favourite in Wailea, just in front of the Four Seasons... ;)) Anyhow, this is the last tomb in Delhi, and the last before the most beautiful you have ever seen... ;))<BR/><BR/>Joy,<BR/>Time and labour force weren’t any issues at that time... ;))<BR/><BR/>Pat,<BR/>Maximum temperatures somehow between 18º and 23º centigrade... No rain! Excellent weather for a traveller... ;)<BR/><BR/>Louise,<BR/>Glad that it gave you pleasure... The pools are probably full only during the monsoon; but at that time it must be hard to stay outside and catch a decent picture under the pouring rain... ;))<BR/><BR/>Paz,<BR/>You’re a dear!!<BR/><BR/>Chanpheng,<BR/>Glad to see you back! Nepal must be a great adventure, but I’m feeling a bit concerned of getting to such high places... Hope you have a great trip anyhow!<BR/>I’ll check your posts on southern Laos!<BR/><BR/>Stella,<BR/>Kung Hei Fat Choi 恭喜發財<BR/>Now, tell me: do married people still receive red packets - 红包 ? I read in Wiki that «red envelopes [...] are typically given to the unmarried by the married, only to those who are younger in age.» In that case, you don’t get any... ;-((<BR/><BR/>Shooting Star,<BR/>It’s amazing that you have never been there; like the saying we have: «home saints don’t make miracles»... ;))<BR/><BR/>Gattina,<BR/>Just start packing... ;))<BR/><BR/>Alice,<BR/>Merci. Elle va bien; même si elle a changé des télécommunications vers les services financiers, juste avant la crise… ;))<BR/><BR/>Kven,<BR/>Thanks! You too kind! Some of the pre-digital pictures were in a somehow lousy condition, and the scanning wasn’t an easy task… But, as I was travelling much less than I used to, I decided to create the blogs to somehow compensate the lack of new experiences with the memories of the old ones. Ageing, that is… ;))<BR/>I’ll surely check your posts asap!<BR/><BR/>Rune,<BR/>It’s not only you: Chuckeroon should come and check the leather clad there… ;))<BR/><BR/>Mariposa,<BR/>It’s your eyes that are kind: the pictures aren’t that good… ;))<BR/><BR/>Kyh,<BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>JoAnn,<BR/>I knew tombs wouldn’t be your stuff (neither mine…)… ;)) Just looking at monuments!! ;)<BR/>I also know you have travelled a lot, but I’m not so sure that you can say that the Mughal tombs are «international»; at least not similar to the Egyptian ones or the Mexican… ;)). Not to mention Rome… ;))<BR/>Hope your Mom recovers soon!!<BR/><BR/>Baron’s Life,<BR/>Thanks for your visit and first comment here! Your blog has some amazing posts; I’ll get there and comment later…<BR/><BR/>Lynn,<BR/>I think that many people were watching it! I was in a middle of a session, so only saw at intervals and then the parade…But loved to see!<BR/><BR/>Paul,<BR/>Great that you noticed the ceilings! I think they were the best on this tomb; incredible!<BR/><BR/>Azer,<BR/>I knew you would love those ceilings… Question of good taste! ;)<BR/><BR/>Ron,<BR/>It wasn’t supposed to be a History lesson, but I’m glad it helped to make some facts known…<BR/><BR/>Cuckoo,<BR/>That’s a compliment (at least I take it so… ;))! It’s true that like our saying: «Home saints don’t make miracles»! You need a «tourist» eye to value what’s just around the corner… ;))<BR/><BR/>Cutie,<BR/>By the time we were there, the temperature was probably 23º or 24º centigrade. Quite enjoyable!!<BR/><BR/>Pietro,<BR/>These Mughal temples always provide great opportunities for the «frame within frame», matryoshke style, pictures! The reflection would probably be better with some more water in the pond, but anyhow…<BR/><BR/>Richard,<BR/>Stilton cheese? Yummy…<BR/>So, that’s part of the reason why once you missed a trip to Delhi… ;))<BR/><BR/>Ming,<BR/>It’s true that I'm paying a little more attention to the photos now; earlier, I was mainly recording in video, so the photos were the poor parent of the family… ;))GMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775262251208390861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-38357578629970278512009-01-25T17:59:00.000+00:002009-01-25T17:59:00.000+00:00Amazing collection of photos here.I noticed that y...Amazing collection of photos here.<BR/><BR/>I noticed that your photography focus has changed a little over the year. You are doing more detailed as well as artistic shots. Great job!Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-43108507140128256112009-01-25T15:03:00.000+00:002009-01-25T15:03:00.000+00:00Nice pics! good to re-visit the places around Delh...Nice pics! good to re-visit the places around Delhi once again with your blogs. <BR/><BR/>You have a wonderful week ahead.alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906469358734643462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-70551220462972487212009-01-25T13:26:00.000+00:002009-01-25T13:26:00.000+00:00Got her!! Up on that balcony far away. I even bro...Got her!! Up on that balcony far away. I even broke off my Stilton Cheese photography to rush in for the hunt! See....I really do look. Much enjoyed these multiple arch shots.. My wife renounced a posting to Delhi just to marry me.....even though at that time I had not proposed. (She just hoped I would).Chuckeroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-53860346231579151082009-01-25T07:46:00.000+00:002009-01-25T07:46:00.000+00:00Gil, the view from the Gateway is so fascinating! ...Gil, the view from the Gateway is so fascinating! I like the Safdarjung's Tomb, it's an imposing building with great details. I also like the picture of the reflection in the water: great photographic composition.<BR/>All the images are absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing these interesting travels!Pietro Brosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131884567187959415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-11242586220684835072009-01-25T01:51:00.000+00:002009-01-25T01:51:00.000+00:00Nice buildings. But the place looks pretty hot. wh...Nice buildings. But the place looks pretty hot. what was the temperature?Cutiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871039834722467144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-361974555230073152009-01-25T01:31:00.000+00:002009-01-25T01:31:00.000+00:00Your pictures are always very beautiful, doesn't l...Your pictures are always very beautiful, doesn't look like it's from my city and of a monument I have seen umpteen times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-65515773651950935272009-01-25T00:21:00.000+00:002009-01-25T00:21:00.000+00:00Very nice pictures yet again. This is a very inte...Very nice pictures yet again. This is a very interesting history lesson. Love your commentary and love your blog:) Have a great weekend.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902983138851666188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-34055975077259119372009-01-24T22:58:00.000+00:002009-01-24T22:58:00.000+00:00i like the ambient ceiling:-)i like the ambient ceiling<BR/><BR/>:-)Azer Mantessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341208816535300371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-81104624818033078692009-01-24T20:27:00.000+00:002009-01-24T20:27:00.000+00:00I agree that the "frame within a frame" shots are ...I agree that the "frame within a frame" shots are excellent. And your interiors, the ceilings, especially, are outstandingly well done. Beautiful shots, GilNikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-3506146898918793402009-01-24T17:48:00.000+00:002009-01-24T17:48:00.000+00:00Love that first photo the Best I believe Gil. Was...Love that first photo the Best I believe Gil. Was the rest of the world watching the inauguration as the US was? Hope you are having a fun and restful weekend. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-56839961637668061732009-01-24T16:40:00.000+00:002009-01-24T16:40:00.000+00:00I accidentally came across your blog...I will be f...I accidentally came across your blog...I will be following it religiously. Great Stuff, pics and commentary. Every Teacher's dream.<BR/>Very well done.<BR/>Congrats.Baron's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363887015251189502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-43322849884763593712009-01-24T11:41:00.000+00:002009-01-24T11:41:00.000+00:00Hi GIL.Wow man you are really having a great selec...Hi GIL.<BR/>Wow man you are really having a great selection here, though I must confess that tombs and graves are not my (personal) favarites as a subject, but your collection is GREAT! and thats a compliment Gil.<BR/><BR/>Like you we have travelled so much that I recognise the tombs like you are showing here, they are international (like we've seen in Egypt/Italy-Rome/Mexico etc etc) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog I am still concerned about my 83 year old mom's recovery -heartsurgery- and not very much on internet, you understand I hope?<BR/><BR/>www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com<BR/> Happy weekend wishes <BR/>JoAnn's D EyesJo's-D-Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620409244855380131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-3542355235892122402009-01-24T10:49:00.000+00:002009-01-24T10:49:00.000+00:00It's so gorgeous. Look at those details! Nice!It's so gorgeous. Look at those details! Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-27365325884676370052009-01-24T09:18:00.000+00:002009-01-24T09:18:00.000+00:00wow it's so gorgeous!! you take very beautiful pic...wow it's so gorgeous!! you take very beautiful pics!Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283317906917771213noreply@blogger.com