Franallari Family Blog

Saturday, April 13, 2019

A coracle ride

Coracle, also known as Dongi, is a bowl-shaped boat made of reed, saplings and hide (nowadays, it also includes some type of tarp material).

See ya munchkin! Just kidding...we went with her.

Stay low! An exercise is trying to go under a big rock boulder...we didn't ultimately make it (not enough weight in our boat) but it was good fun,

You can see someone else in a coracle floating down the river. We were hiking along the boulders on the bank.

Carvings along the river bank

Friday, April 12, 2019

Now that's a bike ferry (for you Vermonters)

I rode this ferry at least 4 times during our visit to Hampi.

Then...and Now

Is this the spark of a rebel?

Hello tween-dom!

As I was looking at pictures to post for our next posts (see above), I couldn't help revisiting the Varanasi pictures and highlighting a few more to share. It's such a colorful and chaotic place, the pictures almost don't do it justice. Several pictures below are as we wound through the alleys of the old part of the city, passing a VERY long line of pilgrams waiting to enter to famous temple.

Saturday, February 23, 2019

New Delhi's Spring - we checked out the Mughal Gardens (open only 1 month per year)

Gandhi's Salt March statue

One section of the Mughal Gardens with Parliament building in the background

Another quiet stroll through the garden...

And the fight to reclaim my purse after our walk...surely there is a better system

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Scenes from Varanasi

Making our lassis

Sadhus of India

Chai walla

Something we will miss about India...the tea stalls on the street. You can tell the good ones by the large crowds always waiting for their tea. One gets a hot cup of freshly brewed chai tea and drinks it there...it's a lovely tradition

Tea served in earthen mugs that you throw away after

Same guy, different view...his was the best of the bunch along the Ganges riverbank in Varanasi. Sold out by 7:00AM

Need I say more?

Seattle's Big Dig

Becky participated in the Viaduct to Tunnel fun run during her trip back to Seattle on the eve of opening the new tunnel that will replace the double-decker highway running along Seattle's waterfront.

8km through the brand new tunnel, back along the elevated viaduct and through the old tunnel. Super fun! (although sore for days...turns out spin cycling doesn't do anything for your running muscles)