bit masala » india http://bitmasala.com/blog personal bits and ramblings Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Bhojnalay http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/06/13/bhojnalay http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/06/13/bhojnalay#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:23:17 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=262 Snap taken at a bhojnalay (eatery) during a break on the 10h bus trip from Manali to Shimla

Bhojnalay

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/06/13/bhojnalay/feed 0 Vadavadavadai or manamanamana http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/03/30/vadavadavadai-or-manamana http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/03/30/vadavadavadai-or-manamana#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:42:31 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=237 In only 2 weeks we are beginning our next journey, starting in Delhi.
As a teaser one more audio recording from the last trip: various noise and sounds on an indian train, including a vadai seller advertising his merchandise:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Can you hear the similarity with this one? ;)


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[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/shock/feed 0 Kerala 2009 Route http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/kerala-2009-route http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/kerala-2009-route#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:09:43 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=198

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/13/kerala-2009-route/feed 1 Indian train announcement http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/07/indian-train-announcement http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/07/indian-train-announcement#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:28:06 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=190 I recorded this announcement on the platform while we were waiting for our train from Varkala to Alleppey:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
After an advertisement jingle, the announcement is made in three languages: first in Malayalam (the official language of the state of Kerala), then in Hindi, and finally in English.

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/07/indian-train-announcement/feed 0 Happy new year 2010! http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/05/happy-new-year-2010 http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/05/happy-new-year-2010#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:44:30 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=174 A happy new year to all of you! Live long and prosper!

new year on the beach
New Year lights on the beach in Varkala

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/05/happy-new-year-2010/feed 0 Christmas decorations in Kerala http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/05/christmas-decorations-in-kerala http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/05/christmas-decorations-in-kerala#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:34:09 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=164 christmas decoration in cochin

chistmas decoration at a church in kumily

christmas star in varkala

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2010/01/05/christmas-decorations-in-kerala/feed 0 Varkala Beach http://bitmasala.com/blog/2009/12/31/varkala-beach http://bitmasala.com/blog/2009/12/31/varkala-beach#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:05:29 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=154 A few pics from Varkala

The train to Varkala
indian train

The cliff
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The beach
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The palm
coco palm

]]> http://bitmasala.com/blog/2009/12/31/varkala-beach/feed 0 Impressions from the Cardamom Hills http://bitmasala.com/blog/2009/12/28/impressions-from-the-cardamom-hills http://bitmasala.com/blog/2009/12/28/impressions-from-the-cardamom-hills#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:29:55 +0000 daniel http://bitmasala.com/blog/?p=135 From Cochin we took a car to Kumily, a hill station in the Cardamom Hills. A few pics..

Got a flat tyre in the middle of a rubber tree forest
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View from the mountain road
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Ananas/Pineapple plantation
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Tea plantation and Pepper (the vines growing up the trees)
tea plantation

Christmas dinner
christmas dinner

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