Monsoon travels - Superbe Binsar

Parce que je ne me lasse pas des superbes montagnes de l'Uttarakhand, Kumaon Hills, notamment pendant la mousson, nous nous sommes offerts une petite virée à Binsar. Un hôtel comme je les aime, sans télé ni internet, qui fonctionne à l'énergie solaire et où il n'y a rien d'autre à faire que bouquiner au coin du feu, marcher et s'arracher des sangsues... Mes précédentes expériences...

Publié le 27/08/2018 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Let it rain

Many (non Indian) people are scared by the concept of monsoon (continuous rain for weeks). But rains are life!! Rains means being freed of the unbearable heat, rains mean seeing plants thriving everywhere, rains mean you will have food next year, and electricity also!! Here in India we love the rains!! So if some times monsoon also means traffic, anarchy, damaged roads and flooding...

Publié le 10/09/2013 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Imli-ji in Madhya Pradesh - Pictures

Madhya Pradesh - Aug 2013

Publié le 06/09/2013 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Mid-monsoon season cleaning session!

After one month away from home I decide to take back possession of my place. Which means getting rid of all the vermin the monsoons generously bring along. Not only because my parents are coming next week, no no no, it is also because it has become really filthy. Now picture this!! My maid enters the house to see me half naked, a terra-cotta mask on the face (all the vermin must...

Publié le 04/08/2013 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Driving in the monsoon rains

I know that given the weather in Europe this year, it would not be welcome of me to complain about the rains here (all the most since it is still 28 degrees outside!).   But see, this afternoon I opened my car and there was 2 centimers of water on the floor! And then half of the roads were blocked because of floods - and this, my GPS (this idiot!) doesn't detect it yet!! I also banged...

Publié le 18/06/2013 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Summer serie ”pics of India on the spur of the moment” - Monsoon sun set in Mumbai

Publié le 14/08/2012 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

First days of rain in Delhi

July 8th 2012, on the terrasse of my building...

Publié le 10/07/2012 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...

Mumbai rains...

From my rickshaw, on my way to work...     And view from my desk...  

Publié le 08/07/2011 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...