A thread for my friend.

[Orchid]

This thread is for my friend who is patiently waiting to hear from me.
Enjoy it!!!

[Orchid]

[Orchid]

[Orchid]

To be continued.....

[Dogsoldier]

Nice pics Orchid. If you could post where and of what,  that would be great as most people wouldn't have a clue.

[Orchid]

Nice pics Orchid. If you could post where and of what,  that would be great as most people wouldn't have a clue.

It's not about destination....
It's all about spirit and beauty.
It's all about how I love India.

You always have a chance to discover YOUR India........

[2tallbill]

It's not about destination....
It's all about spirit and beauty.
It's all about how I love India.

You always have a chance to discover YOUR India........

Takiye krasivyye fotografii !!

[Orchid]

It's not about destination....
It's all about spirit and beauty.
It's all about how I love India.

You always have a chance to discover YOUR India........

Takiye krasivyye fotografii !!

          

[Markje]

good pictures Orchid, nice to see you posting!

[Contrarian]

Thank you for the beautiful photos. I especially like the interior of the building on reply #3. Any chance you could tell us the city? 

[tonton]

Nice pics Orchid!

[Dogsoldier]

Nice pics Orchid. If you could post where and of what,  that would be great as most people wouldn't have a clue.

It's not about destination....
It's all about spirit and beauty.
It's all about how I love India.

Here I am thinking you're posting pics for an audience!!!

You always have a chance to discover YOUR India........

Without some context these are just pictures.

[Orchid]

Thank you for the beautiful photos. I especially like the interior of the building on reply #3. Any chance you could tell us the city? 

It's Red Fort, Delhi.
Later I will post more pictures of this place for you.

[Orchid]

Nice pics Orchid. If you could post where and of what,  that would be great as most people wouldn't have a clue.

It's not about destination....
It's all about spirit and beauty.
It's all about how I love India.

Here I am thinking you're posting pics for an audience!!!

You always have a chance to discover YOUR India........

Without some context these are just pictures.

Mr. Dogsoldier,
I like you more on your Dog side: silent and understanding.

[Orchid]

Nice pics Orchid!

Hey! How are you doing? 
Any fun besides moving to new house?
Cannot promise to be is Australia any time soon, but.... pretty close.
Bora Bora is my next dream destination.

[Orchid]

nice to see you posting!

...nice to see your feedback!

[Volshe]

Aww, what a breathtaking images!!! Thank you for sharing, dear Orchid! It is beautiful to see India through your eyes 

And, so true - everyone has their own India, America, Russia, Montenegro... Beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder. Yours is mesmerizing

[Orchid]

Aww, what a breathtaking images!!! Thank you for sharing, dear Orchid! It is beautiful to see India through your eyes 

And, so true - everyone has their own India, America, Russia, Montenegro... Beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder. Yours is mesmerizing

What can I say?
I love you, Volshe.

[Orchid]

[Orchid]

[Volshe]

What can I say?
I love you, Volshe.

I love you more 

Thank you once again for this treat for the soul and for the eye that you shared with us 

[Orchid]

[Volshe]

So beautiful, so diverse, so inspiring... It's been my desire too to visit India, and now, thanks to you, dear Orchid, it's at least partially satisfied. We are all children of propaganda of our respective times, whether we are aware of it or not. When i was growing up, in a kinder and more idealistic world, my then-country used to be part of "Non-Aligned Movement", alongside India. Our then omnipotent leader, Tito, was fascinated with India. So, we grew up watching Indian movies. We were always given example of how powerful and dignified was Gandhi. Then we all read Autobiography of a Yogi, Krishnamurti's books, Osho's books... Most of us practiced Yoga. As teens we were studying carefully Kama Sutra, it was the only "sexual education" available to us.  I remember to this day that at the time ( i think i was 15) i had decided lovemaking was not for us, common people, because 1. it said explicitly the teacher should be present during "execution" of some poses, and i knew those teachers were not available in our parts  2. before engaging in lovemaking, a woman had to teach a parrot to speak. I had bought a parrot, but despite my efforts, it never uttered a single word 
Most of my friends who traveled to India posted either pictures of extreme poverty  or 1001 selfie from some godforsaken ashram. None of those had sparked all these fondest memories i have from a time that had long gone by. Yours did, dear Orchid. Thank you for that.

[Orchid]

[Orchid]