tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47317968280431674252012-02-16T18:53:47.805-08:00Hey, we're hitching rides around India to check out the sites. Follow along!Phlomus The Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08549389809994309853noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731796828043167425.post-33316552158730991692008-12-19T14:05:00.000-08:002008-12-27T14:24:22.162-08:00Well, today wings and I made a pilgrimage to 'Akbar's Tomb' in Agra.<div>However, frankly, I'd misread the guidebook, I thought this was Akbear's Tomb.</div><div>Well, since we sounded like quite the enlightened human, he might have qualified as an honorary member of the Bear community...</div><div><br /></div><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/De9SC631NJyY_Yzp3wWncQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZShLJimI/AAAAAAAAC9A/Vc_YtuqDAUY/s144/P1010751.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Then there was making friends with the locals:<div><br /></div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1ykIw1Tt-K40idtgYsHcQQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZWMmuMAI/AAAAAAAAC9U/iHks96yrRwE/s144/P1010753.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>It was almost like meeting one of Wing's distant cousins....<div>Then checking out the front of the Tomb...</div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qWb9NgMxNTgdQbtTzEGU8w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZYW0U_uI/AAAAAAAAC9c/qVGmQsawXl8/s144/P1010755.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>And there was us visiting the 'Baby Taj'. Because of recent </div><div>security concerns, Bears and flying Pigs were actually</div><div>banned from the big Taj Mahal, but the Baby Taj no one</div><div>even checked...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hLdH5DOEGgaIOrTcbKh_Iw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZhSobIAI/AAAAAAAAC-A/Hjarjy8MTyc/s144/P1010777.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ERiaxZYj-t6d-5GDGCrTeA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZjVDWVwI/AAAAAAAAC-I/v20-QpDBNTU/s144/P1010778.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></table><br /></div></div><br />But this Bear is undaunted, we got our glimpse of the Taj Mahal none the less:<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4wqw0EwqIMzX8CmRt9Caiw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZuByOaYI/AAAAAAAAC-8/REvxo_SQ2qs/s144/P1010804.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />We end our trip to India enjoying the beauty of the Taj by sunset.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1EUMwL7eyHSnmJeS_MbCkw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZvw-jMCI/AAAAAAAAC_E/J3tgTB7gRYM/s144/P1010805.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731796828043167425-3331655215873099169?l=philomusandwings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Phlomus The Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08549389809994309853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731796828043167425.post-89682488477047810842008-12-10T13:32:00.000-08:002008-12-27T13:47:44.540-08:00<table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zjIFUyTkSqzNszArKKdBIQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZD_aKw-I/AAAAAAAAC8M/XgmKR4AxArc/s144/P1010222.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div></div> After about a week or so, the Bob person ended up heading to Mumbai. So, we hitched along. he's ok company, and the cab ride is free. So, we had a day out and about Mumbai with a Jenny person, one of the Bob person's co-workers.<div><br />Here's some of the places we saw in Mumbai:<br /></div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1KbQXDBMxHoHtGzjmsIe_A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZFcwGoEI/AAAAAAAAC8U/OApZ3xMstwA/s144/P1010230.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A sacred tree near the Hindu temple, with some of the local Gods...</div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Vf67pOIJ_iM3b4B2w1I-2g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZN2jRwLI/AAAAAAAAC8w/e-XSdNCJug4/s144/P1010238.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Admiring some of the ancient sculpture at one of Mumbai's oldest sacred spots:<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1juw_adJlFS3pjvo2aDQLA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZQmvl1JI/AAAAAAAAC84/2fK_T2mHJag/s144/P1010239.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And contemplating the beauty of Baganga, or my navel, which ever is closer...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731796828043167425-8968248847704781084?l=philomusandwings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Phlomus The Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08549389809994309853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731796828043167425.post-84473352135701843802008-12-01T13:23:00.000-08:002008-12-27T13:31:51.684-08:00<div><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2v5mXguApXjxgYf33BgCoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nrx5cOCCiYY/SVaZB3QqeUI/AAAAAAAAC78/DeyyOaS1dvs/s144/IMG_0102.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mrbobpowell/PhilomusInIndia?feat=embedwebsite">PhilomusInIndia</a></td></tr></table><br /></div><div><br /></div>For the last couple of days we've been glued to the TV watching the Indian News about the attacks in Mumbai. It's fascinating for a political bear like me. Not so much because of what's being said but because when things go wrong here in India, people actually RESIGN! What a concept. Can you imagine if that happened in the US? Why, the last 7 years could have been so different!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731796828043167425-8447335213570184380?l=philomusandwings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Phlomus The Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08549389809994309853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731796828043167425.post-61213923962913855432008-11-30T01:42:00.000-08:002008-11-30T02:37:03.111-08:00<div>Well, we made it! Our plan has worked! Wings and I hitched<div>a ride to LA with The Pixie Person, and we were able to sneak</div><div>into Bob's luggage without him noticing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>There was some danger of us being discovered going through</div><div>customs or xray, and gotta say, I would have preferred a first class</div><div>ticket, but they're still no letting bears and flying pigs get visas</div><div>and official travel papers, so we basically snuck in. At one</div><div>point some TSA like human tried to do a cavity check, but</div><div>since I don't have any cavities, that went fast.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally this morning we snuck out of the backpack to</div><div>check out the new digs:</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5UEocukw8gw/STJsCSiiXEI/AAAAAAAAABk/YNxeD0QIdQo/s320/IMG_0096.JPG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274396900196506690" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Now we're ready to head out of the apartment and see the world!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5UEocukw8gw/STJseg4ltDI/AAAAAAAAABs/J-m8CMEg-iw/s320/IMG_0099.JPG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274397385083434034" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Drop us a note, and we'll keep you posted on our travels.</div><div>Remember tho, my arms are a bit stubby, so it takes me awhile</div><div>to type out these messages...</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731796828043167425-6121392396291385543?l=philomusandwings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Phlomus The Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08549389809994309853noreply@blogger.com0