A Walk Above Kabul

Katie and I took a walk above Kabul last Saturday along an ancient wall that once garrisoned the city. It's a good view and great to get away from the fray of Kabul. The snow capped Hindu Kush mountains rise above along the horizon.

India, minus the Taj

Kat and I took a five-day trip to India and spent the first two nights in a 15th century fort-palace that's been turned into a very nice hotel. Our taxi driver had no idea how to get there from the New Delhi airport, and he turned a two hour drive into a three hour one by roaming the Indian countryside, but it was a fascinating trip down single dirt track roads and small villages. We saw a half dozen camels hooked up to plows moving through fields. We also saw women gathered around a village well hauling up water. It was worth getting lost.

This first photo is Kat lying by the pool taken from the balcony of our room.



Below is the Red Fort in New Delhi, basically our only tourist activity. Otherwise we spent our time walking around the main shopping district and riding in these little motorized rickshaws. No Taj Mahal visit. We weren't interested.