Living in India Page 12
The Melbourne Cup party October 7, 2006 - this party is held to raise money for the charitable efforts of the Australian High Commission
hat 
- check, sunglasses  - check, money-check....let's go
our 
marines representing
and 
winning things in the lucky draw!
sweaty 
sweaty sweaty, the pool looks very tempting
Dear Liz visits us from Austria
welcome to your bed Liz....ahhhhhhhh
next night, an evening at Climax Nightclub where knowing the owner we of course are escorted into the champagne VIP room where I promptly fall over a footstool flat on my face. All class me.
Liz, 
Emma and I are ready 
to go, does Mike know how lucky he is?
love 
the silhouette of the turban
The President's House complex
monkeys 
have special importance in India because of the God Hanuman, this one really 
does look like he might be holy
a 
street sweeper, doing just that and some resting
India Gate - A tribute to India's war dead
waiting 
to cross the street, the speaker plays soothing music
portable 
phone booth, no kidding
paan 
wallah, it's a mild stimulant which is chewed and then spit
roasted 
peanut vendor near India Gate, the peanuts are roasted, not the vendor
cars 
in front of the Hyattbeautiful 
tree in flower
Liz 
pulling a Marlene Dietrich at tea in the Imperial Hotel coffee shop
me 
just sitting there
dinner 
at Olive and my favorite banyan tree
Shopping at Cottage Industries
tea 
break
this 
painting represents the dual male and female nature of Shiva
Liz 
in front of a Natraja statue which represents Shiva as angry and Lord of  
the dance