To celebrate the end of architecture school, I went on a 6 week trip around Northern India and the United Arab Emirates. Here are a few sketches that I did while on this trip.
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| Key points of the Golden Temple in Amristsar |
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| Mcleod Ganj, home of the Dalai Lama. A peaceful Tibetan enclave among the mania of India |
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| Lhamo's Kitchen - for momo cooking lessons. Step 1. |
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| Lhamo's Kitchen - for momo cooking lessons. Steps 2 & 3. |
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| Lhamo's Kitchen - for momo cooking lessons. Step 4 & 5. |
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| Prayer Wheels in Mcleod Ganj |
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| Monkeys and Bugs - everyday animals in Mcleod Ganj. (Well, not so much the giant beetle). |
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| The 2 mile walking route up the the to Maharav Bijlesh temple outside Manali passing Shiva pilgrims the whole way. |
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| Maharav Bijlesh temple containing an altar with a 3' butter mound. |
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| observations from the Marahav Bijlesh |
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| Narinder Ji - Mr. Narinder Singh, a former government worker, voluntarily showed us around Chandigarh. A consumate gentleman, he showed us sights in this architectural gem of a city that we could never have gained access to. |
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| Le Corbusier's Open Hand Sculpture - Chandigarh |
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| Buildings in Chadigarh |
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| Le Coribusier's Secretariat Building - Chandigarh |
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| Buildings in Chandigarh |
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| Le Corbusier in the Chandigarh museum of Architecture |
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| Pilgrims to Lord Shiva. Thousands of men were walking barefoot for up to 500 miles returning from Haridwar and Rishikesh carrying nothing but the clothes they were wearing and these wood and cloth altars. |
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| Laxman Lhula - Rishikesh as seen from across the Ganges. |
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| A typical road scene in India. |
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| Lord Shiva Statue in Rishikesh |
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| The famous view of the Taj Mahal |
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| The Taj Mahal - 3/4 view |
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| INDIA FROM THE ROAD - tractor and cart |
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| INDIA FROM THE ROAD - bicycle and sugar cane |
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| RICKSHAW - front, side and rear elevation |
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| LONG HAUL TRUCK - front, side and rear elevation |
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| Delhi >>>> Abu Dhabi. Masdar City, The eco city designed by Sir Norman Foster. |
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| A very beautiful staircase in Masdar City |
