The TG's enjoying dinner at Vishala - a traditional restaurant outside Ahmedabad.....Dear Reader,
Greetings from sunny Sydney! It is now one week since the Wonderful Workshops finished. After a couple of days of R & R & I must confess some final shopping, the TGs travelled home to Australia following our wonderful 3 week adventure experiencing the delights of India. It is said "a pictures is worth a thousand words" so I hope the following photos capture for you the essence of our Indian adventure including the sights of the cities, towns & streets; the great diversity & complexity of Indian life; the struggle for the poor to survive; the delight of retreating to the peace & quiet of the Diggi Palace Hotel garden after the noise & chaos of the streets of Jaipur; and especially the Wonderful Workshops which provided us a most unique opportunity to experience & learn traditional Indian craft skills!
The photos include our travels from the streets of Mumbai (including the Gateway of India & the Taj Mahal Hotel); to Ahmadabad with its temples & an ashram established by Gandhi in 1917 which was his home until 1934; to the noise & chosis of streets of Jaipur; and our creative endeavours in the Wonderful Workshops - the jewellery created by TG Barbara; the sparkling wall plaques created by TG Robyn, and the book ends & mobile made by this TG!
The survival of the poor - a street vendor selling vegetables in Jaipur.........
The delights of the annual Kardhi Markets held in Jaipur each January offering wonderful hand made woollen & silks wraps, scarves & other home wares plus the essentials of life such as mouth freshers being sold in the above stall..................... below is a variety of the freshers on sale!! The TGs didn't succumb deciding instead to stick with our tooth brush & the trusty Colgates tooth paste!!
Back to the peace & quiet of the Diggi Palace Hotel garden offering many delights including shared friendships & catching up on the creative encdeavours of the day; wonderful teas, hot ginger & lemon drink & of course the delicious lemon pancakes!!!
A few examples of the amazing creative works of the Wonderful Workshops................................
Dancers in the Late Night Music evenings provided during the Wonderful Workshop week......
Local people enjoying Jaipur's annual Kite Flying Festival held on 14th January..................
It is a daily struggle for children & others to survive in this wonderfully colourful & complex city..........
To all who participated in the Wonderful Workshops may this be a sparkling & creative year for all.... May we renew our friendships again at some future Wonderful Workshop....
Nameste, TG Kate
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