Saturday, October 25, 2008

Mussoorie Home Stay

One unexpected development while in Mussoorie was doing this wall mural outside the front of the residence in which we stayed. Originally we thought the building was abandoned, later we discovered two coolies lived in it! When they came home, they were very pleased.
Before:

After:










The occupants:













Some of the artists who helped...










Inside the home in which we stayed...




















A view of the Landour sector of Mussoorie with mosque in background:


Below is the area known as "Cricket." On the left is considered the Muslim sector. On the right the Hindu sector. And straight ahead is considered the Tibetan sector. In practice however, these groups are intermingled. We ate in two of the homes in these sectors.









This is the infamous ditch Janis fell into one night as she was reaching to smell a flower!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We love you guys and think of you often! Keep the pictures coming!! :-) You both look great and it's amazing to imagine and live through your experiences! love, Joby