chrishayden.com http://chrishayden.com/blog Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Stone Carvings http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/stone-carvings/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/stone-carvings/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:04:28 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=17 Here are some further pictures of some of the awesome stone carvings on the temples/palaces from the Hampi/Badami trip:

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Hampi:

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Badami:

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/stone-carvings/feed/ Nehru Trophy Boat Race http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/nehru-trophy-boat-race/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/nehru-trophy-boat-race/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:52:01 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=16 Also in Alleppey, we had the chance to watch the Nehru Trophy Boat Race which is supposed to be the biggest snake-boat race of the year.  I (along with a couple others in our group) chose to watch the race from a boat on the water.  Luckily, someone on our boat had D40 and let me borrow their battery to get some pictures:

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/nehru-trophy-boat-race/feed/ Backwaters at Alleppey http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/backwaters-at-alleppey/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/backwaters-at-alleppey/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:46:03 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=15 On our trip to Kerala, I made the mistake of leaving my camera battery back in its charger in Bangalore, but fortunately Michael was nice enough to let me take a few pictures with his camera.  Our boat tour through the backwaters at Alleppey was gorgeous and relaxing.  I could go for some more deep-fried bananas.

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/backwaters-at-alleppey/feed/ Aihole http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/aihole/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/aihole/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:38:14 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=14 After visiting Hampi and Badami we visited Aihole (eye-HO-lee) where there were many impressive temples:DSC_2378

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/23/aihole/feed/ Badami http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/07/badami/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/07/badami/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:32:06 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=13 The second round of our trip was to Badami, which is known for its temples carved inside caves.  There were lots of interesting things to see here: the green pond, bright red rocks, hidden “evolution” statues, and much more.  Here’s a first round of pictures.  A few more will come later.

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/08/07/badami/feed/ Hampi http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/07/22/hampi/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/07/22/hampi/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:13:57 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=12 A couple weeks back, I took a 3-day trip with a coworker to see ruins around Karnataka.  It was really an awesome experience walking around the big rocks at Hampi seeing all of the old temples.  The temples and caves at Badami were also very impressive.  I’ve got a whole bunch of pictures from the trip.  This first round of pictures are from Hampi.

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/07/22/hampi/feed/ Malleswaram Market http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/07/01/malleswaram-market/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/07/01/malleswaram-market/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:53:16 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=9 This weekend I walked around Sampige Road in Bangalore and stumbled on the very cool Malleswaram Market. A guy I talked to mentioned that they were constructing a new building to house the market (here’s a related link). It’s hard to imagine it having quite the same charm indoors. There are also a couple pictures of a nearby temple.

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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/07/01/malleswaram-market/feed/ Rooftop View of Bangalore http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/06/29/rooftop-view-of-bangalore/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/06/29/rooftop-view-of-bangalore/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:49:36 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=8 The roof of the MSRI building offers a nice view of the area and also is a great place to take boxing lessons!
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]]> http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/06/29/rooftop-view-of-bangalore/feed/ Namaskaara! http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/06/16/namaskaara/ http://chrishayden.com/blog/2008/06/16/namaskaara/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:36 +0000 Chris http://chrishayden.com/blog/?p=7 I’m working in Bangalore for the summer and have decided to put up this blog to help keep in touch with folks back home in the States. Thanks for visiting!

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