tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post795563140568513352..comments2023-07-27T21:39:20.360+08:00Comments on The Dollhouse Diaries: My Maharaja's Palace: Day 235- The Maharajah's HouseholdSans!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-30074423830879725282011-04-13T22:09:26.312+08:002011-04-13T22:09:26.312+08:00Thank you Dale :):). India is a tough country but ...Thank you Dale :):). India is a tough country but definitely not one you can be indifferent to :).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-75198401846502971432011-04-13T22:08:22.745+08:002011-04-13T22:08:22.745+08:00Ana, my beautician is in her 60s but is fit. She ...Ana, my beautician is in her 60s but is fit. She exercises regularly but so do I and I don't think I want to do 12 cities in 16 days LOL!Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-19566305094990477922011-04-12T19:16:54.059+08:002011-04-12T19:16:54.059+08:00I love, love, love all of these photographs! This ...I love, love, love all of these photographs! This is the beauty of India, the buildings and the people. :)dalesdreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304656921813405064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-39101742725050711662011-04-12T03:52:51.585+08:002011-04-12T03:52:51.585+08:00well, I hope your beautician is young and strong L...well, I hope your beautician is young and strong LOL...because seeing 12 cities in 16 days in so many countries, I will be dead in the end!!!! to be true, in the middle of the trip, I would cry for help!!!! <br />hugs<br />AnaAna Anselmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790080939133170577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-3288676568335364812011-04-12T02:38:47.269+08:002011-04-12T02:38:47.269+08:00THANK YOU, Betsy :)THANK YOU, Betsy :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-2424368211283134482011-04-12T02:38:03.071+08:002011-04-12T02:38:03.071+08:00Jollie :) I think words like stunning and gorgeou...Jollie :) I think words like stunning and gorgeous belong with the ones in my next post. :) But thank you. I think you are gorgeously stunning and vice versa yourself :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-18033772480334085562011-04-12T02:36:23.437+08:002011-04-12T02:36:23.437+08:00Glenda, my photographs pale in comparison to the w...Glenda, my photographs pale in comparison to the works of masters like the ones in my next post :). Although I am claiming some resemblance of 1 particular picture by a certain Mr Rao with my mini scene. O my, dare I even think it? *whispers - could he have copied my work? I can hear very loud snickering now! But ...<br /><br />For those of you who thought I could be remotely serious, I am happy to tell you that you know me ...not at all :).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-44543908585954554212011-04-11T09:49:19.888+08:002011-04-11T09:49:19.888+08:00Dear Sans! I Cannot WAIT for those posts.... I wil...Dear Sans! I Cannot WAIT for those posts.... I will try not to hold my breath! These pictures do mean a lot to me! Thank you for the stained glass picture! Such Beauty! And still preserved! Thank You!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-76305875038031215192011-04-11T04:19:36.127+08:002011-04-11T04:19:36.127+08:00What a beauty Sans!!
I love those stunning photos....What a beauty Sans!!<br />I love those stunning photos... my gosh they are so amazingly gorgeous :)<br />Thanks so much for sharing!<br /><br />Hugs JollieJollie https://www.blogger.com/profile/09749251849418970348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-5871105483384420592011-04-10T17:39:44.593+08:002011-04-10T17:39:44.593+08:00OK, I've tried to pick my favourite bit, but i...OK, I've tried to pick my favourite bit, but it's just not possible!! I'm gobsmacked by the beauty of all of it!<br />Thankyou for sharing these photos with us, Sans!<br />xxx GlendaGlendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956249453834779477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-88357583226101377902011-04-09T21:31:35.685+08:002011-04-09T21:31:35.685+08:00*pick up jaw and return to Cindy :)*pick up jaw and return to Cindy :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-35284220526291949492011-04-09T21:31:09.267+08:002011-04-09T21:31:09.267+08:00It is good to see you here Marion :). Blogland is ...It is good to see you here Marion :). Blogland is every bit as demanding as real life. It is impossible to keep up with everyone's blogs all the time :):). So visit when you can and don't overdo it :):). <br /><br />I am glad you have enjoyed my simple photo journal on Amber Fort. The background facts are to the best of my recollection what my guide told us and some research from books and online articles. I hope I have been fairly accurate :).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-38493594928779635052011-04-09T21:26:12.972+08:002011-04-09T21:26:12.972+08:00Rosamargarita, creo que me tomó cerca de 20 tiros ...Rosamargarita, creo que me tomó cerca de 20 tiros de la caravana de elefantes :):). Estoy tan feliz de verte aquí!<br /><br />abrazosSans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-80997358080746072942011-04-09T21:23:59.735+08:002011-04-09T21:23:59.735+08:00Betsy :):) That stained glass shot is for you. And...Betsy :):) That stained glass shot is for you. And I hope you will be here when I post about Samode and the City Palace. I really want to show you the painted mosaics and the miniature paintings on the walls. Well preserved frescoes of subject matter you will love.<br /><br /> You are the only one in our community I know who paint murals on real and mini walls . It is inevitable that I think of you when I am taking these detailed pictures. And when you tell me you love seeing them, I feel really comforted and rewarded :). Thank you, dear Betsy. <br /><br />Thank God for digital camera. For every shot that you see, there are at least 3-4 similar shots :). It was never easy for me to pick only 5 per palace. Impossible actually because I take many of the pictures with stories in mind :). And if I don't post these pictures on the blog, they just remain in my computer and hardly anyone view them :):):).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-80677522895231100512011-04-09T21:11:45.652+08:002011-04-09T21:11:45.652+08:00Birgit, that's why this Maharajah series seem ...Birgit, that's why this Maharajah series seem to just go on and on and on :):).<br /><br />This morning when my beautician asked me about India , I actually told her about Amber Fort. I told her I am likely to go back to India again because the country is so fascinating and different. Beyond the surface, there is so much to offer from this ancient civilisation. <br /><br />My last visit to Europe, more than a year ago now, made me enjoy Europe for the 1st time :). But India is different and like no other. <br /><br />My best friend is going to Central Asia in 2 weeks . Now that is the home of the Great Timur who brought what is now Mughal art to India. "Spectacular and stately edifices erected by Timur and his successors in Samarkand and Herat helped to disseminate the influence of the Ilkhanid school of art in India"- wiki :):). I so want to go to Central Asia , especially Samarkand :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-52594983450813874402011-04-09T20:55:32.434+08:002011-04-09T20:55:32.434+08:00Patricia, I am humbled by your compliments ! Actua...Patricia, I am humbled by your compliments ! Actually, I am doing the post for myself more than anything else since I didn't think many will be interested. So many pictures on Amber Fort in the blogosphere that are so much better than mine too :). <br /><br />I wrote an explanation for me because I am interested in harem life. :) I am really looking forward to eventually building my own Zenana. Hopefully by that time, my skills will have improved enough to do a credible job :).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-73830571475173195602011-04-09T20:34:48.183+08:002011-04-09T20:34:48.183+08:00Abróchense los cinturones de seguridad, querida Ma...Abróchense los cinturones de seguridad, querida María Luisa:), que va a viajar mucho:).<br /><br />besosssssssSans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-49376642745638531542011-04-09T20:32:47.083+08:002011-04-09T20:32:47.083+08:00Wow, Rosanna, a documentary on India's palaces...Wow, Rosanna, a documentary on India's palaces? I will love to watch it! Even after I have seen them in person, I will never tire of reading more about them or watching documentaries relating to them. The show must have been in Italian though :). How I wish our History channel have programs about Maharajahs and their palaces :). <br /><br />This is a dream for me. I am sure you won't remember but I have shot so many pictures using my book trick with pictures of these very places to showcase my minis :). Now my real pictures gives me so much more pleasure :). Maybe I can photoshop them to with my minis in them ..hehe :).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-7726490909673590612011-04-09T20:18:09.812+08:002011-04-09T20:18:09.812+08:00Thank you for being here, Lataina :)Thank you for being here, Lataina :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-68385617172526760432011-04-09T20:11:51.779+08:002011-04-09T20:11:51.779+08:00Victoria, I am very curious too . Now I want to sm...Victoria, I am very curious too . Now I want to smell a saffron flower :). I read that a saffron flower has 150 volatile and aroma yielding compound . Does it mean it is especially fragrant? The smell has been described to resemble "sea air" or metallic honey with grassy or hay like note (probably the spice). But someone wrote on a blog about harvest (saffron) time in Kashmir (Kashmiri saffron are the best apparently) and described how it was absolutely intoxicating standing in the middle of the field soaking in its fragrance :).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-55848590013382106342011-04-09T19:54:02.038+08:002011-04-09T19:54:02.038+08:00O Flora ! You flatter me . My posts cannot begin t...O Flora ! You flatter me . My posts cannot begin to describe some of the thrill of travelling :). <br /><br />But you know what my crystal ball says about you? Hmmm...I see faraway places, exotic foods and fascinating strangers :). I see you travelling, my dear friend. My crystal ball says it is in your blood and therefore it will happen :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-38262412584532065352011-04-09T19:31:58.337+08:002011-04-09T19:31:58.337+08:00Ana, I think about going to Portugal a lot :):) Th...Ana, I think about going to Portugal a lot :):) That will be a trip I visit you , then all my dear friends in Spain and also Poland :):). Who knows, maybe early next year :)? Even when I am running, I think about Portugal :).<br /><br /> This morning, I went to visit my beautician for my monthly facial treatments (do you guys do that? It's very common here in Singapore :) ) because she will be leaving for Central/ Eastern Europe for a 2 week holiday next week. She is seeing 12 cities in 16 days :):) and these cities include those in Prague, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Germany, Holland etc. LOL! All the time on a coach! OMG! I will need a holiday after that holiday!<br /><br />So happy you enjoyed these pictures :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-81247781374441657592011-04-09T19:05:59.573+08:002011-04-09T19:05:59.573+08:00Thank you dear Katie. So happy that my photographs...Thank you dear Katie. So happy that my photographs are appreciated :). But then again, I have a fascinating subject matter . :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-57269072760580546372011-04-09T19:04:46.580+08:002011-04-09T19:04:46.580+08:00Ascensión, usted habla muy bien de mí! Pero estoy ...Ascensión, usted habla muy bien de mí! Pero estoy tan feliz te gusta viajar conmigo:). Francamente, yo no creo que la gente se encuentra de vacaciones con fotos interesantes. Estoy muy contento de mis amigos los quiero blogosfera. Incluso mi familia no he visto las fotos. Y no pidió para ellos .. jajaja.<br /><br />No sé si voy a ser un buen médico para la gente triste, pero una cosa es segura. Cada vez que estoy triste, vengo aquí para leer los comentarios y de inmediato será un placer:). Todos ustedes son buenos médicos para mí;)<br /><br />amor y abrazos y muchos besosSans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-5560339852217480312011-04-09T18:55:47.344+08:002011-04-09T18:55:47.344+08:00Kikka, funny you should ask about detailed shots o...Kikka, funny you should ask about detailed shots of mosaic work because I was planning that the last post on this Maharajah series be detailed shots of the intricate work of this amazing palace we stayed in in the last leg of our journey in Jaipur . <br /><br />You know I have always been fascinated with the lives of the harem women. I had thought their lives stifled. Some of them arrived at the palace and never left again until the day they died! But I read that many of them in fact love being behind the jalli. <br /><br />One day I will write a post on the last Maharani of Jaipur. I read her autobiography and finished it over 24 hours :). <br /><br />I will let my friend know that the picture she took of me is your fav :). That's the only one not taken by me of course :):).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.com