tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post2968089970973769020..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Shades of Saffron Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4136625387858511892015-04-27T12:22:31.422+01:002015-04-27T12:22:31.422+01:00Pleased that you enjoyed seeing them♡Pleased that you enjoyed seeing them♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-2088242933963771222015-04-26T19:44:28.893+01:002015-04-26T19:44:28.893+01:00So lovely photos. You really had a interesting tri...So lovely photos. You really had a interesting trip.<br />Hugsorvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-37659739520803071932015-04-24T22:46:41.371+01:002015-04-24T22:46:41.371+01:00It is not the usual garden crocus Janey, but a spe...It is not the usual garden crocus Janey, but a special one which only grows under certain conditions. The best saffron comes from Iran and Kashmir. The stamens are picked very early in the morning before sunrise, just the deep red ones, and 150 flowers yields only 1 gram of saffron.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62411940593155691142015-04-24T22:26:11.062+01:002015-04-24T22:26:11.062+01:00I have new respect for marigolds. I always learn s...I have new respect for marigolds. I always learn so much from your blogs. Never knew saffron came from a cocus! <br />It all looks very exotic! Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-83158913918444345882015-04-24T11:38:00.611+01:002015-04-24T11:38:00.611+01:00It is different Elaine, but curiously, once we acc...It is different Elaine, but curiously, once we acclimatised to it all, we felt very much at home and happy to be there.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50732273047147521982015-04-24T11:20:11.560+01:002015-04-24T11:20:11.560+01:00I personally love marigolds such cheerful and upli...I personally love marigolds such cheerful and uplifting flowers that the hot sunshine of India make even more brilliant. There is so much more to the country than you normally see on tv I find it fascinating and exciting - so different from dear old Blighty.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-92178863624079781182015-04-23T22:13:23.563+01:002015-04-23T22:13:23.563+01:00Thank you Perpetua for your very kind comment. It ...Thank you Perpetua for your very kind comment. It is really interesting learning which parts of a post people are most struck by. I personally am enjoying the process of sorting out my photos and reliving this wonderful adventure.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55898276907432263762015-04-23T21:51:42.012+01:002015-04-23T21:51:42.012+01:00A wonderful post, Rosemary. I loved the little med...A wonderful post, Rosemary. I loved the little meditation about orange (not my favourite colour either) but it was your architectural images which took my breath away. The mosque is impressively beautiful, but it is the exquisitely complex, yet somehow simple, symmetry of the mausoleum which really speaks to me. The photo looking up into the interior of the dome is remarkable.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31540057535529033792015-04-23T21:40:47.671+01:002015-04-23T21:40:47.671+01:00Thanks Jessica - it was a joy to see these fabulou...Thanks Jessica - it was a joy to see these fabulous buildings which are so photogenic too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63718025256977351022015-04-23T21:24:43.038+01:002015-04-23T21:24:43.038+01:00This is so exciting. Having never been to India it...This is so exciting. Having never been to India it's great to see it through your posts. The buildings are fabulous. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77472531102644641512015-04-23T21:09:34.002+01:002015-04-23T21:09:34.002+01:00India is such an easy place to photograph - I real...India is such an easy place to photograph - I really had to restrain myself or else I would have used up all my camera space before the trip was over.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-193901626330858172015-04-23T21:07:56.670+01:002015-04-23T21:07:56.670+01:00Happy that you enjoyed seen them Marica.Happy that you enjoyed seen them Marica.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12769503412253479112015-04-23T21:07:21.701+01:002015-04-23T21:07:21.701+01:00It must have been lovely in southern India - I won...It must have been lovely in southern India - I wonder if you were somewhere near Kerala? There are so many other places that I would enjoy visiting in India.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4804510700971102202015-04-23T20:21:08.933+01:002015-04-23T20:21:08.933+01:00Amazing images, capturing the beauty of the place ...Amazing images, capturing the beauty of the place so well.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12843274402787491512015-04-23T20:00:45.172+01:002015-04-23T20:00:45.172+01:00Ahh, lovely pictures, thanks for posting!Ahh, lovely pictures, thanks for posting!Wasabi Honey Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300236672240766588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73008169919221113932015-04-23T16:31:43.742+01:002015-04-23T16:31:43.742+01:00Dear Rosemary, I enjoyed reading your post about y...Dear Rosemary, I enjoyed reading your post about your travel to India! The architecture that you are showing is completely amazing. I have been traveling to South India once and also noticed the love of orange in this country. Like with you I don't wear orange clothes, and didn't like the color at all, but my visit to India has changed how I perceive it, when I come across it now. <br />Warm regards, <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-44770054002772044752015-04-23T11:19:12.388+01:002015-04-23T11:19:12.388+01:00Pleased that you enjoyed seeing the tour JanePleased that you enjoyed seeing the tour JaneRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90481216073280504872015-04-23T07:43:13.001+01:002015-04-23T07:43:13.001+01:00What a wonderful and energetic welcome with the ma...What a wonderful and energetic welcome with the marigolds, I love the color though I don't use it very much . A lovely tour into some of India's innumeral treasures , thank you.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9390403930291952232015-04-23T06:54:12.387+01:002015-04-23T06:54:12.387+01:00They are prayer rugs, but I do not know how they r...They are prayer rugs, but I do not know how they remain so flat - I assume that they must have some kind of grip underneath them.<br />All of these places were new to be too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89763105515389246642015-04-23T06:50:35.650+01:002015-04-23T06:50:35.650+01:00The heat wasn't too much, rather like a lovely...The heat wasn't too much, rather like a lovely English summers day. I think that the beginning of April seems to be a perfect time to visit India.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68569523460344806572015-04-23T06:48:57.552+01:002015-04-23T06:48:57.552+01:00The marigolds made into garlands look very attract...The marigolds made into garlands look very attractive. You can see men sitting on street corners making them. I think that a garland of fresh flowers costs only 50p.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70036011657585986052015-04-23T00:40:55.373+01:002015-04-23T00:40:55.373+01:00An exciting posting, Rosemary, for you've intr...An exciting posting, Rosemary, for you've introduced me to sites with which I'm not familiar. I'm curious to know — in the fourth image of Jama Masjid Mosque, I'm guessing that those are prayer rugs — are they actual rugs, or a suggestion of rugs in mosaics?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-45254098254789187932015-04-22T22:39:45.009+01:002015-04-22T22:39:45.009+01:00Goodness, what an amazing place. Lovely photos! I ...Goodness, what an amazing place. Lovely photos! I can almost feel the heat...Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-22776849017160325362015-04-22T22:34:16.475+01:002015-04-22T22:34:16.475+01:00Beautiful places seen in a completely different cu...Beautiful places seen in a completely different culture from ours. It was as admiring the like and orange flowers. Regards.Gigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706670738884178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-201562988338330162015-04-22T21:57:20.383+01:002015-04-22T21:57:20.383+01:00I thought exactly the same thing Linda - it is tha...I thought exactly the same thing Linda - it is that soft weathered red sandstone that we associate and are familiar with seeing in paintings done during the 19th century.<br />I had no idea that we would see the spot where Mahjatma Gandhi was cremated, those little extras proved to be a bonus on the trip.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com