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Just returned from a recent trip to India and after more than a week, I think I’ve recovered from jet lag and the time change issues and am ready to blog again. The trip, or what I prefer to call, “an adventure,” was a whirlwind of activities:
Visited a vestment factory in South India…
My husband, Bishop Leo Michael, (Holy Catholic Church, Anglican Rite) celebrated Mass and preached at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Bangalore. St. Mark’s Cathedral, more than 200 years old, is a beautiful colonial structure with roman archers along the walls and lovely stained glass windows. 
Spent time with a newly formed mission in Erode, Tamil Nadu, South India…
Visited the hill station of Yercaud, in the state of Tamil Nadu, to check out the family’s coffee plantation…
…coffee plants look great…
…pepper plants vining around the trees…
had a picnic on the plantation…
More Yercaud scenes…
mist on the mountains
Monkeys on the roadside
And hanging around the hotel
In town, a jackfruit vendor
And, a trip to Tiruppattur to see our good friend Father Michael, (who is a character in my novel, Crooked Lines) and next to me, Amma, my beautiful saintly mother-in-law.
on the way back to the state of Karnataka, we saw goat crossings and…
a roadside barber shop…
a lot of temples…
and back in the bustling city of Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, we saw cows…
…and this lovely auto body parts store on the top of a roof. Picture taken from the third story window from where we were staying. One evening, from 9 pm until 3 am, they hauled the auto parts up onto the rooftop. Interesting and obnoxiously noisy.
And niece Shilpa during some pre-wedding customs…
and, I’m so glad I didn’t know about this custom when I got married…
Weddings…
and niece Sandhya’s wedding pic:
I’ll miss everyone and the fresh coconut drinks I had for breakfast…
Holly Michael's Writing Straight 
Even if it was an adventure, it looks like everything came out just fine! Great pictures!
Yes, it did. I only put up the highlights. Lol.
Love the pictures – thanks for sharing. LOVE seeing God at work through you and your husband. You’re in my prayers, Holly. Hugs from California!
Thanks Becky! Praying for you, too!
India. So jealous. In a totally Christian way, of course . . . 😉
haha, thanks Jenn. It was a fun, but busy adventure!
Yes, it does look that way! Funny I was getting ready to write a post incorporating a photo from my trip to India in 1993. Not actually of India, though. At least not at this point.
Great…I’ll look forward to reading that. Where’d you go in India?
New Delhi and various obscure parts of Maharashtra. Including the less obscure part of Mumbai. Which at the time was Bombay.
I’m not sure the photo is going to make it into the next post after all, but I’m thinking blogging about India soon might be a fun idea.
I’ll be it’s changed a lot since then. I first went in 2003 and it’s changed a lot since that time.
Yeah, I can just imagine. Or not. I can’t believe it was 20 years ago! (It’s kind of dismaying when you’re old enough that something you did as an adult–even a young one–was more than two decades ago. Ugh!)
Tell me about it. 🙂
Outstanding post.Beautiful journey and exquisite pictures.I hope you enjoyed the trip.Cheers.jalal
Thank you, Jala. I did enjoy the trip.
Lovely pictures, Holly. Thanks for sharing adventure.
You’re welcome Terry. It was fun, but glad to be back home. I’m finally getting into normal sleeping hours again.
Looks like a wonderful time with family and friends. What a beautiful bride! Thanks for sharing yoru photos.
Thanks Darlene. 🙂
Lovely photos, Holly, and especially good to see Christianity thriving in India… blessings to you both.
Thanks Christine. It is thriving there.
Hi Holly. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Most Influential Blogger Award. If you are interested, you can check out the details here: http://biltrix.com/2013/07/27/biltrix-discovers-puzzling-new-planet-and-is-nominated-for-most-influential-blogger-award/
Why, thank you so much! I’ll check it out!!!
How magnificant God is ! How much He loves His created Images all over the world. Praise His Holy Name.
All very interesting. All the animals in the streets always amaze me. It is a fascinating culture, to be sure.
It sure is. India is a country and culture so different from ours.
Wow, Holly, loved the pics. Brought your trip alive! What is a Jackfruit vendor? 🙂
Thanks Carole. Jackfruit is a very odd fruit that kind of tastes like a banana.
What a beautiful church! Also, the scenery is spectacular. Looks like you had a great time celebrating a wedding.
Busy, but yes, a good time. The time in the hillstation was refreshing! We hiked quite a bit around the coffee plantation.
Thoroughly enjoyed your album of pictures and comments from you trip to India. I can relate a little, though it was very different, in some ways, familiar to what I saw in Vietnam.
Especially Saigon.
Beautiful pictures. What a great experience. Thanks for sharing!
Enjoyed reading and seeing your photos of your trip to India. Such beautiful people, such beautiful places. And you have shown me, or God has shown me through you, that I don’t have to keep separate blogs for writing about my faith and writing about writing! I’ve been struggling with that recently. Following you via Feedly.
I wondered about that too and decided to make it a blog that really shows what I’m about: faith, family, and writing. Glad you enjoyed. I enjoyed checking out your blog as well and will return!
Thanks for your gallery of photos….
Your welcome Thomas Mathew. Best wises to you and yours.
Beautiful and enjoyable pictures, especially the church building and the weddings. Thanks Holly.
Jim Dean
Holy Family Casper,Wyo.
Your welcome Fr. Jimmie Dean!