KaRaTaNo

Sunday, July 11, 2010

बेक इन लौसंने

So we're back "home" again..... Pretty wonderful that the titles of the postings still by default are converted to Hindi :)

Ka was really not feeling ready to go back; Ra literally had to drag her to the airport in Cusco. The year has gone by so fast! When we see our friends here again, it's like we left them only a couple of weeks ago. Ka realizes she had nothing to dread, though: it's really nice to be back. Our appartment seems like a Palace! Upon arriving, we were like "wow, not bad this hotel room, at 45$ per night". Now just enjoying getting installed - to buy stuff we need without weighing it or estimating its volume in our luggage; to have tons and tons of shelves; as much hot water as we want, in profusion & with pressure; we do live in luxury here in the west! Full summer in CH, hot as hell, sunny and Swiss people actually smiling & in a good mood. Life is good!

Hugs from Café de Grancy, pic taken with Photobooth on our old laptop recovered from Ben (merci Ben & Yuna!)

Friday, June 11, 2010

Hello all from Taray, Peru, where we're spending the final weeks of our trip in retreat with this lovely community. Sadly the knapsack with our computer was stolen upon our arrival in Cuzco, so there won't be any more pictures posted. But anyway there are only a few small weeks left before we're home in Switzerland. Thanks for all your emails and love to all you wonderful people!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Bolivia, que buena onda

Hélas, à la vue de cette carte, en s'apercevant que la Bolivie, en taille, c'est l'Espagne et la France réunie, nous nous trouvons un peu désemparés et frustrés du peu de temps qu'il nous reste...

Nous reviendrons, donc...

Fernanda, we miss you!

et la Paz au fond

La Couronne d'Espagne n'a pas uniquement tué toute la civilisation inka!

Elle a laissé quelques belles cours intérieurs

et quelques vitraux qui font rêver Karin

Photo volée

... et voilà ce que cela donne

Encore un pays où la vie se décline dans la rue

Comme en Asie, à la différence qu'ici, les gens détestent se faire photographier, d'où le recours à diverses ruses:

1. Faire semblant de photographier les enfants, et vite bouger l'objectif au dernier moment
2. Prendre les photos depuis le taxi
3. Porter l'appareil nonchalamment à bout de bras, contre la taille, et mitrailler discrètement