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The India Gate the site of the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier taken near sunset. The remarkable memory from walking around this park is how clean it is and how dirty the air was. ...

The India Gate the site of the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown...

A shot of one of the central halls of the Albert Hall Museum. The collection left me puzzled as to the thought behind it, but the building itself was spectacular and worth the entrance fee, ...

A shot of one of the central halls of the Albert Hall Museum....

Elephants Just Walking Down the Street!.jpg

Elephants Just Walking Down the Street!.jpg

Josh just wants tea. I am amazed how he is always in a good mood, even at this time of the morning.

Josh just wants tea. I am amazed how he is always in a good...

Part of our tour was lunch at a high end hotel. In our case this turned out to be the ITC Mughal. It was a lovely place with great food, but the best feature by far was this huge chandelier ...

Part of our tour was lunch at a high end hotel. In our case...

Talmud Tidbit: Raasan

 ✡ Nathan wrote this entry on Thursday, 29th of November 2007 at 12:37:50 AM

Another creepy disease from Talmudic times, from Ketubot 77b:

What are its symptoms? His eyes tear, his nostrils run, he brings spittle from his mouth, and flies swarm around him.

And what is its cure? Abaye said: Take the following ingredients: Pennyroyal [a kind of mint] and wormwood, the bark of a nut tree and the shavings [...]

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