https://ektology.home.blog/2021/03/31/trains-ferries-and-auto-rickshaws-part-i/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0914.jpgIMG_0914Now up Holy Hill past the Convent and Church of St. John of God serving as a clergical residence since 1844.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0890-1.jpgIMG_0890Just inside, looking south towards the Chapel of Our Lady of Virtues. We did not venture further as shorts were not permitted inside.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0833-1.jpgIMG_0833Outside our lodgings on rua de Natal a.k.a. St. Sebastian Road, in the Fontainhas Quarter of Panaji.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0993.jpgIMG_0993St. Inez residential areashttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0989.jpgIMG_0989https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0986.jpgIMG_0986https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0971.jpgIMG_0971https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0969.jpgIMG_0969https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0954.jpgIMG_0954https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_0951.jpgIMG_09512021-03-31T21:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2020/10/16/clamming-life/2020-10-18T21:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2019/06/04/in-the-balearic-sea/2019-06-16T20:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2019/05/07/westbound-via-qatar/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/me_south_india_3.pngOur trajectory through south India (after arrival from Delhi to Aurangabad). Red = by air; gray = by train; orange = by car. Stars indicate places we stayed.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_3509.jpgMarius wearing a dhoti in front of the Minakshi Temple in Madurai2019-05-08T03:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2019/04/17/the-caves-at-ajanta/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0105.jpgWalking to track down dinnerhttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0103.pngEvening temperature in Aurangabadhttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0104.jpgThe alleyway outside our Aurangabad hotelhttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0096.jpgMonkeys in trees awaiting return shuttle (10 Rs/p)https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0087.jpgAll the way back the way we came!https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0088.jpgAll done! No more caves!https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0085.jpgReclining Buddhahttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0083.jpgCircumambulating, continued on right sidehttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0082.jpgCircumambulating the stupa (left side)https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_0080.jpgCave 26 south (left) pillar and vault detail2019-04-19T17:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/12/17/pompeii/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7624-2-1.jpgVesuvius through the Arch of CaligulaMount Vesuvius as seen through the Arch of Caligula.2018-12-24T19:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/12/11/circumvesuviana/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chania_to_naples.pngChania to NaplesTrajectory Update: Chania to Naples (actually via Athens)2018-12-13T22:38:23+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/12/10/the-oracle-of-delphi/2018-12-12T16:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/12/07/ancient-crete/2018-12-10T23:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/29/thundering-typhoons/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/athens_to_chania.pngAthens to ChaniaTrajectory Update: Athens to Chania. We drive to Heraklion (Knossos) tomorrow.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5970.jpgMarius and I capture an impressive moment from within one of the few restaurants around, open.2018-12-08T17:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/27/%ce%b1%ce%b8%ce%ae%ce%bd%ce%b1-athens/2018-11-27T14:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/23/before-the-first-cataract/2018-11-24T18:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/19/death-on-the-nile-no-not-us/2018-11-24T12:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/24/the-first-cataract/2018-11-25T17:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/18/on-the-banks-of-the-nile-part-ii/2018-11-20T20:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/06/here-is-cairo/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2361.jpgWalking back around the Djoser complex (2)Walking back around the Djoser complex (2).https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2359.jpgWalking back around the Djoser complexWalking back around the Djoser complex.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2356.jpgExcavations for another tomb, currently underwayExcavations for another tomb, currently underway.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2352.jpgBefore the Tomb of MehuBefore the Tomb of Mehu.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2353.jpgBefore the Tomb of Mehu (2)Before the Tomb of Mehu (2).https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2345-2.jpgThe Tombs of Idut, Unas-Ank and InefertCaption: The Tombs of Idut, Unas-Ank and Inefert.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2343.jpgOutside the tomb of IdutOutside the tomb of Idut. Photography within tombs is generally forbidden, in Egypt.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2333.jpgExcavations around the complexExcavations of tombs belonging to lesser royalty and nobles, including Djoser's pyramid architect.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2328.jpgThe underground entryway to the tombThis entryway is connected to the pyramid across the courtyard, via a deep underground. (We did not visit this.)https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2321.jpgA view of the excavated pitAt the bottom of this deep pit were found canopic jars containing vital organs believed to be Djoser's. 2018-11-23T18:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/10/29/young-sherlock-holmes-in-rome/2018-11-20T04:44:22+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/10/22/happy-birthday-marius/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1522-2.jpgMarius's birthday cakeMarius's birthday cake.2018-11-18T15:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/11/15/on-the-banks-of-the-nile/2018-11-18T15:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/2018/10/24/questo-e-roma/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/london_st_pancras_to_paris_gare_du_nord.pngLondon_St_Pancras_to_Paris_Gare_du_Nordhttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1320.jpgIMG_1320https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1522.jpgHappy birthday, Marius!Happy birthday, Marius!https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/via_machiavelli_59-marked.pngVia_Machiavelli_59 - Markedhttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/via_machiavelli_591.pngVia_Machiavelli_59https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/paris_gare_de_lyon_to_roma_termini_2.pngParis_Gare_de_Lyon_to_Roma_Termini_22018-11-14T05:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ektology.home.blog/history-notes-for-dad/https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ancient-rome-model.jpgAncient-rome-modelA photo of a photo of a model of ancient Rome (at the Rome City Museum I believe) looking southwards shows the Crypta Balbi site at middle left with square garden and semi-circular theatre. Directly below it in the photo is the site of the present Largo di Torre Argentina.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/site-map-largo-argentina.jpgSite-map-largo-argentinaThe display panel shows the layout of the ruins, as we stand viewing from the bottom of the diagram. The pine tree is at F.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1383.jpgLargo di Torre Argentina SiteMarius pointing out the site, identified by a pine tree, of Julius Caesar's assassination.https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1379.jpgLargo di Torre Argentina SiteLargo di Torre Argentinahttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1400-2.jpgIMG_1400 (2)The visitor's walkway runs above an old medieval street (now underground).https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1399.jpgIMG_1399https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1392.jpgIMG_1392[From description:] "[Medieval] terracotta pipes brought waste water from the upper floors to the cesspools created by piercing the vaults of the ancient cistern."https://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1397.jpgIMG_1397Camera looking SWhttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1396.jpgIMG_1396Looking Easthttps://ektology.home.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1395.jpgIMG_1395Looking NW2018-10-30T00:05:04+00:00weekly0.6https://ektology.home.blog/happy-11th-birthday-marius/2018-10-24T22:37:34+00:00weekly0.6https://ektology.home.blog/contact/2018-10-19T09:47:24+00:00weekly0.6https://ektology.home.blogdaily1.02021-03-31T21:37:12+00:00