OUR TRIP IN INDIA
1ère BAC PRO Technicien Economiste BâtimentMAY 2012
ROCHES MAIGRES VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLMRS RANGAMA
• Here a man putting some natural make-up on his face for a traditional dance in Kerala, Katakali.
• Two Katakali dancers. There are only men who practised this religious dance.
• A one-day cruise in a traditional boat on the backwater.
• Tea time on board! Claudine, Delphine and Judicaël discovering Indian nature.
• Chinese fishing net: one fishing technique brought by Chinese people.
• A flamboyant tree in bloom. In May, it’s Summer in India.
• Vasco de Gama’s tomb in a catholic church, evidence of the presence of the Portuguese in Kerala in the past.
• At the airport, leaving Cochin to go to Mysore.
• Visiting the primary school where we worked for the children living in a place in Mysore called Palya.
• It’s a big traditional market where we can find everything. Here flower garlands.
• Sacred cows eating rubbish. In India, there is a lot of pollution.
• Chamundi Hill temple where many people go on pilgrimage.
• Some of the students asked for blessings at the hindu temple.
• The very beautiful Maharadja Palace illuminated every Sunday for an hour.
• In front of the Maharadja Palace with the bus driver and his son.
• We painted seven classrooms. It was a difficult but useful work!
• The classrrooms after being painted. We did a great job!
• Two students, Etienne and Christopher, at lunch time at the school. The food was too spicy!
• We played football at the school with the Indian pupils. We had a beautiful time!
• It’s a ceremony organized by the school teachers to thank us for the work. They gave us flower garlands.
• The end of the stay at the farm. Bye bye Mysore! Let’s go to Mumbaï!
• In the bus, Mumbaï here we are!
• Mumbaï University with its English architecture. Victoria Station with millions of passengers everyday.
• A double decker bus, showing that in the past India was British.
• A wash place in a slum. Poverty is a major problem in India.
Gandhi Museum in his house in Mumbaï. He is a real symbol of India.
• The India Gate, built to welcome Queen Victoria.