DAILY PHOTO: Petronas Towers by Day

Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.

Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.

DAILY PHOTO: Sikh Temple on Chandni Chowk

Taken in October of 2013 in Delhi.

Taken in October of 2013 in Delhi.

Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib is the Sikh temple that sits on Chandni Chowk, down the road from the Red Fort.

DAILY PHOTO: Cemetery at Fatehpur Sikri

Taken in October of 2013 at Fatehpur Sikri.

Taken in October of 2013 at Fatehpur Sikri.

DAILY PHOTO: Namdroling Temple

Taken in March of 2012.

Taken in March of 2014 at Namdroling Monastery.

DAILY PHOTO: Danube

Taken in the summer of 2011.

Taken in the summer of 2011.

Taken from the Margit bridge in Budapest. Parliament is on the left (east) bank and the palace in the distance overlooking the right (west) bank.

DAILY PHOTO: The West End of Hampi Bazaar

Taken in November of 2013 in Hampi

Taken in November of 2013 in Hampi

DAILY PHOTO: Tungabhadra River Shrine

Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi

Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi

This is the Tungabhadra River adjacent to Hampi village.

DAILY PHOTO: Geese Stepping

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki.

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki.

This is on Seurasaari, near Helsinki.

DAILY PHOTO: Kochi, the Fishing Village

Taken July 7, 2014 in Kochi.

Taken July 7, 2014 in Kochi (Cochin.)

In the background are a couple of Kochi’s famous Chinese fishing nets. These particular nets are primarily a tourist attraction. They pull up tiny (shrimp-sized) fish and other aquatic life. They’re more about getting tips than selling fish. In the foreground are a couple of fishing boats with the nets visible within.

TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Everything & Its Opposite

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Before I moved to India, I was told that the only thing that one can definitively say about the country is that “everything and its opposite is true of India.”

I can’t say I’ve learned much by way of a refutation of that statement.

India is frenetic, chaotic, and overpopulated–except for the parts that are laid-back, peaceful, and remote.

India is a land of crushing poverty, but then there’s the opulent wealth.