Archive for the Holy Places category

Granada Cathedral

It’s hard to know quite what to make of Granada’s cathedral. A huge, slightly oppressive monument that looms over the lower part of the city, in spite of its fiddly Gothic twirls and (later) baroque flourishes, on the whole, it’s not a thing of great beauty.

Granada Cathedral Facade

Few would argue, though, that for scale - if nothing else - it’s pretty impressive!

The Rat Temple of Karni Mata

An old ‘un but a good ‘un. This video from vagabonding.com is of one of India’s more unusual religious sites: the ‘Rat Temple’ of Karni Mata in Rajasthan.

 

 Definitely not one for the squeamish or the musophobic!

 

 

From the Taj Mahal to Agra Fort (Without Leaving the Office)

Taj Mahal

Here at HB HQ (catchy, eh?), we’ve been glued to GoBackpacking’s blog as it winds its way through India. It’s worth checking out for the images alone!