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Vendors in India

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Again I wish I had my SLR and zoom lens to capture the many sights in India!  Here is a compilation of vendors I saw during our trip.  We did not get to try any food vendors on the street because we were warned to be careful

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Clock Tower and Sardar Market

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Me and my sister were dying to do more bazaar shopping to find more bargains 🙂 so we went to the Clock Tower and Sardar market

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We had to take a tuktuk because the bus was not allowed to go in

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Since it was a holiday, only a few stores were open.  It was a good thing this spice store was open!  Wow, all kinds of spices and teas!

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a home on the way

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A bangle shop!!!WOW! You will go crazy!

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 Afterwhich we went home.  I wish we had more time and wished more stores were open! I am sure it would have been a great bazaar for Indian products!!

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Andraab Jaipur

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Andraab is one of the recommended shops for beautiful pashminas

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 One of the owners, Mubashir, was there! 

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 Explaining about his products.  There are shawls costing US$ 10,000.00 and even more 

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 This is a photo of the owners -Father and twin sons 🙂

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Beautiful Tita Mary Ann in her beautiful shawl which she purchased!  Tita Mary Ann is the most Indian among all of us girls 🙂  

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Beautiful embroidery and color- reminds me a bit of the details found on the walls of the Amber Fort

Previous entry:  Amber Fort Complex Jaipur December 5, 2012 

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  Click below to go to their website

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Look Good, Feel Good and Do Good with Bobble

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Water filtration never looked this good!

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 For today’s upwardly-mobile individuals, looking good and feeling good means being on top of the latest wellness trends, especially when it comes to exercise and diet. Among the most sought after health innovations are life-enhancers that take care of every aspect of their well-being, all without sacrificing personal style and looks.

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Taking top priority in achieving a healthy lifestyle is staying hydrated, which is one of the easiest yet overlooked ways to keeping fit and healthy. As you live actively, drinking clean water daily helps flush out harmful toxins and help protect the body from illnesses. It also maintains the body’s pH balance, improves metabolism, and keeps essential organs such as the heart, liver, and skin healthy.

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Taking better care of your body is now simpler and more elegant with bobble, the latest wellness innovation that makes a bold fashion statement out of drinking water while on the move. Combining elegance with health-giving benefits, bobble is a chic, reusable drinking bottle, designed by renowned industrial artist Karim Rashid—the man behind numerous luxury goods and popular product designs for Christofle, Alessi, Umbra, Bonaldo, Vondom, and Hugo Boss, among others. bobble™’s iconic shape and curvy form make it easier to carry around during workout sessions or while out socializing.

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Not only is its multi-awarded design praised for ultra-sleek form factor, bobbleis also lauded for its eco-friendly features. Its unique, replaceable and recyclable carbon filter purifies potable water even further by eliminating chlorine and organic contaminants for a fresher and crisper clean drinking water. Through the ingenuity of its design, the 1: 300 ratio—one bobble is equivalent to 300 single-used plastic bottles—consumers can be more active in protecting the environment. Helping stylish users protect the environment by reducing the use of PET bottles, bobble champions a greener lifestyle, making it a trusted and truly revolutionary brand.

On your way to becoming a better version of yourself—one who reflects a modern lifestyle—keep in mind that feeling good starts from within. So whether you want to embody the accomplished entrepreneur, the adrenaline junkie, or the present-day hero persona, upgrade your way of living and imbibe the stylish bobble outlook of water made better.

Since bobble was introduced in February 2010, it has been an outstanding success and has been very well-received by consumers and global retailers. bobble is another leading innovation introduced to the Philippines by TERRY S.A. INC. (TSA)—the same company that brought in lifestyle giants: Havaianas, Aura Athletica, David & Goliath, Dupé and Pininho—

Anne Arcenas- Gonzales – one of the owners of Terry S.A.

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and is priced at Php 595.00 per 550-ml container and filters at Php 345.00 each. It comes in six vibrant colors (green, red, black, yellow, magenta, and blue)

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and will be available starting December 1 at Aura Athletica, Power Plant Mall.

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It has also won numerous industry awards including a Green Good Design Award in both 2010 and 2011, Gold Edison Award 2011, a Red Dot Award 2011, an American Graphic Design Award, a Good Design 2010 Award, a Spark! Award, iF Packaging Award, Ambiente 2011 Award, Die Line Packaging Award, Great Idea Award 2011 (Latin American award) and three Pentawards.

To find out more information about the product, please visit our Facebook fan page: bobble Philippines at www.facebook.com/bobbleph.

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Akbar International Marble Agra

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We always set aside time for shopping!  Yet it seems its never enough!  🙂 We went to a marble store because we were feeling a high after visiting the Taj Mahal 🙂

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There are workers there exhibiting and showing how they make the inlaid of the marble

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The pieces are so tiny!!!

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This is the mark on the finger due to the heavy engraving being done to the marble

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the store!! 

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You can use these stones depending on how creative you are – table top is the usual but you can use them on walls, as cheese boards, as stands, etc etc

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They show you how transluscent the marble is by putting a flashlight or light bulb under

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Showing off their pieces

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Lucky elephant in marble!!!

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I actually bought a small version which I will put on top of a box ( I still have to buy a nice box )  and I am going to copy Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal – I want my ashes and my husband’s ashes to be under the Taj!! I am serious 🙂  My sister was laughing at me when i told her about this idea

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