Susanna Rosen Photography
pictures from my life in Sweden, India or from other wonderful places on this planet that I travel to/ bilder från mitt liv i Sverige, Indien och från andra underbara platser på vår jord som jag reser till.
Hibiscuses through a looking glass – macro pictures.
Posted on May 27, 2019
I was looking at my friend Katrin Sorensson Persson’s beautiful macro pictures this morning and it was then I realized that I haven’t posted any here. I only posted some on my instagram account. So today it’s all about the hibiscus. A favourite of mine.
Thanks for the inspiration Katrin <: Have a look at her amazing pictures on instagram @katsor63
Botlappa Cave temple hike in Coorg.
Posted on May 22, 2019
From our homestay Silver Brook Estate we decided to do a short 4 kilometer hike up to Botlappa cave temple. Beautiful but hot walk up through the coffee plantations and the jungle. A narrow winding road for what we thought bikers but no no no……it was for jeeps, cars and rickshaws. Amazing to get a close look at how people live around here. We met kids walking home from school and women who had been grocery shopping. We also met the greenest snake ever. Turned out it was not dangerous at all. So cool to be hiking in the tree tops in all the greenery.
Our little hike turned out to be longer and hotter than expected but it was totally worth every drop of sweat. Don’t miss the next post where I’ll show some picture of the temple itself.
Good shoes and socks are essential when hiking but also water ! See ya’ soon.
Scotland of India, Coorg.
Posted on May 8, 2019
My hubby had his birthday last week so I decided to surprise him with a weekend trip to Coorg, the place called Scotland of India. We both like to walk, hiking, breathe fresh air and see new things so off we went in our car. Well, we didn’t drive. Our driver Ganga drove. When we asked about how long the car ride would be to get there everyone said around 5 hours but it actually took more than 6 due to the insane traffic in Bangalore. Took us 2 hours just to get out of Bangalore !
Even though the ride up was a little rough at times it sure was worth it. Our jeep driver was really skilled. It wasn’t his first drive on the bumpy roads.
I’ll show more from Coorg but be prepared. We are using our legs on this trip. No rickshaw ride at all. Strap on your hiking boots and fill a bottle of water. We need to stay hydrated. Let me know when you are ready <:
Cheeky monkeys in Nandi hills.
Posted on May 6, 2019
We stopped for breakfast at a restaurant along the road close to Nandi hills and all of a sudden I saw something swinging in one of the mango trees. Yes it was monkeys. It was a family of small macaques.
Sorry for no update over the weekend but I have been traveling and I had no access to internet. I promise I will tell you all about our “rickshaw” ride to the mountains and what we did up there. So hang in there or hang on to the back, your choice.
Did you know that up to 16 people can ride in a black rickshaw at once ?! Well, “in” the rickshaw also means hanging on outside in the back and on the sides. Incredible <:
Street life from the village of Varthur, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Posted on April 24, 2019
The drive to school goes through the small village of Varthur and it’s always fun with a narrow road which means you see a lot. By the way, by small village I mean small Indian village. Where I come from it would be a big city of 46.000 people.
Hope you enjoyed the little ride with me in my rickshaw and that you enjoyed the views from it. The smells I can’t help you with so I guess you have to imagine what it smells like until you yourself travels here to get the whole experience including the honking of the horns which is a big part of traffic in India.
See you soon <:
My journey into the soul of India.
Posted on April 22, 2019
I have just begun a new journey into the soul of India.This time based out of Bangalore, Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in the southern parts of India. Totally different from the life in Gurgaon, NCR area Delhi.
I sure hope you feel like you want to hop on my auto rickshaw and ride along with me.
We live in an area filled with palm trees and flowers. Nice and green. Tropical, exotic and so beautiful.
Hope you like the start of my journey as much as I do. Please feel free to ride along.
See you later.
PS. Don’t know how much later though because I don’t have the internet up and running in my house yet !!!!
Last day of my photo exhibition.
Posted on April 7, 2018
Today is the last day of my exhibition, A Journey into the Soul of India. I’m both happy and sad. Happy that quite a few have come to look and also happy that I had the courage to do this here at home. Sad that it’s all over.
I’m pleased that I have raised some money for one of the poor groups in India, the brick makers, especially the children.
It feels good to give back to some of the people that have taken their time to talk to me and let me take pictures.
Now I need to sit down and evaluate and see what I could have done differently so that I know until next time if I should decide to do this again.
Dear readers, thanks for your support !
Morning safari
Posted on May 14, 2017
My early morning visit to my drivers temple turned into a safari trip. Monkeys, huge mungo, big parrots, peacocks, goats, buffaloes, horses, mules, camels, birds of all kinds, nilgais, cows, snakes, toads and I’m pretty sure I have missed something but still you get the picture….amazing morning and it was only me and Pawan and the guys living at the temple. Seemed like the Gods knew this was my last visit so they really wanted to show me all the beautiful living creatures out here.
I think we saw more than 150 peacocks and peahens but first time I saw so many dancing at one time.
it’s really a jungle temple
magnificent banyan tree with all its hanging aerial roots
summer here means that trees drop their leaves
parrot nests
a nilgai family
I know not sharp but I just had to show the beautiful colours they have..
goats eat everything….
all of a sudden we spotted two snakes but they where to fast for me..but what a morning it was. The Gods did everything they could to give me a nice last visit and for that I’m truly grateful.
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