old colonial building now converted to a bankJul 25, 2006
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Comilla townJul 25, 2006
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there's a pond nearby even bigger than this one. story behind bigger pond is the nawab's wife was sick, & the doctor said to take her to the seaside. it was too far for travelling in those days being sick, so he built her the huge pondJul 25, 2006
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me, Chuck & Abbu with cousinsJul 25, 2006
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cousins with Chuck. their roof was so nice to hang out on, especially with the big pond. so relaxing after crazy busy Dhaka city!Jul 25, 2006
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we liked this big pond in front of an aunt's houseJul 25, 2006
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documents signed by the viceroy & governer general of india conferring titles on the ancestorsJul 25, 2006
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Ammu, Abbu and Chuck with our uncle at the Nawab BariJul 25, 2006
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me with Ammu & Abbu - waiting for tea to be servedJul 25, 2006
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I found out i'm descended from Emperor Giasuddin Tugluk of Delhi, so i can trace my family tree back to 1320 AD! #7 on bottom right corner of this family tree was my great grandmother - she lived with my grandmother when i was littleJul 25, 2006
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Chuck in the Nawab Bari. we visited an uncle who still lives there. check out the photos on the wall. center pic shows one of the ancestors with Lord Minto (viceroy of India) & wife visiting this house (road in front of Sheraton's named after MintJul 25, 2006
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the hallway inside still has the original floor, the high ceilings, wooden shutters, and one piece of furniture left - the marble tableJul 25, 2006
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me in front of the entrance to the Nawab BariJul 25, 2006
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Ammu & Chuck on the steps to the entrance of the house. there used to be a moat surrounding the lawn (and the pond in the back) around the house. u can still see the moat, but there's no water in it nowJul 25, 2006
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me & Chuck in front of the Comilla Nawab Bari (Nawabs were Muslim rulers). my mom's aunt spent her life here-we used to visit her when i was little. the Nawabs (her family) used to own all the land around - now part of the townJul 25, 2006
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Abbu trying to protect himself from the intense afternoon sunJul 25, 2006
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Anika in the Salban Vihara. you can see the ruins of the monks' cells in the background.Jul 25, 2006
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Chuck at the Mainamati Ruins. these are the famous Buddhist ruins from the 6th to 13th centuries. this is the center temple in the Salban Vihara, which was a monastery. the monks' cells surround the courtyard around the templeJul 25, 2006
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one of my favourite flowers from my childhood, they used to grow in my grandmother's garden but i hadn't seen them since. i found them growing in the cemetaryJul 25, 2006
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plaque with info on the cemetary and the war in the areaJul 25, 2006
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grave of an even younger British soldier. all the British graves had inscriptions from the families, unlike the graves of other Allied soldiers. The Japanese graves had only names (as enemy soldiers, maybe not much more info was available)Jul 25, 2006
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grave of a young Canadian soldierJul 25, 2006
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Maynamati War Cemetary on the outskirts of Comilla. Allied (British, Indian, African, Canadian) and Japanese soldiers from WWII are buried here. so strange to think of them fighting and dying here.Jul 25, 2006
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that's a sculpture of Durga inside this templeJul 25, 2006
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