Atlas Obscura posted a story about the Indian Monsoon Palace this week. It was originally an astronomical observatory where weather and the monsoon were also tracked. Later it became a location for Octopussy, a famous James Bond movie. The story reminded me of one of my favorite books, “Chasing the Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage Through India” by Alexander Frater. If you like stories that combine travel to exotic places with weather and climate, you might enjoy this one. But it was published in 1991 so you might have to look hard to find it. Check your local library or buy a used copy on Amazon or at your favorite online used book seller.
