Blogs from Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Voltunk a Tibeti Gyermekfalu iskolajaban arra tanitani a gyerekeket, hogyan lehet eldobott tejes vagy uditos dobozbol penztarcat kesziteni. Nagyon spirosportos az eletrendunk, reggelente meditacio a Tushita-ban, aztan Zoli, aki 47 eves de hajlekonysag tekinteteben 40-et letagadhatna, ma jogat tartott az erdoben, lovak es majmok tarsasagaban nyujtogattuk az izuleteinket, es minden napra jut egy kb. 10-15 km seta mely javareszt hegynek fel illetve le tortenik. Annyira belejottem, hogy megmasztam a 3000 m magas Triundot, ahonnan mar csak karnyujtasnyira tunt az 5500 m-es havas csucs, de oda legalabb egy jo bakancs megegy jegcsakany kellett volna. Meg meg vagy 6 ora. Midegy, majd legkozelebb. Az ut a Triund-ra gyonyoru volt, vegig a hegy oldalaban. Fent pedig a felho alja a hajamat borzolta, a sasok hatat felulrol lattam es mellem szegodott egy nagy kutya is utitarsul. Atkoltoztunk Dharamkot... read more

Bucsut vettunk baratainktol, az angol Paul-tol es a brazil Marcella-tol, es a haridwar-i vonatallomas fele indultunk autoriksaval Rishikesh-bol, de Hanuman szuletesnapjat ( Isten eltesse :) valami helyi sajatossagkent, tobbek kozott irdatlan forgalmi dugoval unnepeltek a helybeliek, igy a vonatot mar csak tavoztaban sikerult meg egy bucsupillantasra elkapnunk. Haridwar-ban toltottunk egy ejszakat es mivel vonatjegyet csak jo elore lehet szerezni, egyetlen opciokent bevallaltunk egy 12 oras ejszakai buszutat egy helyi jaraton egy Kangra nevu helyre ahol dekkoltunk hajnalban vagy masfel orat es innen mar csak meg 1.5 ora buszozas volt Dharamsala, ahonnan mar csak ujabb felora Mcleod Ganj ( most itt vertunk tanyat egy nehany napra ). Az utak helyenkent aknarobbantasi ovezetre emlekeztettek, a hegyi szakaszt pedig meg lehet, hogy jobb is , hogy nem lattuk. Mindegy, azt hittem, hogy rosszabb ... read more

Friday 6 April 2012. We were up early and collected by Mr Barun who took us to Delhi railway station. We were travelling light again with only a backpack each. Mr Barun negotiated with a youth to take us to the platform and get us on the train. We could have done this ourselves but the deal had already been struck. We travelled first class to Kalka where there was a guy waiting for us. He showed us to the correct platform where the train was waiting and found our carriage and seats on the narrow guage train ( known locally is the "toy train") to Shimla. We were booked on the Himalayan Queen. Our seats were already occupied by an obese Indian teenager. She moved to her correct seat (opposite)and we squeezed ourselves onto the ... read more

The cows are still here! So are the affectionate dogs, miniature cups of chai and delicious samosa vendors along the street. Ahoy, India! Here I am again, nearly seven years later; a little smarter, a little taller (I think) and a bit more travel savvy. Much has changed since I was a mere 23 yr old student, taking off to explore the great wide world out there with my best friend from university. Dear India has matched that growth and change step by step. The city metro is up and running through Delhi - blessed, blessed Metro! I nearly kissed the pavement when I discovered that I could take the train straight from the outskirts of Delhi, right into the squalid bliss of the Main Bazaar and Hotel New King! Memories of being tackled by taxi ... read more