Blogs from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia - page 15

I spent a couple of weeks in Dharamsala, trying to sort Bob out.....again, and recovering! The whole Kashmir thing had been pretty full on, so it was nice just to kick back and relax. Having said that, I didn't do too much relaxing as such. I immersed myself in activities, trying to keep busy and keep my mind off what had happened with Cloud.......yoga, silver jewellry making, macrame (jewellery making using knotwork). The yoga was fantastic. I found an amazing teacher at Buddha Hall up in Bhagsu. His name was Pancaj. Only a young guy, mid late twenties or so, who taught 6 months in Varanassis and 6 months in Dharamsala. For me, he was a great teacher. I say for me because I think everyone looks for something different when it comes to a yoga ... read more

Hello Everyone (or Namaste as everyone here seems to say!) I hope you are all well and happy. Just thought I'd write a quick note to say we've made it to India! We arrived in Delhi on Monday morning and left on Tuesday afternoon, having seen as much as we wanted to - it really is as hot, busy, noisy and dirty as everyone says! We have now retreated to Rishikesh in the foothills of the Himalayas which we thought might be a little cooler but is just as hot and dirty although a little less busy and noisy than Delhi! Here we have enjoyed views of the Ganges from the terrace outside our room, eaten a few good (vegetarian) curries, been woken by drums, chanting and motorbike horns every morning (even with ear plugs!), and ... read more

Melden uns zurueck. Nach eher ungemuetlichen Fahrt im Local Bus bei der man die Haelfte der Zeit ueber dem Sitz schwebt, kommt man also im "Yoga capital of the World" an. Ein sehr eigenes Flair beherrscht dieses kleine, teils etwas verschlafene, teil hektisch chantende Dorf am Ufer des Ganges. Obwohl Rishikesh zweifelsohne eine grosse Attraktion darstellt, finden mehr indische als westliche Touristen den Weg hierher. Diese und auch die westlichen(vor allem Israelis) Besucher pilgern hier von Tempel zu Tempel, von Ashram zu Ashram. Die beruehmtesten Gaeste waren uebrigens die Beatles, die genau 40 Jahre vor uns monatelang einen Ashram bewohnt haben um grosse Teile des White Albums zu verfassen und aber auch festzustellen, dass ihr Oberyogi oder Ashramchef oder was auch immer er war, etwas zweifelhafter und betruegerischer Natur war. Von unserem Balkon aus hat man ... read more

I made it safely to India! I LOVE QATAR AIRWAYS!! My flights from Nairobi totally rocked! The planes, the movies, the fod, the service--all excellent! I arrived into Delhi airport & was greeted by my friend Muriel's childhood friend Subodh. He is this awesome guy who is 75, very friendly, a real 'thinker'. He has a very scientific mind and analyzes life situations & then synthesizes this information into 'knowledge'. I learned so much from him in 3 short days! I did a fast & furious bus tour of Delhi. It is an interesting city of which I did not spend too much time as I was staying with Subodh & his family in the suburbs. I did a quick day trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. It was S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. I know that I ... read more

I arrived at the Rishikesh bus terminal with the German's I had met on the train from Delhi. We alll managed proper introductions on the bus and it turns out that David, Olga, and Lize are medical students traveling together for the next six weeks. They arrived in Delhi and have roughly the same game plan for the north of India as me so we agreed to travel together for a while. They didnt have a guidebook, and were extremely grateful to have the use of mine, and I was extremely grateful to have some companions to travel with for a while. We all decided that the first order of buisiness was to get a rickshaw, and get somewhere out of the rain for a hot cup of chai. Olga had heard of a few good ... read more