In a Tibetan Monastery

Here 10 Tibetan monks showed their generosity by offering us chai and biscuits and telling us stories about Dalai Lama and Tibet. We left the monastery with very warm feeling towards them, a Buddhist calendar and a pamphlet about an imprisoned Tibetan in China.

Nainital

April 21st 2012
Nainital was our first stop in India. After driving for more than 8 hours in the scorching heat of Uttar Pradesh state, we arrived in the cool Himalayan climate of Nainital. At almost 2000 m above see level, Nainital is a favorite hill station for many Indian tourists. We thought Easter would be a peaceful off-season time to visit India. Yet, we were wrong! Hundreds of Indian families ha ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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