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McLeod Ganj Slideshow
McLeod Ganj
Travel Blogs from McLeod Ganj, India
Mcleod Ganj
After a less scary ride in the taxi (except for one near head on collision) we arrived in Mcleod Ganj. This is another hill station with views all around and is home to the Dalai Lama. We're staying in a room that has all the mod cons including hot ...
Mcleodgunj,Dharmasala
... hobbling on cycle rickshaws to find an accommodation early in the morning. Once done, we visited the landmarks of Delhi i.e India gate, Rajpath, rashtrapathi Bhavan, parliament, Vijay Chowk and Humayun's tomb in the first half of the day as the 2nd half ...
Next door to the Dalai Lama
... moved away from the mountains the weather got warmer. I changed buses at Dharamsala and took the short journey up the hill to McLeod Ganj. Wow what a difference, suddenly I'd changed from a bus full of Indians to one full of tourists. Who were all these ...
The Bottom of the Stairs Gang
... artist from Liverpool with one of the best music collections on the planet. Stage name: DJ Buddha. He's got this crazy Albert Einstein-India hybrid 'do that he manages to keep from taking over the world by wearing a hat every day. He says he's stopped ...
Day 223 - Downtime in Dharamsala
Mcleod Ganj. I've finally found a home. After a grueling ten hour train ride, multiple buses and an uncomfortable overnight stay on a cold slab of concrete floor at the station, we finally made it to this magical mountain town. These past few ...
Lieber Gefangene im Angestelltenkostuem,
ich bin gerade in Dharamsala, dort wo der Dalai Lama haust.Ich werde hier einen 8taegigen "Introduction to Buddhism Course" mit machen, wo man nicht sprechen darf zwischendurch. Ich hoffe ich darf da noch alleine zur Toilette gehen ;-).Gestern hat das ...
A yarn with the DL...
We'd set the alarm last night in time to wake up for the doctor. Dr Yeshi Donden is apparently the former physician to the Dalai, and these days he treats anyone and everyone. So if you get there early, make an appointment and then come back later with a ...
Fun last weekend in India
... ; after a huge momo dinner. The momo's at the Tibetan veggie shop are the best in town and must have for anyone who visits Mcleod. I have not seen this movie before, and I now know why... it is so long (!!) and I am not good at sitting still ...
A taste of Tibet
... we were thoroughly looking forward to escaping the heat and the hassle in the Himalayas. Our first mountainous destination was McLeod Ganj - home of the exiled Dalai Lama and thousands of other Tibetan refugees who have been persecuted ...
Cheers to the not-so-happy couple!
Today one of my students got married. In her thirties, with two children from different fathers, she has never been married. About a month ago, I got word that she was getting married soon. I had no idea she was even dating anyone. Apparently, on ...
Dharamsala, Tibetan Government in Exile
I can't say enough good things about the town of McLeod-Ganj. Unlike Siliguri, Calcutta, Varanasi, Agra and Delhi, this town is quiet, relatively clean, hassle free, cold, and loaded with delightful restaurants, lodges, Internet cafes, non-profit, ...
Tibetan New Year
"Losar" is the name for the Tibetan New Year celebration. It officially lasts 3 days, but often people take up to as much as two weeks off of work to celebrate. Many of my student invited me to their homes for the holiday, or brought gifts to my home ...
Volunteering at Tushita & Further Teachings
... like 36. The walk back home was an interesting one at that time cos there were absolutely no lights on the steep downhill to McLeod Ganj from Tushita. Lucky i had my flashlight! Got back to my room, shmoked one and went to bed. November ...
Lazy Monday
Day at leisure.... I spent all day walking around and visiting all the little places I never had time to visit before. Really nice and relaxing. The only other thing I had to do today was some China planning. Very important and ...
My last bus trip in India... for now...
... use of herbs, massage, and yoga, are applied on their own as a form of CAM treatment. I’ve met a few people here in Mcleod over the last month who are currently doing this program and Nina did it a few years ago, so could ask all the questions I ...
Monkey Vandals
This morning we were treated to the ultimate breakfast entertainment starring the monkeys of McLeod Ganj. As we sat merrily eating our porridge with bananas and sipping our tea, a band of monkeys decided to break in and enter someones apartment across the ...
Day in the life
... for free. I barely make it up in time for my 12:15 class. I teach two monks who traveled from a monastery in South India solely to learn English. Their monastery there does not have any volunteers because it is so far away and requires a permit to get ...
A Budhist Perspective
... against ourselves and how to live for the benifit of all living beings- all beautiful and necessary sentiments I thought. I came away from McLeod Ganj very contented and feeling much happier with life and how it was playing out- this was until I spent 10 ...
Home of the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan gov.
... being on the road at least every other day, we were very happy to be spending 3 nights in the alpine village of McLeod Ganj. McLeod Ganj had been the original british headquarters, but they moved to Shimla after the town was nearly wiped out by an ...
Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation at Tushita
... talk to each other (oh yeh the retreat was in silence!). Our teacher was an american Buddhist monk who's been living in McLeod Ganj for over 7years, working as a translator to one of the most well known Tibetan Lamas. He was an amazing ...
Hanging with the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala is a town in the mountains in North India. The village of McLeod Ganj lies above it and is known worldwide, although if I'm honest not by me before this trip, for the presence of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan exile administration. It is the ...
Denied!
We signed up for a momo (which is like a Tibetan dumpling) cooking class yesterday, but it didn't happen this morning because the chef was chillin' with the DL. It was probably for the best as we weren't exactly in fine form. There was definitely ...
Head in the McLeods
Just a few words about where we are before we tell you what we've done. As we already said in a previous entry McLeod Ganj is where the Dalai Lama is exiled. That means that lots of Tibetans have also fled here from their home country, so the population ...
The Choleric Monks
... to look unruffled. Then I went home. Was I going to get beat up by Buddhist monks on my last day in the shanti village of Mcleod Ganj? Curly made the shot, hard into the pocket. The ball spun back for shape on the black. I watched the rest of the game ...
Monks, mantras and monsoon
Went back to the temple today for the burning ceremony and dismantling of the sand mandala. It was lovely to sit there for an hour or so just listening to the monks chanting (although a certain part of it sounded distinctly like they were saying ...
Mcleod Ganj
... ariving in Delhi! Leaving Amritsa i met 3 Israili's and an English girl called Marie. She comes from Oxford and has been traveling India for 9 months so i good some really good advice from her. We chatted all the way to Dheramasala on the bus and then ...
Didn't stack it today!
A pretty standard day today, riding from Mandi to Mcleod Ganj. Worth a mention... my bike started second go which was pleasant, a bunch of girls pointed a laughed at my dirty, ranga beard over lunch and we got well and truly rained on. We found a place ...
DL passes and beer
... not-so-intimate rendezvous in Manali. We also briefly discussed hiking, but thought better of it. Crazy talk... Old mate DL lives in Mcleod Ganj, and he's busting out a couple of teachings on the 28th and 29th, so we thought we'd get on board. This time ...
Chilling out, meeting peeps & more Buddhism
... they couldn't bare the quietness and slowness of the life there. Went back through Norbulinka and caught a taxi back up to McLeod Ganj. Made dinner plans with peeps for the evening, when i got down to the restaurant only Corey was there and was ...
Vipassana? Vipassa-NO!
... it'll be too cold here, especially in the nights, so it's not a good place to meditate. So my visit in McLeod Ganj was limited by a walk to Dharmkot, to visit Yoav's recommended hotel-restaurant - Shivalay. The place is super quiet and the rooms ...