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Travel Blogs from Dharamsala
Holy Himalayas
Again we've been lazy with the blog, so since this is our last day before hometime (and we've found an AC internet cafe that serves hot chocolate and carrot cake - thank you Green Hotel!) we'll do some updates....
My face was pressed against the window when we were approaching McLeod Ganj. One minute we're driving through the same old …
Home of the Dalai Lama
On the last day in Amritsar I met 2 Dutch guys who were going the same way as me. In the bus to McLeod Ganj the group was completed with 2 South African girls and on the way we got to know eachother.
McLeod Ganj is the home of the Dalai Lama and lies beautifully in the mountains. You can see a lot of monks here in this ski-town because that's how it ...
Around Bhagsu
... kwam gelopen. We raakten aan de praat en hij nodigde me uit voor een kopje thee. Hij woonde vlakbij in een hutje van 3 bij 3 denk ik, heel basic. We praatte over de situatie in Tibet en zijn familie. Hij ging in april sinds 20 jaar weer terug, om zijn familie te bezoeken.
20 jaar!! Dat kan je je haast niet voorstellen, zo lang. Hij liet me een foto zien van zijn familie en ik kreeg er een uitleg bij. Volgens mij was zijn totale familie nu zo'n 100 man(!).
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Precious Mountainside
From the outdoor terrace I observe an eagle gently glide overhead occasionally piercing the intermittent low lying clouds as he scrutinizes the valley below for a morning snack. I slowly nibble away on my Tibetan bread and omelet while sipping an espresso while relishing the view of the deep valley below. Occasionally a glimpse of the commanding white peaks high above reveal themselves through chance ...
Dharamsala, day 3
... for quite some time, a lot of their officers are buried here or their wives, it seems the wives didn't fare too well, they died at a very young age, the kids were lucky if they saw their 5-6th birthday
The officers do seem to be English, we have found quite a few plaques with other ranks names on them, but Ghurkha is spelt a lot different from the English way, it is spelt Goorka
I can’t remember when or why the ...
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