Ginger Hotel Haridwar
Khasara No. 48M / 50M, Bopatwala Kalan, Doodhadhari Chowk Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 249 410, India
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The Kumbh Mela
Woke Lady E with a cup of Chai in bed at 06:00 in order to avoid the mid day sun and peak mentalness / crushing etc. A wonderful peaceful morning stroll all the way along the Ghats watching the first bathers get stuck in. Lots of lecture tents with lots of Holymen and free food everywhere we just wish we could speak a bit of Hindi to understand a …
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The Great Heffalump Hunt
... and football sized droppings of varying freshness and did get a
strong wiff of them when the wind changed.
Reminiscent of Winnie the Poo
and the Great Heffalump Hunt - lots of tiptoeing and whispering but no actual Heffalump.
As we were returning home in the back of the jeep we passed a group of monkeys and looking back saw the alpha male puff himself up to twice the size and bounce agressively up and down on all fours after us. Very comical when you are ...
Sick and tired in Rishikesh
... its mercy. Still, we were able to get our little toe dip, and accepted the slap on the wrist from the officer graciously.
As the sun set, we headed towards Parmarth Niketan Ashram where the main river ceremony was to take place. We arrived about 15 minutes ahead of time if not more, and already there was little space to sit or even stand. We found a spot off to the side where we had a view of a huge Shiva statue at the back of what we thought was a ...
Unimpressed with the pilgrimage town of Haridwar
... if we wanted to move, so if he had just been patient, or politely pointed out the problem to the train crew, I'm sure things would have been resolved a lot quicker! But (and I am most definitely generalising here) I don't think Indian people think like this!
The reason I came to Haridwar was on the off-chance of booking a safari to the nearby Rajaji National Park to see wild elephants. After checking in at a random guest house I made a beeline for ...
Parmath Niketan Ashram
... noticed as much by the yoga teacher as a buzzing fly. When you try to clap at them to keep them from joining you in your posture, the yoga teacher admonishes you harshly in Hindu.
Speaking of the yoga teacher, he is a 103 year old saint. He is small and thin with smooth tan skin that doesn't have any wrinkles. He wears orange thermal pajamas with a matching orange fisherman's hat and he has a bright white Santa clause beard. His classes make about as much ...



