Hakman'S Grand Hotel
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Magical ganga and detoxing...
... and offer them to the gods by placing in the river, often to wish well for passed away loved ones.
It's so beautiful with the chanting and music and then it was Krishna's birthday so there were dances and performances on everywhere with costumes and lights and music coming from everywhere.. crazy how they are so devotional and celebrate constantly.
Loving it... next stop a visit to the Dalai Lama in Buddhism Land of the Tibetan refugees and some volunteering.. x
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Day 5: Preparation for a Marathon
Knowing that I could wake up and find a giant, tennis-ball sized spider on my face made it extremely difficult to sleep last night. I woke up around 5:00am and was a bit sore. Our beds consist of a piece of wood and 2 sheets for padding. We also have a duvet blanket which is semi-thick so I slept on top of it as well and didn't have any covers. The breakfast bell rang at 6:30am, but everyone was already awake as the sun was kind enough to ...
Kitch, Carnivals, and an Aquarium
... destination to those in Uttarakhand, is really just kinda the opitome of cheesiness and kitch to us in the states.
There is really no way to describe it. The carnival games are BB guns with small balloons stapled to wooden walls. The Farris Wheel is really more of giant hamster wheel, literally with a man stationed in the center running to rotate the thing. And of course the dogs and horses looked quite abused ...
Through queen of the hills.
... from the road to Mussorie are really unforgettable. And for us then it was a forecast of what was coming ahead in the tour.
There passes the Mussorie Lake and wow we were into the clouds, during my stay in Haridwar I have often visited this paradise, yet every time I come, the hills give me a different feeling all together. The beauty of this place cannot be defined, more you come more you find this place beautiful.
I got lost in the beauty of the valley, the ...
1. one winter night-out in mussoorie
... serene celestial music and I sway to their rhythm.
There is celebration at the shrubbery near by. The crickets and cicadas together chorus their evening song from the hidings in the bushes. Breeze tunes music in the rustle of the oak leaves. Otherwise there is deep silence only to be broken by a sharp fragrant zephyr whistling past; the dry twigs crackle, crack and then fall down with a soft thud. And it looks as if all elements are privy ...
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