Hotel Ashirwad Katra
Jammu Road Katra, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 682 001, India
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Jammu und Kashmir
... nicht - nachher sollte man natuerlich geld spenden. nach der ersten segnung hab ich trotz der zahlreichen 100 rupien scheine die dort lagen nur einen 10er hingeschmissen - vielleicht bin ich jetzt we***** gesegnet - nach der zweiten segnung bin ich ganz ohne spende abgehauen - vermutlich war die dann sowieso umsonst - hab mich dann zu keinen segnungen mehr hinreissen lassen.
am weiterweg dann auf einmal eine ...
A Rest
... It had been a long 26 hours and we didn't want to go through the hassel of getting a 2nd class ticket, trying to find a sleeper seat, bribing the conductor, blah blah blah. Then we talked to the tourist desk and they said there was a train direct to Mumbai! only 32 hours long! Special train that only runs every week or so. It left the next morning. We're so on it!
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The Yatra
... forward to on a trip to the hills.
I crashed shortly after dinner and awoke to a beautiful, though overcast view of Katra valley. Very soon the clouds opened up and I was treated to a brilliant view of some of the heaviest rainfall I have ever seen. Worried about landslides and traffic delays, I left for the airport 3 1/2 hrs before my flight. The view on the way back was incredible. There was water cascading down from the hillsides everywhere and I saw ...
Stopover in nondescript Jammu en route to Srinagar
... there are several temples, but I wasn't bothered about these) so in the afternoon I tried to find an Internet centre. Trying to find one, which was actually open, was an exercise in frustration and took most of the afternoon (although in the process, I did have a wander through some bazaars and bought some things, too). I had a classic Indian unhelpful/misinformation incident during my wanders - ...
Pink Eye and and Truckstop stays - Jammu
... we’ve only got about 60-70km’s to get to Sri****r from where we’ll head out to Dal Lake to rent a houseboat for a few days, rest, relax and replenish, hopefully.
Also like to say to all the fathers out there but especially mine, Happy Fathers day.
Love you lots Dad, I’m very proud and very happy to be able to call you my father. Talk to you soon.
From the state that calls itself the “Crown of India” this is Tom Cooney signing ...


