Hotel Century Manali
Nagar Rd, Opp IBP Petrol Pump Manali, Himachal Pradesh, 175131, India
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Heading up into the mountains
... the supposed departure time, there was no sign of any bus leaving and we were skeptical as to whether there would actually be one. Luckily another couple of travelers had organised a share-taxi the previous day, and along with another couple jumped in with them as there was plenty of space. Again, a more expensive option but it would be more comfortable than the local bus and we could be sure that it was leaving.
We headed ...
Above the "Trash Line"
... br> Our first night here we partied with the locals until the early morning...then last night we went to a classical Indian music concert. Twenty of us sat in a concrete school hall listening to Sufi music powerful in the way that Kirtan is...four men worshiping the divine with their voices and instruments sending us into the transcendental state that many of us know so well-as Travis says "God is a DJ"!
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Old Manali, it is!
... was quite a surprise! Later, we headed for some yum cookies at Dylan's and then we started hunting a dinner place.
Arpan and me chanced upon Cafe 1947, a quaint place with posters all over. What caught our attention was a lot of band stuff which always attracts both of us. There were photos of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani.. and a lot of stuff we like to listen to..and to top it all even Parikrama! We decided then and there that this was the ...
A rural paradise, with characters to match
... a hot springs/pilgimmage spot called Keer Ganga were supposed to be highlights, but we were somnolent and spend most of the time eating and relaxing. This was after a wandering 2 hour heavily loaded hike up to the village the first day, much of it in the rain which really picked up the next ...
Billing and Bir or Bir-Billing
The next day was to be a day trip to Billing and Bir. Billing is a mountain peak at approx. 2300m, a good 800m higher than Jogindernagar. From Bir, a motorable road ...



