Hotel Green View Rishikesh

In the Himalaya Nature we are providing a 4 days Budget Tour with full adventure. <br><br>We are giving you in this Budget tour:<br>Temples Tour, River Rafting, Ganga Aarti, Wildlife Safari, Bike Adventure Tour ...

... out. I had a little mishap with the front page of my passport which I absent-mindedly set on fire to the great amusement of the kids who now believe I will not get into the next country!<br><br>The next morning we woke up to a spectacular blue sky as a backdrop to snow tipped peaks of the surrounding mountains and we were heartened by the warmth of the sun and fresh air. After breakfast we set off through the forest on an 18km trek up and down steep mountains ...

... is able to be sold here.) I started doing a little research into my symptoms and talked to a few people around here and figured out that there is a parasite called giardia that is very common in countries like India and is found in contaminated drinking water and seemed to fit perfectly. I found out the necessary treatments on the internet and went to the "doctor" in town to buy my medicines. Naturally, this guy was an Ayurvedic doctor and didn't carry anything ...

... took small baskets of flowers, lit the candles at their center, and released them into the fast flowing water as an offering to the mother river. We released our own offerings and watched as they floated off downstream, only to be scooped from the water meters away by excited parents who then gave them to their children. Ah well, we had a train to catch and were more concerned with the prospect of battling our way through the crowds than rescuing our flowers. XXX

... late, considering what time I wake up. But, it is nice having many new friends to talk to about what we are learning and also to hear their experiences. I do eventually force myself to bed, where it is time for Laya Yoga, the yoga of dreams...yes, we have learned how to do yoga in our sleep, basically involving being active in our dreams. Haven't quite mastered it yet but will work on it as one day I will reenter the western world and will probably not find time in my day for 6 hours of yoga practice!

2 blogs in 2 days look at me! I am currently in Rihikesh which is a 5 hour train from Dehli to Haridawar and then a very ruff hour bus drive. For those of you who don't know Rishikesh is in fact dubbed the home of YOGA - yes you are reading this right, I did really say YOGA. On Monday the International Festivle of Yoga begins prooving that this is indeed the home of yoga. I am in fact writing this thinking about the smile of Karen ...

... in every town and village along the way but unlike the driving trip with Sobran the countryside along the train route, while still thick with people, was not as heavily dense. The poverty was still apparent but the difference in lifestyle was markedly different than in Delhi. It's hard for me to say from the distance of a train compartment but the backbreaking &amp; sun-exposed labour involved in the rural areas seems more ...

... and white 'skirt' (mundi) it seems at times, in the dimly lit room, we are sat on the floor listening to Plato! But he is genuine, kind and has a serene nature. <br><br>After an hour's philosphy there is a lesson on meditation. I keep falling asleep. One time i woke up, fiona had gone and another class had started around me prolaxed on the floor! After realising i eventually crept out to find fiona in hysterics. I was snoring too apparently. <br><br>After ...

... with a small piles of embers were passed back as well as several large cobra shaped genie lamps...it seemed everyone around us wanted to touch these and push the smoke from them into their hair and faces. The plates were passed around. We moved closer to the water and were helped by the crowd to light our little leaf boat of jasmine, marigold, and rose petals with a stick ...