Hotel Nand Residency Mussoorie

... looked at her hand. It was covered in blood. She had had a leech and not even known it. Of course there was no running water so she couldn't wash off her hands or her back. So she wiped it up with some "wet ones" and went to bed. A lot of people get leeches up here. One guy returned from a walk and had seven on his ankles, and he was wearing socks and jeans! Andrew and I haven't gotten any yet, and frankly I don't think I want to. They sound ...

... Andrew still wasn't feeling well. So we just went to bed. Then I had a craving for Oreos so I went out to the store that's down the street that has a bunch of imported stuff to get some. I don't know if I have mentioned the staff here at Dev Dar Woods but they are really nice. And for some reason they LOVE Andrew. They don't know quite how to pronounce his name; they say it kind of like Androo. It's always "Helloo Androo" every time we ...

... and superior, pictures taken before me, most of which available by postcard. A few things that could go into this private hand-written journal have gone instead into email, which may be better in the short term, in case it falls into the wrong hands. I'm surprised I've had enough to say in emails, but then again, maybe it's why I ...

... I don't think it had brakes And no wipers...which means the driver spent most of the drive with his head out the window trying to navigate the oncoming traffic and looming foggy void that thinly separated us from the bottom of Doon Valley...the girls shot me a queasy glance, I had a banana and curled up for a nap...soaking wet and cold, dreaming of the heat awaiting me below....

... our way through the diesel smog until we popped out the other end. Here our lovely run downhill ended as we turned into the hills and started up again. We had dropped all the way to 4000 ft, and now we started the climb to Jalori La. The Aussies had warned us about this as well "It was actually the hardest pass we did, harder than he really high passes because we started so low, and it was very very steep". Well, they had done it from the other way, and how steep could it be ...

... Finally, and a bit hesitantly, we decided to waste a little money and forego the trip to the second temple in order to ensure that we had time to eat lunch and get on a bus back to Dehra Dun by 1:00pm. We wanted to make it back to Landour by 5:00pm or so to see the parade for Krishna's birthday that our Hindi teachers told us was taking place. After a quick lunch, we did some haggling and decided to take a cycle rickshaw to the bus station. I again have no ...

Zwei anstregende Fahrtage mit Uebernachting in Karnaprayag bringen uns aus der Kumaon Region in den Garwhal Himalaya - das Tal, das sich von Haridwar und Rishikesh ueber Joshimat bis nach Badrinath hinaufzieht ist eines der wichtigsten Wallfahrtswege der Inder - das sieht man einerseits an den vielen Sadhus (=meit aeltere Maenner, die der Welt entsagen und ohne grosse Besitztuemer ...

... time - and yes, the family that runs the place is friendly and yes, the place is even clean and well-lit and comfortable. Truly, if you visit this area, this place is not to be missed.<br><br>Finally, a brief plug for "Hotel Broadway" - tucked high up in the back streets of Mussoorie and partially around the hillside is Hotel Broadway. Staffed by an eccentric but very friendly bunch, Nico and I have very much enjoyed our stay here. We were given a ...

... being quite an intense trip in many ways as after a couple of months of chilling out and not doing much we had a crisis. It seemes like it just wasn't enough to be doing nothing in beautiful places-- you wouldn't believe it pssible (we didn't!)but after a couple of months we were a little bored, and since have been trying to concentrate on yoga and meditation and trying to use our time to learn a bit more about ourselves and how we function. I am not as strechy as I had hoped--due ...

Unfortunately the 'nice' room turned out to be musty, dusty and damp during the night and this brought about an asthma attack in R. We had to evacuate the room rather quickly early in the morning and spend a few hours in the fresh air before she recovered. We joined a tourist bus at 10am to Kempty Falls. These are beautiful waterfalls high up in the hills with the water cascading from the Himalayan mountains and fantastic views across the valley below. It was a bit of a nerve ...