Sarovar Portico - Manali

... beauty. To my left there were rivers and streams, to my right green, roaming mountain sides, above snow capped summits and below the haze of clouds which rested beneath us. It was remarkable. <br><br>The lonely descent I had to make to get back to London was tough on the legs as I powered through two days of work in one afternoon but very rewarding. My head was in a bit of a tizz as I was worrying about how I would get to Delhi in time but this, in no way ...

... and was picked up by her straps by the two helpers, and with the pilot behind her off she flew! then it was my turn. i was similarly strapped in to the chute in front of my pilot, yet again an indian with no english. as i waited for them to tighten the straps, one of the helpers looks me in the eye and says in broken english "you run". my response: "wha?" indian: "RUN". and off i hared towards a steep drop in what can only be described as ass ...

... monks are quite technologically advanced and know how to use the internet and other technologies as well. I dubbed them WiFi Monks. I then received a text message from Annina saying that they were heading somewhere for dinner and if I wanted to join them. I said that I was quite hungry and would indeed meet them for dinner. That ended my conversation with the monks. I thanked them for the lovely conversation. They even paid for my lemon soda...which was quite kind of them. We ...

... actually go to see the Taj! Its a long story... I had decided that I'd only go and see the Taj IF I could blag 'indian' entry (rs 20) as I wasn't prepared to pay the 'foreigners' price of a whopping 750rs, which would pay our accommodation bill for three of us for three nights out here! I'd already visited the Taj at least twice too, so wasnt too bothered. I went to the ticket office at the Taj to try my luck. I could tell that the man doubted me a bit, but then i managed to ...

... for a few minutes, but we were then told we would wait out the storm there because the next town was 20 miles (30 km) away along a particularly difficult stretch of road. I wasn't particularly concerned since I had a warm sleeping bag, but many others weren't prepared for this situation and didn't have any warm clothing. The Chandra Dhaba in Batal was a stone structure with a plastic tarp for a roof, and no door. The son of ...

... Lama will not be giving any public teachings here until September. If you're lucky enough to be here at the right time you can register to attend one of his public appearances. But I am going to look into taking a Buddhist Philosophy course and there are plenty of volunteering opportunities teaching Tibetan refugees. Hope all is well with everyone. peace, Jen

... husband, also two older brothers with their wives. Sister has two children, and the brothers have five between them. They occupy up to 12 rooms of the building, though less rooms in the summer when half of the 13 rooms are converted to guest rooms for paying customers. Everyone pitches in a bit here, a bit there, but Mata-ji seems to work the hardest of all. She is always busy, washing, cooking, even in her "idle" time spinning wool into thread by hand from which she weaves her ...

... en inde. ils font meme plusieurs verietes de sandwichs vegetariens. contrairement a la france c super propre, ils passent leur temps a nettoyaer. c fou tout le contraire de l inde. macdo est un endroit a la mode, on y avoit des indiens branches, en jean, plus gros que les autres. dans le resto un ecran plast et de la pub donnat une image a l occidentale de la vie. interessamt! en tout cas que des indiens a macdo, pas un europeen. g essaye le ...

... there. It is so peaceful and when I looked at the tibetan monks I felt like they could read my mind and that I had my priorities all wrong. I am in love with tibetans, their faces are so kind, open, warm and friendly, and they always have time to discuss anything with you. I have not yet approached one for a chat but I want to before I leave this part of India as there won't be many down south - macleod ganj is a tibetan community. It is where the Indian Government ...

... is drying on the rooftop, and everything is in place. Sometimes the heart must determine the time of departure, that is, if one can quiet the mind and listen to it. There are many Koreans here, Japanese, a fair share of Americans and English, a couple of Irish, and a boatload of scandinavians. Also familiar on the narrow streets are the bearded and turbaned Sikhs, with their families, enjoying the cool weather up in the ...