Hotel Rajhans Manali
Log Huts Area, Near Hadimba Temple Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Efficiency in India, remarkable!
... procession at a quiet town called Wagah between the mighty rivals of India and Pakistan. We are currently at the peak of the Indian tourist season so we were vastly outnumbered by Indians thrilled to see a contest with their nemesis! We ended up being pulled into the VIP section along with anyone else with white skin, a camera and a bemused look! There were small stands set up both sides of the border to sit the crowd in. We sat along with the few other tourists ...
Satisfying my curiosity as to the shortcut route
... been used any time recently, so I obeyed my self-imposed rule and turned back. Above the green pipe again I looked around for a path down to it and did find one that was barely distinguishable. I walked and climbed down and soon reached the concrete foundation where the pipe emerges from the mountain. It felt somewhat strange to be in a place where less than 24 hours earlier I was becoming convinced that my guide-porter didn't actually know where he was going ...
Shakra Rohanda Mandi Jogindernagar
... It turned out that we were only the second visitors to have come to their village, the first being some French people a year ago. Everyone there was so hospitable and warm, they were so pleased that we liked their village. Eventually we went back to the main road with Tanu. Her mother offered us tea and said we ...
Tashi Delek from Bir!
... to be in Bir when DKR came through and taught for four days on "The Way of the Bodhisattva" at the Deer Park Institute. Hundreds of foreigners came from all over India to attend his teachings.
Bir is one of the many places in India where Tibetan refugees have made a new home for themselves and their governing bodies since the 1950's when Communist China took over Tibet and threatened their culture, religion, and safety. The ...
A brief respite
... just more visible on the monk's shaved heads than it had been in our previous patients. In any case, we gave out so many anti-fungal pills and creams that morning that we actually ran out, and had to start sending people away with instructions to pick up meds at the local pharmacy.
After lunch, the cue died down quickly, and so we were told (once again) to close up shop early. However, this afforded us an opportunity to tour the inside of ...



