Green Hotel Rishikesh

... I spent the remainder of the evening settling in, relaxing and anticipating the spiritual rewards of Rishikesh. Nov 11, 2008 The Tapovan Resort is thus far the premium accommodations of the trip. Each ...

I spent the weekend in Rishikesh with five other EAPers. We arrived in Lakshman Jhula, the livliest and busiest part of Rishikesh, on Friday a day of language school and a two hour taxi ride. None of us had realized the elevation we would lose and packed ...

... about and there have been incidents .... eeek I was shocked but he was deadly serious and we didn't need telling twice!! Rishikesh being a holy place means that MEAT< FISH< EGGS and BOOZE are prohibited and unavailable ....... so we are ...

... for billions of Indians as she courses eastward for 1500 miles to the Bay of Bengal. Here in Rishikesh, closer to her mountain source, her waters are a lovely green and they are pure (pure being relative in India, when people empty so much garbage into ...

It is getting really hot in Rishikesh these days. Sunlight enters the room very early, around 6am in the morning and the sun only goes down after 7pm. During the day the temperature is as high as 38C. I have been waking up at 6am because the room is so ...

After the scary incident with the monkeys trying to prevent us leaving our hotel and catching our bus from Rishikesh, we finally managed to escape, we had one of the old guys take our luggage across the suspension bridge in a trolley!! phew!! and ...

... dung? My sweet and peaceful hotel was anything but. The Let's Go description was far off from reality. Never stay at the Green Hotel. Its a dump. And its in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of Hiundu rituals...I was too stressed out for all ...

... then decided to take a bus up north. I took a taxi to the bus stand and as soon as I got out, a man on the bus screamed, "Rishikesh" so I jumped on the bus. Only after I sat down did I realize that I didn't ask what kind of bus this is...local people or ...

... , where we remained for the next 30 minutes with a few holy men and a few cows, all hiding from the rain.  The temperature in Rishikesh was a little cooler than Delhi but not as much as I had hoped - it was probably around the 90s for most of my time ...

... felt very ill and in dire need of a shit. From Haridwar it is a one hour bus up to the beautiful little town of Rishikesh and I thankfully slept the entire journey. Still desperate for a crap, I took an auto rickshaw (tuk-tuk) up the steep mountain road ...

... come... :-) At last an update in Rishikesh! We stayed 4 nights instead of our original estimate of 2 - so relaxing! Rishikesh is a Hindu/yoga/meditation dream! On the second day after sightseeing (Lakshman Jhula hanging bridge and the River Ganges) ...

... things. And then the Laxman Jhoola bridge, which crosses the Ganga River. This is one of two 'pedestrian' bridges in Rishikesh that cross that cross the river, which splits the town in two. Pedestrian, but with motorbikes and bicycles. They are ...

... indiens que noël pour nous) dans la maison des parents d'Ashoka, nous étions bien contents de prendre un taxi en direction de Rishikesh, en compagnie de nos amis Erin et Jared, qui nous ont rejoints en Inde. Nous les avions rencontrés à Ubud et avions ...

... meat are off the menu. In the evenings, there are free talks on spirituality and matters of the soul. As such, Rishikesh attracts a few "types": dreadlocked youngsters, trying to find themselves, gain distance from the vile western world and learn what ...

... about Nainital, the holy Swiss village of India. As we are relative close-by, we decide to take a detour before heading for Rishikesh. Nainital in monsoon, such a difference with the views on a sunny day! But both ways it feels tacky, looks run-down ...

... India. Jesus. I would have felt kind of bad. But good at the same time, you know? We also saw notable wipe out #2 in Rishikesh! We were kamikaze driving up the mountain to get to the raft drop off spot when we saw a whole group of school children. WE ...

... off into the abyss. Anyway, we arrived in Dehra Dun exactly in time to miss the last bus to Rishikesh. We spent the night in a crappy little hotel about a block from the bus station that came complete with a gecko in the bathroom. The poor little guy ...

... and meditation. It was so incredible returning to these mountains, to the sounds of the rushing Ganga waters and the lush green hillsides. Rishikesh is known as the yoga capital of the world (although Vancouver comes a close second I am sure!) and is a ...

... , that infinitive was split for literary effect, so no clever-clogs corrections, please :o) Finding a suitable place to stay was easy as. Hotel Green will be our home from home for the next few days. It's a friendly place, with filtered water refills ...

... away from their beloved homeland. Most likely the Tibetian influence is what gives this place its relaxed feel - but not in the Rishikesh yoga way, more just a gentle, peaceful way of life. Strangely given that snow was so close, it was actually really ...