May 2013

AT HIMALAYAS FEET

21/05/2013 In BLOG 2 Comments

What could be better than fresh mountain air? We are now at the feet of the Himalayas. The nice village is called Vashisht next to Manali in the north of India. Every day we breath deeply and take a natural hot bath (at 5 am!!) to get new energy and built up strength for the months to come. The temperatures are pleasant (less than 45 degrees) the village calm (no cars and tuk tuks are allowed) and we enjoy the relaxing atmosphere surrounded by waterfalls.

One more week here to rest, do some trekking and yoga, before the biggest adventure in India begins: driving a Royal Enfield motorbike through the Himalayas!

For now some pictures from Vashisht!

: The jump

: Vashisht waterfall

: Vashisht farm

: Hot bath/ men section

: Guest house view

: Super deluxe bus or almost

A WEEK OFF

12/05/2013 In BLOG 2 Comments

Namaste everybody!

We are in Rishikesh, a holy city on the edge of the Ganges river. You come here to find yourself and if you need help to do so there are hundreds of Ashram-Yoga- and Meditation centers. Also can you speak with Gurus about the meaning of life.

What do we think about this place? It’s ”SHIT!!!!!!” as we both were suffering from severe food poisining and had to stay in the guest house for one week. Luckely we had friends to talk to: bed bugs from Agra……great that was!

Today we finally feel better and continue the journey towards the north of the country. Very much looking forward to the Himalayas!

No pictures this time :)

FROM RAJ TO TAJ

05/05/2013 In BLOG 3 Comments

After the blue city Jodhpur we went to the brown one – Jaisalmer. We got a cheap hotel for 3 Euro and afterwards found out that it was a Mafia hotel (cheap rooms but forced to buy expensive camel safaris) Luckely though we didn’t have to play their game and organised a different tour:

The dream was a romantic camel safari sleeping in the dunes with camp fire and the sky full of stars……the reality was a sand storm, strong wind, no stars, no fire, rain and a lot of sand beatles and wild dogs around us….well, an unforgettable night. :)

Next and last stop in Rajasthan was Pushkar, a holy place where we met Masa from Japan. We had a really good time relaxing.

Today we are in Agra and saw one of our highlights so far – the Taj Mahal! Really amazing and a must-see in India!

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