:Here are some photos from the second half of our stay in Rishikesh.
After having a great few days here in this city of colors, we are making our way an hour up into the Himalayas to stay at Phool Chattim Ashram for a week...
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| Mango. There are over 100 varieties of mango and I have tried only five. They make the best Mango smoothies in Rishikesh |
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| Rishikesh |
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| The most colorful people in the world |
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| Being a sewer myself, I really appreciate these machines and what they can do with them. |
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| The used these strange machines to squeeze the juice from bamboo and drink it, everyone loved it. |
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| Cow. |
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| Cows hanging out at the beach. |
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| Worshiping in the water |
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| Dipping our feet in the Ganga for the first time. |
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| Banks of the Ganges |
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| A blind man playing flute and harmonium. |
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| Cow. |
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| prego Cow. |
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| our favorite cafe on the river |
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| Spices |
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| Beautiful Indian women |
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| Crossing the suspension bridge |
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| Note the huge bull on the left. |
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| Drinking tea on the roof... |
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| Mango! |
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| Cow. |
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| Lime soda |
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| This monkey was the size of a five year old human. |
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| egg noodles |
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| Streets of Rishikesh |
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| The view from one of our favorite cafes overlooking the Ganga and overlooking our other favorite cafe Little Buddha. |
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| Our last meal out on our balcony before we head up to the Ashram |
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| Starting to look the part |
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| Rishikesh |
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| cooling off with mango shakes and the breeze from the Ganga |
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| All the guest houses and hotels have bolt locks for the rooms and old fashioned keys to unlock them. |
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always gorgeousness through your lens...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the transition from the flavors and smells of India to the cooler European climbs of the UK. dlh
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