Thursday, May 31, 2012

Chapter Ten part two: Rishikesh

: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...
Mango.  There are over 100 varieties of mango and I have tried only five.  They make the best Mango smoothies in Rishikesh
Rishikesh

The most colorful people in the world

Being a sewer myself, I really appreciate these machines and what they can do with them.

The used these strange machines to squeeze the juice from bamboo and drink it, everyone loved it.


Cow.

Cows hanging out at the beach.

Worshiping in the water



Dipping our feet in the Ganga for the first time.

Banks of the Ganges

A blind man playing flute and harmonium.
Cow.

prego Cow.
our favorite cafe on the river

Spices
Beautiful Indian women

Crossing the suspension bridge

Note the huge bull on the left.

Drinking tea on the roof...

Mango!

Cow.


Lime soda
This monkey was the size of a five year old human.


egg noodles

Streets of Rishikesh

The view from one of our favorite cafes overlooking the Ganga and overlooking our other favorite cafe Little Buddha.

Our last meal out on our balcony before we head up to the Ashram

Starting to look the part

Rishikesh

cooling off with mango shakes and the breeze from the Ganga

All the guest houses and hotels have bolt locks for the rooms and old fashioned keys to unlock them.

2 comments:

  1. always gorgeousness through your lens...

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  2. Good luck with the transition from the flavors and smells of India to the cooler European climbs of the UK. dlh

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