Mcleod Ganj was such a wonderful place! We were staying in a nice little hotel on the side of a mountain with spectacular mountain views from our balcony! We enjoyed a ton of good food, great company with the Irish couple and a British woman, all of whom we are still traveling with, and we had a great time learning about Tibetan culture--The Dalai Lama has a home in Mcleod Ganj and there is a big Buddhist temple and a ton of Tibetan exiles in town...
Manali has been good as well--again, lots of good food and good company! We tend to focus our days around eating and find things to do in between! Yesterday we took a taxi up to Salong Valley and then hiked the 15km back. We had intended to go Zorbing(again, a google image search may be necessary, but basically you get inside a giant air filled ball and then roll down a hill) but apparently everyone was on strike? We may try to figure something out today but we will see...
The plan is to set off for Leh tomorrow...We are not looking forward to the trip--even though the views are supposed to be spectacular, we have decided that a tourist bus is too expensive so we are taking the overcrowded local bus to save some money...the trip will be at least two days...more if the road is shut due to landslides..so if we don't post for a bit then do not worry! Once we get to Leh we will be there for a full week! We are looking forward to being settled in one place and hopefully we will be able to trek once we acclimatize to the altitude.
Hope everyone is well,
Bye for now
Taylor and Brie
I hope you are taking lots of pictures of the mountain views and that the local bus is a relatively smooth and insightful ride. If you didn't get to go zorbing (I am infatuated with this new sport, it looks so cool!), than lets meet up and go in Calgary some time. Safe travels! Much love!
ReplyDeleteTwo days on a bus doesn't sound like it's going to be too much fun; Taylor do you remember when Grandpa & I went back to see his family in Alberta...took us about 18 hours I think and it was tough. I'm thinking the bus you guys are going to be riding in will be just a tad less comfortable? Hope you will be able to pack lots of snacks and a good book to help you get thru it!Sounds like where you're going well worth it tho!
ReplyDeleteSafe travels! Love Cin
Hi Taylor and Brie
ReplyDeleteYour experiences sound wonderful... the food, the people and the culture. I have never wanted to go to India, but reading about your travels so far is making me ponder adding India to the list of countries that I would like to visit.
Zorbing sounds like a lot of fun. I think I would like to try it!
Your bus trip will be over by now, and we're curious to hear how it went. The good thing about thinking it won't be good, is that there's always the possibility that it won't be as bad as you image.
We have had a very busy time with the aunties. They were here for dinner on Sunday. There were 24 of us so a good house full. It's been so great having them here. We had the them at our house again for dinner tonight, and tomorrow is our last day with them. I'm already feeling very sad. It will be hard to say goodbye. Hope to hear from you again soon.
I know you wouldn't remember to stay safe, if I didn't remind you... so please stay safe. :)
Much love,
Mom and Dad
haha I love that you decided that a tourist bus is too expensive! Jason and I got home tonight and read your blog right away. Miss you both. xoxo
ReplyDeleteMaryam
Hi Guys!!
ReplyDeleteJust got the chance to catch up on your posts! It sounds like you have been having some amazing experiences, can't wait to read to more. Hope the altitude sickness subsides and you can enjoy a trek.
Lots of love,
E & B and kids :)