Rishikesh, yoga, tourism and arti
D15: Rishikesh 11/4/2019 After 3 days of calm and cool in Mussoorie, the journey to Rishikesh with the transfer to Dehra Dun has got us a little tired. Nevertheless, I manage to get out of bed for the 7.30am yoga session on the roof of the Blue Jay Hostel. Rishikesh is the yoga capital of…
Chittorgarh, fortress, citadel and princess
D4: Chittorgarh 31/03/2019 Arriving by train at 8am from Udaipur (departure at 6am) for a few rupees, we deposit our big bags at the cloakroom located west of the platform. This is our first train and our booking from France seems to have worked. The ride is also an opportunity to see many people doing…
Ranakpur, marble lace and Khumbalgar Fortress
D3: From Udaipur 30/03/2019 We found a driver from our guesthouse to get to 2 remote sites in Udaipur. It is the fortress of Khumbalgarh and the Jain temple of Ranakpur. Both sites are a two-and-a-how drive from Udaipur. They’re an hour’s drive away. As it is hot, we negotiated to leave around 8am instead…
Udaipur, Gath, temple and palace
D2: Udaipur 29/03/2019 With this long transport, we are a little offbeat so we wake up around 6:30 in the morning or 2am in France. The city awakens gently as we meet our first inhabitants and our first cows. We head to the gaths through small, fragrant streets. These are access to the lake that…