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…
Mussoorie, Landour, flycatcher and mantras
D13: Mussoorie 9/4/2019 It was a cool night. We are in Mussoorie at 1880m altitude in Uttarakhand. The day is going to be great and we plan to hike all day. When we planned this trip, we wanted to go for a hike with a local guide. We wanted to discover a mountain or an…
Mussoorie, freshness, hiking and panorama
J12: Mussoorie 8/4/2019 From the plains and hills of Rajasthan to the foothills of the Himalayas. We wake up gently on the night train between Old Delhi and Dehra Dun. Despite the heat and stops, we had a peaceful night and we are much fitter than after our last night train experience in Sri Lanka.…
Fatehpur Sikri, bus, red stones and mosque
D10: Fatehpur Sikri 6/4/2019 The plan is simple, we walk to the fast lane, we catch a bus and we ask to get off near the town of Fatehpur Sikri. After a beautiful, quiet nature day in Bharatpur Nature Park, it’s time to join the ancient capital Fatehpur Sikri, created by Akbar. A nice stop…
Jaipur, Amber, scams and birds
J6-J7: Jaipur 2-3/4/2019 With traffic, I think we spent an hour entering Jaipur. We’re coming in from Bundi. It’s still days when the tuktuks throw themselves at us with totally crazy rates. We attack the line of tuktuks and end up finding one, less ambitious with an electric vehicle! Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.…
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…
Itinerary in northern India
6 May 2019
Trek to Condoriri Base Camp
19 September 2017
Bharatpur, bicycle, twin and volatile
16 May 2019
Agra, marble, feathers and mosaics
23 June 2019