At this time of the year, the sun is strong, and it is way too hot for me to really enjoy the action at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Also, everything does look much better when it is dark and the light illuminates the Harmandir Sahib Temple and the complex surrounding the pond. The sun…
The last time I was at Harmandir Sahib, or the Golden Temple, in Amritsar was 4 years ago – not much has changed since then. The temple itself was built over 400 years ago. The Gurdwara – the actual Golden Temple you see in the pictures – is built inside a man-made lake; they also…
One more time – India was the destination. I did try a few times in the past to reach Leh and circle from there to Spiti Valley and loop back to Shimla. It did never work out. I did get as far as Spiti valley for a little circle. Trekking to some very small villages…
This is where i want to go – back to the Indian mountains How to spend Summer? Since i had to cut my winter trip 5 weeks short i got here to early. Than i did my eBay thing and sold comics. A week at Majorca and 10 days in Switzerland. And now another week…
After a few days in Kasol i did meet Lari Fari, Kait and George in the morning and we went to Brama Mama House in Kalga together. Kalga is one of the last villages in the Parvati Valley if you go upstream on the right of the river. Up on the mountain – no street…
The other day i woke up in Dharamsala and noticed a strange smell. I did open the curtains and my eyes tried to win against the sun. There at the end of the garden – smoke and fire. A lot! But it did not get closer and it was very black smoke – so at…
Most tourists stay at McLeod Ganj where the Tibetan community has its different centers. The largest Tibetan temple outside of Tibet is housed in the Tsuglagkhang Complex, right in front of Dalai Lamas residence. Since Tibet is rich in natural resources – before the Chinese nobody did mine in the country for example, forest clear-cut…
There is no real bus stand in Gangotri and it depends on the traffic if the bus even makes it all the way to town. Some people told me that their bus did stop 2 km outside of the town and they had to walk the rest of the way. To much traffic. Well i…
After 2 lazy days with a lot of sleep it was time to go up to the Gaumukh Glacier. Did meet a nice couple from Spain and we started to move at 6 am. Did watch him eat for a while After 4 hours we reached the base camp Bhojbasa at 3790 meter. If only…
Did start my trip as so many with a visit at Alexandras place in Frankfurt. She did get some Rose Apple wine for me and we had a nice evening. The next morning i did not have to get up very early in the morning to get to the FRA – nice. Thanks Alex!The guy…
Ok – i have my visa for India in the new passport – nice. Today i got a bus ticket to Haridwar. Now if things get well i fly into New Delhi at 2.40 in the morning. Guess 2 hours for the bags and immigration. Than i should take it super slow and get into…
And i had to give it to myself on top of that. What a day! Now since it is X-Mas and i had my morning coffee already i was thinking of a nice cup of tea. That did lead my thoughts towards an island that is off the coast of France. It is called Great…