Day 30-32 (August 2nd to 4th) Delhi to Vindravan (Mathura)
The purpose of coming to Mathura was to see some temples. We stopped at some small place in the middle of nowhere which had two men inside. The younger one soon disappeared while the older…
Days 28-29 (July 30th-31st) Hardwar to Delhi
We are on our way to Mathura, which is a long way from Hardwar so we decided to go via Delhi on a supposedly fast road. In fact it was painfully slow because the road…
Day 27 (30th July) Rishikesh to Hardwar
After being trapped in the hotel room for a couple of hours by torrential monsoon rain, we visited the Har Ki Pauri Ghat. Mukesh dropped us off at a muddy car park and we struggled…
Days 24-26 (July 27th to 29th) Shimla to Rishikesh
We were really sorry to leave Shimla. It is such an interesting town, although it is choked with traffic. Perhaps this was because the holiday season has started when people flee the intense heat of…
Day 21-23 (24th-26th July) Manali to Shimla
From the ridiculous to the sublime. I don’t know why Mukesh booked us two full days in Manali because after the first day there was nothing else to see. So we had a lazy day…
Day 19-20 (22nd-23rd July) Keylong to Manali
July 22nd was a somewhat unproductive day. We left the beautiful Blue Pines hotel (named after a nearby monastery) at 11 AM and got to Manali before 12.30 because a former Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee…
Day 30-32 (August 2nd to 4th) Delhi to Vindravan (Mathura)
The purpose of coming to Mathura was to see some temples. We stopped at some…
Days 28-29 (July 30th-31st) Hardwar to Delhi
We are on our way to Mathura, which is a long way from Hardwar so…
Day 27 (30th July) Rishikesh to Hardwar
After being trapped in the hotel room for a couple of hours by torrential monsoon…
Days 24-26 (July 27th to 29th) Shimla to Rishikesh
We were really sorry to leave Shimla. It is such an interesting town, although it…
Day 21-23 (24th-26th July) Manali to Shimla
From the ridiculous to the sublime. I don’t know why Mukesh booked us two full…
Day 19-20 (22nd-23rd July) Keylong to Manali
July 22nd was a somewhat unproductive day. We left the beautiful Blue Pines hotel (named…
Day 18 (21st July) Leh to Keylong
We visited Leh Palace, which was only a 3-minute drive from the hotel, in the…
Day 17 (20th July) Pangong Lake to Leh
We met a very pleasant American gent during breakfast who was suffering from an AMS…
Day 16 (19th July) Nubra Valley to Pangong Lake
Today was utterly spectacular. We set off from the guest house at Nubra Valley and…
Day 15 (18th July) Leh to Nubra Valley
We had to travel by taxi to Nubra Valley because, according to Mukesh the state…
Day 14 (17th July) Kargil to Leh
The road out of Kargil (2,765 metres ASL) crosses a bridge over the river and…
Day 13 (16th July) Kargil
Today was a mixed day. We started by having a coffee in our room and…