Trip to India |
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Trip To India
Dalohousie and the Train back to Delhi
The last place to visit was Dalohousie. It’s a small mountain village which is famous for its luxury Raj hotels. We decided to spend some money and experience some luxury at the end of the trip, so we got a suite in the nicest hotel in the area. Unfortunately it was the tourist off season, [...]
Dharamkot & Triund
Dharamkot is just a mile or so up the mountain from McLeod Ganj. It’s a very rural village which didn’t even have roads. There were small houses scattered along the hillside connected by rocky paths. We spent went on a few hikes from there. One of which took us up to Triund where we had [...]
McLeod Ganj
McLeod Ganj is a Tibetan refugee town in the foothills of the Himalayas. It’s famous because the Dalhi Lama lives there though I don’t think he was in while I was there. I got to see his front gate though. It’s very touristy but the Buddhist influence kept it very laid back and kind. It [...]
Amritsar
Amritsar is the spiritual and cultural center of the Sikh religion. The Sikh areas of India that I visited had a noticeably different culture than the others. The people were more calm and peacefully minded. In Amritsar they were especially kind and friendly. We stayed at a hostel which is primarily used by [...]
Agra
Jo and I took a day trip from Delhi to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. We hired a rickshaw driver to take us around for the day. The best part of having him take us around was that he brought to a small village across the river from the back of the Taj Mahal. [...]
After 5 weeks in India, I visited a lot of places and took a lot of photos. So here’s a quick list of the posts that I made which document the trip:
Dalohousie and the Train back to Delhi |
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The last place to visit was Dalohousie. It’s a small mountain village which is famous for its luxury Raj hotels. We decided to spend some money and experience some luxury at the end of the trip, so we got a suite in the nicest hotel in the area. Unfortunately it was the tourist off season, [...] |
Dharamkot & Triund |
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Dharamkot is just a mile or so up the mountain from McLeod Ganj. It’s a very rural village which didn’t even have roads. There were small houses scattered along the hillside connected by rocky paths. We spent went on a few hikes from there. One of which took us up to Triund where we had [...] |
McLeod Ganj |
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McLeod Ganj is a Tibetan refugee town in the foothills of the Himalayas. It’s famous because the Dalhi Lama lives there though I don’t think he was in while I was there. I got to see his front gate though. It’s very touristy but the Buddhist influence kept it very laid back and kind. It [...] |
Amritsar |
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Amritsar is the spiritual and cultural center of the Sikh religion. The Sikh areas of India that I visited had a noticeably different culture than the others. The people were more calm and peacefully minded. In Amritsar they were especially kind and friendly. We stayed at a hostel which is primarily used by [...] |
Agra |
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Jo and I took a day trip from Delhi to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. We hired a rickshaw driver to take us around for the day. The best part of having him take us around was that he brought to a small village across the river from the back of the Taj Mahal. [...] |