It was interesting to explore the buddhist temple, the "seat" of the Dalai Lama, The monks are often to be seen wandering around the town.
On the way back down to Delhi, the weather was clear and we had some magnificent panoramas of those mountains:
Monday, 9 March 2015
Mountain air
So we had a weekend break in Macleod Ganj. This is a nearly 12 hour drive away up in the Himilayas, a Tibetan enclave where the Dalai Lama is exiled to. I have visited before but not stayed there and enjoyed the snow capped mountains of this time of year:
This is north of the town. Towards the south is a magnificent view of the lowlands. You can see for miles!
We enjoyed walking the streets, enjoying a very different environment, culture and food style from Delhi.
These two are my travelling companions/chauffeurs. I have decided I will not be driving on Indian roads:
It was a tight squeeze, but he made it!
It was interesting to explore the buddhist temple, the "seat" of the Dalai Lama, The monks are often to be seen wandering around the town.
On the way back down to Delhi, the weather was clear and we had some magnificent panoramas of those mountains:
...at increasing distance away:
We met a few of these little monkeys along the road too:
Now...back to work...
It was interesting to explore the buddhist temple, the "seat" of the Dalai Lama, The monks are often to be seen wandering around the town.
On the way back down to Delhi, the weather was clear and we had some magnificent panoramas of those mountains:
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