a day off.
i was able to get on the bike this friday and get some exploring done. i drove along the mussoorie ridge until the road ended, then started walking...
this is the view down towards dehradun and the hot plains below, the step farms were pretty amazing in this area.
after a few hours i made it to this temple at the end of the ridge. it was pretty nice, and the amount of garbage around was quite small compared to the other temples i've seen. it seems the holier a place is the more garbage there is.
a funny thing happened when i got here though. i didn't see many people the whole way, but there was a family near the temple eating lunch when i arrived. now two of the men seemed to find me pretty interesting and soon were there right beside me staring as i tried to enjoy my lunch and catch a snooze. they didn't say anything, just sat there and watched.... kinda strange. and i didn't really feel like entertaining so i let them gawk away. and then as soon as i packed up they followed right behind me for awhile until i made a detour and they gave up the chase.
ring the bell, say your prayers
some old carving on stone near the temple
looking back towards mussoorie, the peak in the foregroung is benog tibba, where we took some students camping last semester, and near where i started my walk today.. the town is on the other side somewhere.
this last picture is from a hike a couple weeks ago. the whole high school had the day off to do various trips. this one was pretty fun as we were treated to some amazing panoramas of the snows... (yes greg, it was clear, unlike our trip)
this is the view down towards dehradun and the hot plains below, the step farms were pretty amazing in this area.after a few hours i made it to this temple at the end of the ridge. it was pretty nice, and the amount of garbage around was quite small compared to the other temples i've seen. it seems the holier a place is the more garbage there is.a funny thing happened when i got here though. i didn't see many people the whole way, but there was a family near the temple eating lunch when i arrived. now two of the men seemed to find me pretty interesting and soon were there right beside me staring as i tried to enjoy my lunch and catch a snooze. they didn't say anything, just sat there and watched.... kinda strange. and i didn't really feel like entertaining so i let them gawk away. and then as soon as i packed up they followed right behind me for awhile until i made a detour and they gave up the chase. ring the bell, say your prayers
some old carving on stone near the templelooking back towards mussoorie, the peak in the foregroung is benog tibba, where we took some students camping last semester, and near where i started my walk today.. the town is on the other side somewhere.
this last picture is from a hike a couple weeks ago. the whole high school had the day off to do various trips. this one was pretty fun as we were treated to some amazing panoramas of the snows... (yes greg, it was clear, unlike our trip)
posted by chrisandkc @ 11:48 AM
2 Comments:
At 9:27 PM ,
Anonymous said...
lovely day off...my days off dont usually involve any gauwkers who want to follow me along the streets of winnipeg. it's warming up and the red bicycle is cleaned up and happy...i got the presents from greg on saturday...thank you very much...the slippers dont fit but they are nice to look at!!! thanks again...
-love sister codi
At 10:02 AM ,
Unknown said...
NAMASTE!
A couple weeks home and things starting to make sense again... no need to barter, in fact don't even try... anymore. And it's safer on the right side here. The panhandlers in Winnipeg are in comparatively great shape. Smiling and saying 'Hello' to strangers everywhere is not normal. Life a lot is less colorful here and but far more comfortable. I'd like to still use my fingers when I eat. Passing gas in public isn't as funny here either. But I'm getting used to it. The other side of the world is different that's for sure. I've already been out for Indian food.
Of all these things, I miss you two... I was starting to feel really at home...
So... Thanks!
L your Bro,
~g
PS. Now this side of the world will never seem the same. And, I have to say... us 'Westerners' are just plain lucky and blessed. We've got more than we know what to do with...
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