Northern India travelogue
Trip outline
Ladakh [Page 1] - Manali & Hampta Pass trek [Page 5]
- Chandra Tal [Page 10] - Dharamshala/McLoad [Page 12]
- Pakistan Border, Wagah [Page 13] - Amritzar [Page 14]
- Shimla/Rishikesh/Manali [Page 15] - Nagar to Jari trek [Page 17]
- Rishikesh [Page 22] - Corbett NP [Page 23]
- Nainital [Page 24] - Taj Mahal [Page 25]
- Delhi [Page 26]
Manali
Manali is a beautiful little town. It is actually split into two parts - New Manali and Old Manali. The new part is noisy,
and crowded, but the old part is really just a couple of streets with guest houses and bakeries. And Israelis. We stayed in the
Dragon which is quite a nice place. We loved Manali, and altogether stayed there for quite a time. We actually came back to Manali
later on our trip. Sometimes Manali looks like a Swiss village (except for the Rikshas, the shoe-shine kids, the rubbish, the noise and the
huge mess).
Here are some pictures from New Manali:
We usually had lunch (say between 11:00AM and 4:00PM) in Shiva Cafe, a nice garden restaurant. I took some close-up pictures in
there, trying out my new 12X zoom digital camera
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One day we walked to the nice Hindu Temple in between old and new Manali. There are some nice houses and a beautiful forest in
that area. On the way back from the Temple, we saw a Yak.
And finally, some pictures from Old Manali. Look at the view we had from our Dragon room!
