miércoles, 27 de agosto de 2008

mas fotos de delhi...

Parte de la exhibicion bizarra en el Museo de Gandhi en Delhi, en la parte de abajo es un museo normal, con la seriedad que requiere el tema (si tomamos en cuenta que es el lugar fisico donde lo asesinaron), pero en la planta alta, hay un museo futurista, multimedia al estilo Disney...no se que hubiera pensado el Mahatma!

Perfect lawns at Central Delhi Secretariat

Typical indian image from above, a neatly organized fruit cart being followed by a skinny cow

Seats reserved ONLY for women in the Delhi subway, there were articles on the local papers on how man do not respect it and make incredible excuses to avoid giving their seats.

lunes, 25 de agosto de 2008

Bus journey dialogue - my translation.

This is my attempt to recall the bizarre 5 minutes following the young girls death on the bus to Varanassi......the aim is to portray the lack of compassion shown & bluntness of the Indians....not to make light heart of the event:
- Passenger 1; "Hey you woman there, cut that crying out its f@#$ing disturbing & making me sick."
- Grieving family member continues crying & is joined by others in prayer/song.
- Passenger 1; "Thats enough....ooiii Mr Conductor can you do something abouth this shit over here."
- Conductor was meanwhile talking to another passenger.
- Conductor; "Why dont you go & sit down, there is a spare seat on the back row."
- Passenger 2; "No chance, cant you see that someone has just died up there"
- Conductor; "Bloody hell, you are right, Driver pull over & stop the bus now man."
- Passenger 1; "About time too."
- Family were in the meantime still understandable continuing their mourning.
- Conductor; "Hey you lot at the back, you have to get off here immediately.....no questions."
- Family make way silently past everybody carrying body.
- Conductor; "Here you go, you can have your money back for the fares......carry on Driver."
- Silence for 5 minutes as bus drives on before everyone continues as normal.

Only in India.

No time to blink as the unthinkable can happen - Dehli to Varanassi & almost Allahabad!!!

Just when we thought we had seen it all then another suprise of an almost undescribable magnitude gets thrown in our faces. More of that to come, but first a brief run down of the Capital city, New Dehli.
In my eyes Dehli has to be the most smelly, seedy, sweat soaked (monsoon influenced) & rat infested capital I have ever visited, but naturally it still has its little delights. Our residence was spitting distance from the mayhem of New Dehli train station in the Paharganj Main Bazaar area, reminiscent of Bangkoks Khao San Road, with an ever busy buzz of backpackers & locals making their way to & from the many hotels, craft shops & bars on offer. As ever we made our way around on foot, which at times was a touch on the dirty side with the monsoon in full swing. The shortish walk to Old Dehli brought us down the death alley of Asaf Ali Road where we were greeted by numerous crack heads, smack heads & space cadets alike.....& Mumbai was supposed to be the challenging city. Nevertheless we made it to our first port of call, Red Fort constructed by Shah Jahan but rather disturbingly is very much neglected & a poor mans Taj Mahal. Next stop Dehl'is Jama Masjid mosque which houses up to 25,000 people, but unable to disguise our pale skin at prayer time we were soon ushered out.
The way to Connought Place (Circus), Central Park & Central Dehli was a pleasant surprise as we tackled Dehli's new & deluxe space age Metro system & sniggered at the Indians affraid to travel on the escalators. Central Dehli & the Diplomatic area was somewhat heavenly with lush green grass filling the unpopulated parks & broad pathways on the way up to India Gate. Our final stop was the Gandhi Smriti where one can retrace the great mans final steps & marvel at his life in a fine array of short stories & pictures. However & with what has started to become the norm in India, they still manage to make a mockary of such greatness. On the upper floor of the museum we found a multimedia timeline of Gandhi's life which at times felt more like a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory amusement park cum school science exhibition, which was perhaps not what the great man would have expected.
Five days later full of dirty & grim we headed on towards Varanassi, with one day planned in Allahabad, the city where the Yamuna & Ganges holy rivers are said to meet. However as we stepped out from the train station we found all roads to be flooded knee deep & with Noah & Moses not to be found, best to get back on the train. The only problem here was that all remaining trains were fully booked so once more we rode on the ever reliable government bus.
Expecting road blocks & flooded streets we were but maybe not the surreal event that was about to unfold. About 30 minutes into the journey the bus made one of its usual stops & in came a quite poor looking, most likely slum dwelling, family of five, one of whom was craddling a semi conscious girl in her early 20s. As they took refuge on the back seat there were a few confusing looks from others & ourselves, but its India after all so anything goes. We can only presume the family had not enough money for medical expense so were heading to Varanassi in hope of the alledged cleansing/healing powers of the Ganges River. An hour or so later & with all carrying on seemingly well one of the women broke out into fits of uncontrollable crying & wailing.....the young girl had passed away only a seat behind. Being the compassionate people they are, an Indian passenger then requested she be quiet as to not disturb the others. This was greeted with more crying, now from all members of the family & a Hindi mourning prayer/song......extremely sad but a little too bizarre for us. Not giving in the passenger then summoned the conductor, who had been oblivious to present the situation, & without reason the driver stopped the bus, the family were kicked out (without a fight or word in return) & abandoned in the middle of nowhere & miles from home.....but they were ever so nice as to return their fares in full......heartbreaking stuff. What was hardest to take.....not that someone dying in front of your eyes is easy.....was how not a single other passenger (all Indian of course) made any kind of apologetic gesture or sign of compassion towards the family. Were they as shocked as us or do they see it every day? Anyhow all seemed to be forgotten as we carried on to Varanassi.

Varanassi (or Benares) is the city of Shiva & the holiest in India running along the Ganges River where pilgrims come to wash away their sins & say there final words to lost loved ones by the many Ghats lining it. At times overwhelming but there is always something colourful & charasmatic which maintains your loving for the country. The love was not present however in the first two days. Still in shock from the bus ride we made our way out into the city taking a unfortunate wrong turn, especially just after finishing lunch. As we headed towards the river, right before our eyes was a corpse draped in linen & his/her family sat besides in full vocal mourning. This as it happens was the way to a burning ghat, Harischandra, & the smell was a little to much to handle, so a quick escape we made. Heading towards the Old City we stubbled upon a young 9 year old boy by the name of Siddharta, who was to become our guide for the day. Unlike many other of the streets kids he was brighter than his years with an exquisit talent for languages, & better still, wanting for nothing, never asking for food & declining on more than one occasion offers from Martina & I. In the end he settled for a kilo of apples to take home to his family, a ray of sunshine amongst many sly ones. Our tour brought us to the Brahman evening ceremony at Assi Ghat, a pleasant wander through the bright & colourful backstreets of the city & finally to Marnikarnika ghat. This ghat is unlike any other place in the world as we were brought to a balcony from where we could observe the simultaneous burning of six bodies upon individual pyres. Although clearly disturbing, like most over strange sites it was difficult to look away & not to observe the corpse burning there right before your eyes. The area is a huge death factory with Doms (outcasts) carrying the wood required to create the pyres & keep the burning process going for 24 hours a day. The bodies are brought & dipped into the river for cleansing, cremated, then the ashes returned to the river. What is more disturbing is that pregnant women, children under 10 & Sadhu's (holy men) who die do not get ths honour. Instead they have stones attached to them then they are rowed to the middle of the river & dumped. This being a river that people bath in, it's needless to say that none of my sins were washed away here. Enough was enough & after seeing a head, arm & leg disappear & melt before me, then another corpse brought & placed on top, it was time to go.
On the following day, & with knew found knowledge, it was difficult to see the beauty & holiness of this place. In fact I felt so sick I could not even face eating for the day. These thoughts were enhanced by the filthiness of the city with trash strewn all over the place creating a mixed smell of death, shit & piss (the last 2 of which are often far too prevalent in this country). Keeping as close to beating hearts as possible we wandered the backdoubles some more & around the impressive University & for our last eveninig in India took a sunset boat ride along the river. Argh shit.....more death as we were brought to, & told how lucky we were, Harischandra ghat where there was the small number of four pyres & one corpse being dipped in preparation. From the river though, & putting this too the back of my mind, the cities beauty was enhanced with the differentially coloured & shaped buildings reflecting off the almost green water. The beauty I could just about see, as for the holiness & clensing powers of the river, well I'll have to think about it.
So on we go once more......have now entered Nepal for a well earned holiday.....its pissing down in Pokhara.....but there is steak.....an abundance of beer that doesnt give you the runs......clean crisp fresh water lakes.....snow capped mountain peaks.....& locals that accept no for an answer & possess the power to respond to questions without the shrug of a shoulder or wiggle of the head.

Ps just in case you thought we had it good, a woman passed away in the train station in the arms of her paraletic son (who then had a fight with his wife) bringing the viewed death count to 16.....the train was delayed for the standard 2 hours.....& it took 35 hours to get here!!!!
Happy camping!!!

X.

viernes, 22 de agosto de 2008

La dimension desconocida en Varanasi...

Hola a todos!
Actualizando ya que hace bastante que no escribimos nada. Nuestra salida de Delhi fue como planeamos...pero a partir de ese momento nuestros planes cambiaron drasticamente y no podiamos preparanos para todo lo que nos iba a pasar camino a esta la ciudad sagrada de Varansi.
El plan inicial era salir en tren con destino a Allabhad a tres horas de Varanasi. Salimos y llegamos a destino como previsto a las 6 de la matina, pero nuestra llegada resulto pasada por agua ya que llovia torrencialmente y por lo que supimos despues habia estado lloviendo toda la noche. Nos tomamos un bici rickshaw con destino a Pyarag hotel el que habiamos elegido por la guia, al llegar a la esquina nuestra sorpresa fue que para entrar al hotel ibamos a necesitar un barco ya que el agua llegaba casi al manubrio de la bici, cambio de planes, nos dirigimos a otro hotel, y a otro y a otro, con la misma respuesta en todos, lleno y sino lleno pidiendo un precio desorbitante que no ameritaba bajo ningun punto de vista. Siendo las 9 de la maniana a esta altura y habiendome despertado a las 5 de la maniana tomamos la decision de saltear Allabhad, ir directo a la terminal de tren otra vez y tomarnos el proximo tren a Varanasi. Despues de cancelar nuestro pasaje, una historia aparte por las idas y vueltas a las que fuimos sujetos, logramos alcanzar por solo 5 minutos un omnibus que en 5 horas nos llevaria a la ciudad sagrada.
El viaje resulto tranquilo, y veniamos pensando en la suerte que habiamos tenido en subirnos a ese omnibus cuando a una hora de llegar y en una de las multiples paradas que realizo, se subio al bus, en brazos de uno de sus familiares una mujer de no mas de 25 anios, inconciente. Brad y yo nos miramos y vimos que claramente la mujer necesitaba un medico, ya que no fijaba la vista y tenia constantes convulsiones...finalmente ella y su familia nunca llegaron a destino, a 50 km de Varanasi y con una ultima convulsion la chica se murio. La que asumimos era su hermana, rompio en llanto, y la familia se le unio con canciones y lamentos, que asumimos eran tradiciones religiosas. Mas que el shock por la muerte en si, lo que me shockeo mas fue la reaccion de los pasajeros que no tuvieron un gesto de compasion hacia la familia, sino que el hombre mas cercano a la mujer le dijo que se callara, acto seguido, el omnibus detuvo su marcha y el chofer le indico la familia con la mujer sin vida en brazos que se bajara, ellos sin resistencia lo hicieron. Y asi nos fuimos, y por la ventana vimos como nos alejabamos y como ellos velaban a su ser querido....toda la experiencia fue surreal, pero la falta de compasion que vi entre los vivos fue mas desesperante que la muerte en lo ojos de la mujer. No los juzgo, no se como manejan estas situaciones aca pero todavia hoy pienso si pudieramos haber actuado diferente, todos.
Llegamos a Varanasi y nos encontramos con otra ciudad bajo agua, calles cerradas y convertidas en piscinas naturales, autos flotando y la basura acumulandose en los bajos. Llegamos a un hotel que no estaba cubierto por agua y despues de desacansar salimos a caminar. Varanasi es una gran contradiccion, por lo menos para la mirada occidental. Es el lugar mas sagrado para la religio Hindu, el lugar donde se alcanza nirvana por excelencia, sin embargo las aguas de Ganges que sibolizan pureza y belleza espiritual se convierte en un pantano toxico a manos del hombre que no lo cuida. La basura es palpable, la lluvia porsupuesto no ayudo pero la falta de cuidado hacia el medio ambiente es algo que aun hoy despues de 2 meses en la India me choca muchisimo. Es un tema cultural, si bien la falta de tachos de basura y sistema de recoleccion es visible, aunque tengan uno al lado siempre es mas facil tirarlo al piso, y asi da igual que sea la calle o el Ganges. Contradicciones dificiles de entender.
La maniana siguiente nos perdimos en una de las calles que dan a los Ghats o escalones que desembocan en el rio, y sin saberlo nos metimos en uno de los Ghats crematorios, el primer indicio fue el cuerpo que vimos siendo velado en el piso por la familia y el humo. Decidimos no adentrarnos aun, si lo hicimos a la tarde y que experiencia que fue. Junto con los inescrupulosos que cobran por ver el espectaculo de la muerte, estan las familias velando a sus hijos, piras funerarias, una al lado de la otra, 6 cuerpos es simultaneo siendo incinerados, y cuando uno termina se pone otro encima. Dificil de entender. Aprendimos que los ninios menores de 10 anios, los sadhus o hombres sagrados, las mujeres embarazadas y los leprosos no son quemados, sino que se los lleva al centro del ganges y atados a una piedra se los tira adentro.
Y asi es como en el mismo Rio, se unen peregrinos baniandose, ninios jugando, mujeres lavando la ropa, cenizas y cuerpos sin vida. La misma agua que fluye con desechos cloacales y muerte es usada para purificar el alma y lavarse los dientes. Desde ya es un universo totalemente desconocido....yo no encuentro la veta sagrada, no la veo entre tanta basura.
Y como siempre esta el otro lado, la belleza que como una constante la encuentro en la fuerza de las mujeres y las sonrisas de los ninios....Varanasi reune en si, lo mejor y lo peor de la India, la contradiccion hecha ciudad!
Maniana salimos con destino a Nepal, donde segun nos dicen el agua es limpia y el aire es puro....Y HAY CARNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
un beso a todos!!!!

"Come in she said I'll give you....shelter from the storm"

So here we go, its been a while but going to see if i can't recall events of the past 3 weeks. Full credit should always be given to Indian bus drivers as they weave their way through the mountain roads in the Northern parts of the country. This journey took us from Amritsar to Mcleod Ganj through Pathankot & Dharamsala with only 1 road block, caused by a bus & truck becoming wedged together as they both tried to squeeze by the narrow muddy lanes....& an almost troublesome puncture on the last short leg. However the driver carried on without a fluster & got us to the destination in 1 piece. Arriving at night into Mcleod was a little like being brought to a minature Benidorm with scores of young travellers revelling in the bright lights & happily singing along to The Beatles or Red Hot Chili Peppers being blared from all the nearby restaurants. Am not sure this was entirely what the Dalai Lama had in mind when taking his Tibetan Government to exile here.
Morning though told a different story.....fresh clean air & beautiful mountain scenery all around & maybe a lack of litter.....no chance.....its all washed over the cliff edges for the obvious eye not to see.....cant have it all I guess!!! There is the issue of rain in these areas & plenty of it we got, in fact the most of the past weeks have been rain soaked. Fortunately on the bus we became acquainted with an entertaining Dutch couple.....Mark who was partial to a beer & Mareke who enjoyed a spot of shopping......a winning combination for all.
Due to the rain there was not a lot to be done other than eat, drink & look out of the windows at the monks making their way to & from the temples. We did however find out that the Dalai Lama was to be holding audiences whilst we were in town so we took our place on the stone floor of the temple amongst pilgrims, tourist, Bhuddists alike. The speech was to be a lecture on Bhuddism & the path to enlightenment.....in Tibetan.....with translations on a small walkman loaned from a local shop. Unfortunately the majority went clean & crisply straight over my head but I felt better by the fact that numerous Monks were taking the time to sleep all the way through, therefore not being alone.
Hampered by the rain we moved East to Manali, another mountain town at 2050m, with a strong Tibetan influence, giving it a contasting atmosphere & differing outlook to the chaotic towns we have become so used to. Unfortunately the rain was to persist but on the occasions it cleared up it was refreshing to open the door to the hotel & be greeted by snow-capped mountains, apple orchards & freely growing marijuana fields. Did manage to make the walk to the small village of Dhungri, popular for Indian Tourists where you can indulge yourself in a photo sat on a yak or holding a vastly sedated Angoran rabbit, & on to Vashist, a small hippy commune 5km away along the Beas River. The finest things to find in Manali were trout which helped to take away the lingering taste of poor chicken & goat & the local Waterfalls Cider.....2 bottles of which I consumed whilst Martina indulged in a massage, only for her to return & find me past out on the bed.
And so the time came to depart from our Dutch companions as they headed North to Leh & us South to Shimla on another winding bus trip through the mountains. British influenced Shimla is perched along a 12 km ridge which appears to be able to slide away into the valley at any point. Rain soaked once more & avoiding the vast amounts of viscious monkeys residing here we managed to make our way through the many winding lanes reminiscent of a small Cornish town, & tackle the numerous bazaars around town.
In all I honesty believe there has been much information omitted from here so if you possess the ability to read Spanish then Martinas account should be for more informative. It was however a relaxing 10 days or so in the mountains, different food (to a certain degree), locals with a far contrasting mentality & outlook on life, & generally just a welcome break from the madness we have become so used to. Time though to head South again, and to see what Delhi has in store, by train on the Himalayan Queen. The first leg of the journey was by an Ivor the Enginer esque toy train which trundled its way down the & around the mountains passing through no less than 103 tunnels en route.
Twelve hours later & having said our farewells to the peace we had arrived once more in the cauldren of Indian cities.
Coming in the next few days the story of Dehli & Varanassi.

domingo, 17 de agosto de 2008

Las primeras fotos de Delhi...

Toy Train camino a Kalka





Toy Train En caso de incendio use uno de los baldes con agua!
Nuestra cena
Central Park Connaught Place
La entrada a nuestra calle en New Delhi
Entrada al Red Fort con las flores con los colores de la bandera por el dia de la Indpendencia, desde aca el Presidente da un discurso a la nacion.
Red Fort New Delhi
Red Fort
Red Fort
Entrada al Red Fort
Policias en Accion (la policia aca es super simpatica con los turistas)
Jama Masjid New Delhi
Jama Masjid, New Delhi

Fotos Shimla

Cataratas en el camino
Camino a Shimla
Camino a Shimla
Arte
Una de las muchas escalinatas que derivan en una y otra calle de Shimla
Hombres cargando ladrillos
Tipicas casas de Shimla

Iglesia de Cristo en Shimla

Manali, Shimla y un vistazo a Delhi...

Aca estamos escribiendo desde Nueva Delhi finalmente! Parece que hace una vida que estamos en la India y solo paso un mes y medio mas o menos, todavia nos queda mucho camino por recorrer….que bueno!!
Antes de contarles de Delhi mejor ponerlos al dia con los otros destinos! Despues de McLeod Ganj, que tuvo como maximo atractivo la posibilidad de verlo al Dalai Lama, la calma y el cambio de aire dado por la comunidad tibetana, y el improvisado cine al que fuimos debajo de una verduleria, nos dirijimos junto con la pareja de holandeses a Manali. Cansados de las grandes ciudades decidimos seguir con el aire fresco de las montanias! En Manali hay un monton de actividades, rafting, trekkings, etc, pero no pudimos hacer ninguno por el clima, llovio y llovio! (ya se que estan pensando que igual no iba a hacer ninguno! Pero aunq no me crean si iba a hacer zorbing! Cuando te meten en una bola de plastico gigante y rodas por una colina! En fin sera en otra oportunidad!)
Aunque el clima no nos acompanio cuando cedia un poco si saliamos a caminar, habia caminatas cortas de 5-10 km a aldeas cercanas como Vashist a la que fuimos a pesar de las inclemencias meteorologicas! Los caminos de montania nos daban la posibilidad de meternos entre medio de aldeas, donde la gente muy amable nos indicaba el camino y posaba con gusto (y sin pedir a cambio) para las fotos. La arquitectura de las casas, si bien venidas a menos por el clima, era increible, con detalles labrados en madera y alternando piedras con este ultimo.
Manali fue un descanso de las ciudades y del ruido, donde lo unico que escuchabamos era el sonido del Rio y los pajaros y nuestros ojos se llenaron de las plantaciones de manzana por todos lados, los caminitos al costado de las montanias y la marihuana que para nuestra sorpresa crecia libremente en el campo! (foto:bhang quiere decir marihuana y no se ve pero en el fondo estan las plantitas!! ademas es un pueblo supongo que no pusieron el cartel por eso!)
Desde Manali Mark y Marieke nuestros amigos holandeses seguian camino a Leh (mas al norte) y nosotros nos ibamos al Sur, a Shimla, otro pueblo de montania. El camino hasta ahi fue lindisimo en omnibus y cruzando las montanias viendo rios y cataratas a nuestro paso. Llegamos a Shimla y fuimos a buscar hotel, tras una subida con la mochila que por poco me mata encontramos uno bueno bonito y barato. La recepcion de bienvendida en Shimla nos la dieron los monos, miles de monos, que no eran lindos y pacificos, no no MALOS MALISIMOS! No es que siempre hayan sido asi pero la gente les da de comer y claro te ven comiendo algo y se te tiran encima! Shimla era similar a Manali en cuanto a las vistas de montania pero la arquitectura era completamente distinta, totalmente inglesa! Antes solia ser el lugar donde los ingleses, en el tiempo de la colonia, iban a descansar, asiq quedan sus rastros por donde se mire.
Desde Shimla, nos tomamos un tren al que llaman, Tren de Juguete, que pasa por 103 puentes y tarda 6 horas en recorrer 100 km!! Pero vale la pena por las vistas que ofrece de la montania! Cambiamos de tren en Kalka y nos tomamos el Himalayan Queen que nos trajo hasta Nueva Delhi!! Hay que decir que llegar a delhi intimida un poco pero veniamos con un poco mas de confianza ya que habiendo estado en Mumbai, y sintiendonos mas que comodos, cuando todos dicen que es peor, nos dio un poco mas de confianza. Bajamos del tren y decidimos caminar hasta Parang Ganj la zona donde estan todos los hoteles baratos y que por suerte esta a 5 minutos de la estacion a pie. (foto: inscripcion en las paredes de las terminales del tren)

Nuestra calle, y donde estan todos los hoteles baratos obvio, es pura vida y movimiento, con negocios que venden de todo a toda hora. Recorrimos la zona de Connaught Place, se largo a llover terrencialmente y buscamos refugio en los bazares. Las calles son todo lo que nos imaginabamos, sucias y muy caoticas. El 15 de Agosto fue el dia de la Independencia de la India y salimos recorrerla aunque todo estuviera cerrado. Ahi pudimos ver otro lado de la ciudad caminando por el viejo Delhi. Al estar todo cerrado, todo aquel con familia estaba en su casa reunido, la calle quedaba libre para los locos y los solos. Caminamos por rincones donde la miseria era palpable y donde ver a alguien fumando crack o preparando heroina parecia lo mas normal del mundo. Seguimos recorriendo la ciudad hasta que nos metimos en el subte para volver, otra sorpresa. El subte mas moderno que vi en mi vida, mas que cualquiera de europa. Limpio, organizado, puntual y con aire acondicionado en los vagones!! Otra de esas sorpresas que te da la India cambiando de un segundo a otro sin estar uno preparado!

Recorrimos el Red Fort (Lal Quila), construido por el mismo Sha que construyo el Taj Mahal, y por dentro se puede ver las similitudes, claro esta sin la magnitud del Taj. Fuimos despues a la mezquita de Jama Masjid, la mas grande en la India, donde pudimos evadir con exito a los que querian cobrar 200 Rs para entrar....muchos pagaron! Igual no pudimos evadir otro viejo y SUCIO truco que le toco vivir a brad! Se te acerca uno senilanadote el piso y cuando te das vuelta te pone caca, si si, en el pantalon o en el zapato y luego te ofrece limpiarlo y algunos pensando que son re buenos le dan plata cuando en verdad fueron ellos los que te lo pusieron....bueno la asquerosidad estaba hecha pero por lo menos no nos sacaron plata!!

Bueno suficiente por hoy, todavia nos quedan dos o tres dias en Delhi (hoy pobre brad estuvo en cama otra vez mal de la panza...y o sorprendida de no ser yo la que esta enferma!), asique veremos lo que nos deparan estos dias!

Besos miles a todos!!!

Fotos Manali

Vista desde nuestro balcon en el hotel Manali
Muy tipico de toda india donde hay turistas (y mas turistas locales) hay hombres vendiendo algodon de azucar y globos!
Marihuana creciendo libre en los prados de Manali
Escena tipica de Manali, las casas, la ropa colgada un hombre y la vaca...
Nenas vendiendo manzanas fruta tradicional de la zona del valle Kullu
Manu Temple
Casa tipica Manali
Casa tipica en Manali
Cargada de alimento para las vacas
Mujer arriando vacas (para variar siempre ellas trabajando)
Templo en Vashist
Vista de las montanias
Partido de cricket a orillas del rio Beas, Manali
Templo al arbol de Ghatotkach
La famosa Yak
Brad y su conejo de Angora...se queabana reee quietitos...mucho bhang!
Hadimba Temple, Manali
Templo Hadimba
Rio Beas en Manali
Ninio pescando en el rioBeas de Manali, en menos de dos segundos tenia una trucha