Eventually we appeared from our hotel after a good night's sleep. We stopped for breakfast/lunch at our favourite haunt in Rishikesh.
Next we sat on the steps of a really quiet area. There was only a few people there. The temple behind was playing relaxing Indian music and we watched the goings on around us. From where we sat we could see the queue of people crossing the bridge. Sunday seems to be a very busy day. Streams of rafts floated down the river. We were quite surprised how many there were!
When we had finished our peaceful meditation on the steps of the ghat, it was our turn to venture across the bridge. It took quite a while. Part of the problem is the motorbikes. The other issue is the cows! When the cows take a stroll across the bridge they generally mix in with the pedestrians just fine. However today was different. There was a grumpy cow with big horns crossing. First he butted someone up the bottom with his horns. Following this he stole a whole bag of popcorn from a little boy. One chew and the popcorn was gone, bag and all. Bad cow!
Today we climbed to the top of the fancy orange ashram. It was filled with small alters and tiny shops selling all things Hindu. The views from the top were wonderful and worth the climb. At the top we could look down on everyone and everything!
Our friendly chai man seems to have taken Sunday off, so we had to make do with ice cold lassis from the fridge. Just opposite we watched another mischievous cow steal an apple from a fruit stall. The seller wasn't happy and saw him off! We thought it was hilarious ...
The funky bar next to our hotel has live Indian music concerts, so the evening was spent listening to the music. Nice!
Next we sat on the steps of a really quiet area. There was only a few people there. The temple behind was playing relaxing Indian music and we watched the goings on around us. From where we sat we could see the queue of people crossing the bridge. Sunday seems to be a very busy day. Streams of rafts floated down the river. We were quite surprised how many there were!
When we had finished our peaceful meditation on the steps of the ghat, it was our turn to venture across the bridge. It took quite a while. Part of the problem is the motorbikes. The other issue is the cows! When the cows take a stroll across the bridge they generally mix in with the pedestrians just fine. However today was different. There was a grumpy cow with big horns crossing. First he butted someone up the bottom with his horns. Following this he stole a whole bag of popcorn from a little boy. One chew and the popcorn was gone, bag and all. Bad cow!
Today we climbed to the top of the fancy orange ashram. It was filled with small alters and tiny shops selling all things Hindu. The views from the top were wonderful and worth the climb. At the top we could look down on everyone and everything!
Our friendly chai man seems to have taken Sunday off, so we had to make do with ice cold lassis from the fridge. Just opposite we watched another mischievous cow steal an apple from a fruit stall. The seller wasn't happy and saw him off! We thought it was hilarious ...
The funky bar next to our hotel has live Indian music concerts, so the evening was spent listening to the music. Nice!