India,
incredible India!
Well, after
a bit more than two weeks on the road already learned some tricks and India becomes
easier and more enjoyable. Better and better!! Thus will tell about what I’ve
been doing, my paths, experiences, costs, transportation and maybe it can be useful
for someone in the future.
I arrived
in Delhi and stayed there for two nights, what was enough for me once it was my
first step in the country and it’s a very intense city. From there took a train
to Amritsar (250Rs/ 11hrs) to visit the Golden Temple, what’s more than worth! Spent
only one night there – what was enough, but two nights would also be ok.
From Amritsar
took a train to Pathankot (60 Rs/ around 3 hrs) and connect it with a bus to
Dharamsala (100 Rs/ 3 hrs) – worth to comment that meet some people who made
the same itinerary by bus and it seems to be better. From Dharamsala you have
to take a public transport or taxi to go to upper Dharamsala, which is called
Mcleod Ganj – where the headquarters of the exiled Tibetan government are based.
This is where Dalai Lama lives and teaches.
Mcleod Ganj
is amazing and peaceful and it’s like a little part of Tibet in India. The faces,
culture, everything will make you think you are in Tibet. I felt so comfortable
there, meet so many good people that ended up staying for 10 nights when expected
it to be only for few days. Do not regret at all! The town is at 2000 meters
and surrounded by mountains; on the background you can see the picks with snow,
there’s a waterfall and the water is amazingly freezing; it’s also possible to
access some other villages from Mcleod and many tracking paths to spend one or
few days. Really recharged the batteries there and it was really hard to decide
moving away.
Decision made
I headed south, to Jaipur – for that I needed to combine two buses, one to Delhi
(600 Rs/ 11 hrs) and another one to Jaipur (211 Rs/ around 7 hrs). In Jaipur
spent another two nights and once again could taste the real, crazy and busy
India J. Again
it was worth and two days were enough for me.
After that
the next destination was Pushkar – for that took a train to Ajmer (50 Rs/
around 2 hrs) and a bus to finally arrive in Pushkar (12 Rs/ 30 min).
As I have
just arrived cannot tell much about the place, nevertheless the first
impression was very good and I’m pretty sure I’ll love this town!
Few tips
about places to stay and costs:
Delhi:
ASHOKA
OCEAN GUEST HOUSE (4589, main bazar – phone 23588575): 250Rs/ night for double
room.
Amritsar:
Golden
temple guest house: they offer free accommodation and even free food and chai
tea!!
Mcleod Ganj (Dharamsala):
Freedom
Palace (everyone knows this place): 150Rs/ night for single room.
Pushkar:
Lake View
guest house (located on the main road, easy to find): 100Rs/ night for single
room.
Cannot
forget to thank all the people I meet on the way so far. All of you were amazing and
helped me somehow :) specially the three “chicas” from Chile, las
dos morras (Bea and Anita), Juan (known as Dieguito or peron) and the german
couple Rafa and Mona (hope I spelled it correctly!).
Ciao!
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