To be totally honest, India has been harder than we expected & we haven't enjoyed it as much as we thought we would. I wouldn't call it challenging, but it has been very confronting and a few things are really starting to wear us down.
After a little bit more than 2 weeks of moving towns every 3 days & being sick, we decided to pick a place and spend most of our remaining time there before moving on to New Delhi, our final stop in India.
The spot we picked based on lots of recommendations from Indians and other travellers was Rishikesh. A holy city in the northern state of Uttarakhand built on the winding banks of the Ganges, in the foot hills of the Himalayan range. A place well known for yoga & meditation. It is a town of spiritual reflection & study with lots of temples in the district of Swarg Ashram, it is impossible to find alcohol, drugs & meat. It sounded like a great place to hang out for 5 days and hide away from the chaos.
Unfortunately for us, the monsoon has started further up the river and the water that now runs past the town is a dirty brown colour, very different to the clean, clear blue that was described to us & that we saw in photos. The weather is still very hot & humid, until it rains in the afternoon.
Our first day would consist of a sleep in after arriving so late the previous night, exploring a small part of the town & eating at cafes!
-Alli
After a little bit more than 2 weeks of moving towns every 3 days & being sick, we decided to pick a place and spend most of our remaining time there before moving on to New Delhi, our final stop in India.
The spot we picked based on lots of recommendations from Indians and other travellers was Rishikesh. A holy city in the northern state of Uttarakhand built on the winding banks of the Ganges, in the foot hills of the Himalayan range. A place well known for yoga & meditation. It is a town of spiritual reflection & study with lots of temples in the district of Swarg Ashram, it is impossible to find alcohol, drugs & meat. It sounded like a great place to hang out for 5 days and hide away from the chaos.
Unfortunately for us, the monsoon has started further up the river and the water that now runs past the town is a dirty brown colour, very different to the clean, clear blue that was described to us & that we saw in photos. The weather is still very hot & humid, until it rains in the afternoon.
Our first day would consist of a sleep in after arriving so late the previous night, exploring a small part of the town & eating at cafes!
-Alli
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