India - the unique country, can sell one shelf in the train for two here! at the price of two!!! To Haridvar there was available only one ticket on a tourist quota, to us suggested to go together on one place what we agreed to and paid as a result for two places (learned when received tickets)... It was naive to believe that there will be free regiments, the free shelf from above, as well as all others are already busy... We try to sleep in such situation, it seems not thick, hardly got, terribly it is not convenient, do not repeat our invention)))
All hi from the world capital of yoga, Mr. Rishikesh! At last North and comfortable temperature. The city is located on the sacred Ganges River, around the mountain and any vegetation, beauty! Not absolutely so imagined this place: there were many tourists, even too here, and percent 60 of them it is Hindus, quite briskly and are noisy, the organik foot, restaurants is a lot of shops, the yoga of the centers, any Ayurvedic institutions, at every turn offer rafting, a camping and a hayking. It is worth departing slightly from the center also tranquility... I sit at Ganges I drink Pu-erh and I eat dates. The place is pleasant, I think we will remain for few weeks.
Housing in Rishikeshe not the cheapest to the Indian measures, on average 600-700 rupees ($9-10,5), practically all gestkhausa are occupied, in one of places offered will stop on a roof for 100 rupees :) Walking on the area Lakhman Jule (where all action), found very ascetic гестхаус / an ashram of Shi Hari Har, available there was only a sing for 170 rupees. The hostess resolved will stop in is mute together for 250, we very much were tired after the train and options especially was not so it was necessary to take. The room of 2,5 sq.m in size, only a mattress, bed linen, a bulb and the socket, a door as gate from a garage, do not give locks, it is necessary to come with the. Generally, very minimalist, as I love :) A shower and a toilet the general, on the floor. So far we live so :)
View from the bridge connecting two parts of the city. The bridge is overflowed by people, it though pedestrian, on it drive on motorcycles, monkeys walk, Hindus actively ask to take a selfie with foreigners.
Life boils
The bridge in Lackman Jule
Full delight from this place
The little man cooks flat cakes
We test to Ganges, water on color turquoise as in some Thailand, holodnyushchy, refreshing, after bathing as anew was born
Lakhman Jule
In Rishikeshe I fully felt all charm момо - in classical option it is vegetables pelmeni. The homeland of this dish Tibet/Nepal, it is also very popular in the north of India. On the street sell 8 features with sauces for only 50 rupees ($0,8), in cafes 70-120 ($1,05-1,9) + usually give vegetable soup. On me, so on the street is more tasty, put more sauce, soup the truth do not allow go Since yesterday to mono center tent, and we eat it is direct on the embankment
Legendary "ear cleanery" (cleaners of ears) or just swindlers. They overtake the victim imperceptibly, usually behind, from surprise people are frightened to the stranger who climbs to you a dirty stick in an ear. On a stick there is a lot of any rubbish, allegedly from your ear, the victim is frightened to what was seen. How so? From where there is so much nasty slime? Actually these jugglers are dexterously palmed off lumps of some sheetrock that I do not know it, but in ears of it definitely cannot be. They confirm the conscientious activity awful quality with photos with happy clients and the laminated hand-written responses. Usually demand money for short-term cleaning without the consent of the tourist. Would seem who on it pecks... People are, and it is a lot of, from it and kliner there is a lot of, be attentive and be not conducted on such deception.
Ashram view from the window where I temporarily live
In the last day stay in Rishikeshe we visited local falls. From Lakhman Dzhuly to go decently, about 4 km, a third of a way rise uphill. The entrance costs 50 rupees ($0,8). On a heat it is hard to go, stock up with forces and water, at the end of the way waits for a surprise from a lot of the bathing Hindus... There is slightly above a quiet place where practically happens nobody
View from falls
The road to a vopopad presents such here beauty
