We reached Rajastan by train from Amritzar. we arrived to Jaipur and we enjoyed the big city. We went to Mcdonalds and went to see a Bolliwod movie. The movie took 3 hours and the theatre was really fancy.
Then we went to Pushkar. We were recommended to take a certain hotel with a great pool. So we did it!
The hotel was the BEST one we have taken in India and it had a great pool which we went everyday!
In the picture you can see Ophir enjoying himself.....
Friday, October 28, 2005
The golden temple in Amritzar, India
We reached Amritzar and we had in our mind that we will stay for one night in the Temple (You can sleep & eat there for free) and go on. When we reached the temple we found our selves in the middle of a big celebration for one of the Sikhs guru and we were told that it is worth to stay for the big celebration the next day. So we stayed.... We met there friendly people, eager to take pictures with us and talk to us.
India, Dharamsala, Massage course
There are many courses that you can take during your stay. We really wanted to learn how to do massage and Tibetian cooking. The massage course was really good..... During the course we practiced on one another so we were really relaxed. We learnt the regular massage.
When you give a massage you start from a ear massage and then move to the feet and after you start with the rest of the body. in the picture you can see Ophir getting the nest massage ever.... he always went to sleep during the massage.
When you give a massage you start from a ear massage and then move to the feet and after you start with the rest of the body. in the picture you can see Ophir getting the nest massage ever.... he always went to sleep during the massage.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Introduction to Buddhism - Tushita
In the place called Maclod Ganj, located next to Daramsala – North India, the exile Tibetan government located. The area is wrapped with tibetian Buddhism way of life, and we decided to start a 10 day course to study here about Buddhism, in a course called “Introduction to Buddhism”. In the photo you can see the course mates (if you can’t see clearly, we are in the second row 3,4 from the right). The schedule is very busy … wake up 06:00, 3 meditations a day, classes, Yoga, meals, discussion groups … and even some videos. We had 2 western teachers (that were converted to Buddhism). In the first 7 days we were suppose to speak just half of the day (the other half is silence) and the last 2 days … full silence and all day meditation which was hard … I (Ophir) couldn’t suffer it too much, and I talked a bit …
Monday, October 03, 2005
Shana Tova
We wish you all a Shana Tova!
May all your wishes will come true.
We took this photo with our friends from Introduction to Buddhism course.
May all your wishes will come true.
We took this photo with our friends from Introduction to Buddhism course.
India, Mandi
Mandi……1 day that we planned which turned into 2 days and almost 3 days. Mandi is a non touristy city which has a lot of sikh population. During our stay we bumped into a group of young people (some of them were sikh) and they insisted that we join their party. After having dinner and disco they insisted again that we join them to a near by lake and we agreed but because of the weather we decided to decline and go to the next city.
India, Manali
We stayed in Manali area for 5 days.
We went on a trip to a near by village Vashisht going through Mano Temple in old Manali and Vashisht waterfalls. We entered also to the Vashisht hot springs which the Indians consider as a hot bath for free. Later on we reached to Naagar which is one hour drive from Manali to start a trek with some people we met. To the trek we didn't go because of the weather instead we ran out with a lot of people we met a long our trip, which was quite funny!
In the picture you can see us dressed with the local customs.
We went on a trip to a near by village Vashisht going through Mano Temple in old Manali and Vashisht waterfalls. We entered also to the Vashisht hot springs which the Indians consider as a hot bath for free. Later on we reached to Naagar which is one hour drive from Manali to start a trek with some people we met. To the trek we didn't go because of the weather instead we ran out with a lot of people we met a long our trip, which was quite funny!
In the picture you can see us dressed with the local customs.
India, Broken Bridge on the way to Manali
So we ordered a bus to Manali.... the trip started at 5am and for few hours we thought everything is ok, but than there was a flat tier. They fixed it quite fast and we went on.... after 16 hours drive we reached a small village and we slept for the night. The next morning we got up and of course nobody told us that until the flat tier will be fixed we are not going. Meanwhile there were rumors about a broken bridge on the way. We asked the driver about it and he said "No worry". After 4 hours drive, we reached to the broken bridge. In the picture you can see that they already taken some parts from the bridge. We crossed it after persuading the police that it’s on our on sake. Finally we made it to the other side and got to Manali!!!!!
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