Leh itself is about 3,500m high... So we had 2 rough days, adjusting to the altitude. We stayed in the Oriental guest house - one of the best guest-houses we had in this trip. Homely and friendly, and with great family cooking each night. Highly recommended!
The wagah border crossing is the craziest place on earth!
20 Sep 05
Amritzar - holy city of the Sikhs
Amritzar has to be the most amazing city on earth.
It's really crazy and hectic (in the best Indian tradition) but it also has the Golden Temple. This is one of the most beautiful and interesting place I've ever been to.
You can stay there for free (which we did, although we did give a... more less
After the trek we stayed in Manali for another week... We had a great time there, doing mostly nothing, just hanging around with Maya from Israel. We also survived the dreadful earthquake that devastated Pakistan. But then we wanted to go on, and came up with a plan - we'll go to Rishi... more less
I wanted to go and see the Taj Mahal, but Michal wasn't too excited. After a long argument (I said "Let's go to the Taj", and Michal said "Okay") we decided to go. We didn't want to spend a night in Agra, so we just took the train from Delhi in the morning, and came back at the evening, staying in th... more less