I bought a drum!

Hi everyone!
I bought a drum from Rishikesh...I've always wanted one & in Indian prices I think $7.50 is fine with me :) Perfect timing actually as it has kept me amused on my long commute from Rishikesh to McLeod Ganj. I got a different story from every Indian about what time the bus left for McLeod after arriving in at Panthakot train station at 2:30am...some said 4am, others 5am or maybe 6am? Anyway I'm here & arrived at the same time as a hilarious Italian guy so we set off to find some accommodation. We were successful...we found a place at a guest house in the hills. It feels like I'm in Switzerland...the mountains are so huge. After a sleepless night on a dirty train & 3hours at an Indian train station it was nice to finally have a shower. We then went in search of food...& luckily stumbled upon a Krishna restaurant with padded floor seating overlooking the whole valley. Of course we shared the space with Israeli's...they are absolutely everywhere over here! Breaking free after their military service.

Last night was interesting on the train...it seems from my 2 train trips you never know what you're going to get when you book a train in India? A huge group of Pinjabi people had been on a week long retreat to a seek temple & we returning in high spirits with song & laughter. It was a fun train journey while they were on board.

My time in Rishikesh was perfect. I will upload a picture of the view from my balcony when I can. It overlooked the Ganges. It was sad to leave the little family that we had all created. I enjoyed my yoga classes each day (the Indians are really serious about yoga, which I began to really enjoy) & also became a regular at the Ashram restaurant, which served the best breakfasts & also some delicious Israeli food (I think the regularly visits from Israeli's has allowed them to perfect their hommus in particular).

Anyway just a short note to say 'Hi' cause I enjoy sharing the goodies on my blog.
Love nellxo