Today, we leave Delhi and head up to Dharamsala and I can hardly wait. Although there is much to look forward to, there are two things in particular I could do without.
Firstly, we will busing it, yes busing it. Since there is a huge festival in India on March 20th (the colour festival) all the trains were booked up and after 5 hours of searching we went with our last resort. A bus ride, that will take a total of no less than 13 hours. Our only saving grace is that we booked a sleeper bus but something tells me I won't be getting much sleep as the bus drivers are crazy and the roads are bumpy to say the least. Our trip doesn't end there. After we arrive in the town of Pathankot, we must find a local bus to Dharamsala, for the 3 hour journey. Lovely. Once we arrive, we must hire a cab to drive us to the bottom of a mountain, where we will then hire a jeep to take us up the mountain to our guest house. This will be an experience.
Secondly, when we arrive, we will be met by chilly 15C weather.....BURRRRRR. That's at its warmest. Bye, bye 30C sunshine, hello snowy mountain tops. We will have to layer all the clothes that we have in our bags to keep warm. I think I brought mittens??
On the flip side, we are hoping to see the Dalai Lama himself - so there is always that :)
Wish us a smooth and uneventful trip!
Firstly, we will busing it, yes busing it. Since there is a huge festival in India on March 20th (the colour festival) all the trains were booked up and after 5 hours of searching we went with our last resort. A bus ride, that will take a total of no less than 13 hours. Our only saving grace is that we booked a sleeper bus but something tells me I won't be getting much sleep as the bus drivers are crazy and the roads are bumpy to say the least. Our trip doesn't end there. After we arrive in the town of Pathankot, we must find a local bus to Dharamsala, for the 3 hour journey. Lovely. Once we arrive, we must hire a cab to drive us to the bottom of a mountain, where we will then hire a jeep to take us up the mountain to our guest house. This will be an experience.
Secondly, when we arrive, we will be met by chilly 15C weather.....BURRRRRR. That's at its warmest. Bye, bye 30C sunshine, hello snowy mountain tops. We will have to layer all the clothes that we have in our bags to keep warm. I think I brought mittens??
On the flip side, we are hoping to see the Dalai Lama himself - so there is always that :)
Wish us a smooth and uneventful trip!
that sounds exciting! can't wait to hear the stories!
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