Holidays 1

I got almost two and a half months to spend the way I wished (my semester break). And I did nothing special. Read few fiction/non fiction works – Blind date, At the end of the road and Coma. I gave up on ‘God of Small Things’ after reading just ten pages or so.

But the last two weeks of the holiday were too exciting, fast, adventurous and thrilling which made the entire holiday worth a ‘Great Holiday’.

I visited different places – Delhi (of course not for sightseeing), Haridwar, Rishikesh, Dheradun, Mussorie and in the mountains and valleys of Ladhak.

The town of Haridwar was full of devotees; we (read family) had never expected such a huge crowd, yet we found a good place to have a holy bath in the chilling cold water of Ganges. Current there was very strong and if you don't hold the chains running along the bank, there's no way you can stop yourself from flowing away with the current. And the water was deadly cool. But once you are in, you are in, and then the fun begins.

Lakshman Jhoola in Rishikesh was a normal suspension bridge, but with Ganges flowing below it, the whole scene was a delight to watch. Water here was way cooler (close to five degrees) than that in Haridwar but we did take bath. It started raining at the same time, and for the first time, rain water appeared warm. Talk about relativity!

There was an eight storyed ordinary temple close to the Lakshman jhoola, and we did climb all the stairs to reach the topmost floor and had a view of the scenic beauty around.

Dad found a taxi and all of us went for sightseeing to Dehradun and Mussorie. The place that we enjoyed most was the Shahastra Dhara in Dehradoon. It was great to swim in the stepped waterfall.

Kempty fall at Musoorie was a li'l dirty and so we abstained ourselves from getting into the water the second time.

More than the particular spots where we stopped, the journey itself was marvellous and heaven like. The weather was perfect throughout with small showers doing regular rounds. We saw hills, and big ones which were green and yellow and blue and shining. And we saw clouds kissing those lovely hills. The view of the valleys as we started climbing up from Dehradoon to Musoorie was awesome. And we did take a lot of pictures and shoot a lot of video.

(will upload pictures later)