Flying from Kathmandu to Delhi I saw some mountains which are higher than 8000 m. Unfortunally the weather last days was not good to do a “Everest Flight” – so, this is one of the only “Himalaya-Pictures”.
It was great, seeing those mountains, where you don’t expect mountains above the sky…
This was in the area of Pokhara [...]
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24.5.: Kathmandu – Delhi by plane and some 8.000 mountains…
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India napolis: My journey so far…
A short summary where I was and where I am at the moment…
Started in Delhi and went to the top of North-India – Kashmir. Then Jammu, Amritsar, Chamba and Daramsala. Then one day Delhi. After that Varanasi and Kolkata. Now I am staying in Darjeeling.
Next stop is Kathmandu, then Delhi – Agra – Delhi – [...]
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Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead in India
Just read on CNN.com, thanks Markus for your info. I’m now in Varanasi.
DELHI, India (CNN) — India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 others in the northwestern city of Jaipur Tuesday night, government and local officials told CNN-IBN.
One of the wounded is helped [...]
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12.5./13.5.: Nighttrain Delhi – Varanasi
After visiting Delhi (New and Old) I took the nighttrain to Varanasi (6.15 PM to 7.45 AM). This time I took 3AC, this means three beds in a row and aircondition. Delhi – Varanasi is about 771 km and this class was up to 1.200 Rs (app. 20 Eur). Tomorrow night I am going to [...]
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12.05.: Old Delhi – New Delhi
Arrived in Delhi at 9 AM. Then had a decent coffee and went by riksha to the Jama Masjid, an old temple in old Delhi. Jama Masjid is the biggest mosque in India and offers place for about 25.000 prayers. I went up the minarett and had a nice roundview on Delhi.
After that I bought [...]
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11.05./12.05.: Nightbus from Daramsala to Delhi
Yesterday I took the nightbus from Daramsala to Delhi. It was a 13 1/2 hrs ride which was again very exciting. I was expecting getting the last sleeper-seat in the night-sleeping-bus. Instead of this I got a cabine-seat. I thought, wonderful, sitting in front and I am having a good sleep.
There have been eight people [...]
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Next steps: Delhi, Varanasi and Kolkatta
My next steps
In McLeod Ganj I prepared the next steps. This night (from 11.05. to 12.05.) I am going by sleeper bus from McLeod Ganj to Delhi.
Tomorrow (12.05.) I will visit Old Delhi and at 6.30 PM the nighttrain is leaving to Varanasi. I am very much looking forward to Varanasi. It is an old, [...]
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Leaving Chamba and heading to Daramsala and McLeod Ganj
Left Chamba at 8 AM and took a directly bus to Daramsala for 140 Rs. It was a normal bus and a very shaky drive. Had a window-seat and good view to areas around. Passed Dalhousie and Nurpi, saw a lot of monkeys all around.
Daramsala is the place of the Tibetan exil-government and the Dalai [...]
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The trip so far on Google Maps: Delhi – Kashmir – Punjab – Himalach Pradech
The trip in the “mountains” of north-india so far on Google Maps…
Delhi – Srinagar (Kashmir) – Jammu – Amritsar – Attari – Pathankot – Dalhuisie – Chamba.
If the embedded Google Maps does not work, click here
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Kashmir: Srinagar
After staying and travelling around in Delhi I started up to Kashmir by plane.
I had some strange feelings, as Kashmir seemed to be a very, very dangerous zone a couple of years ago. So, I was informing myself a lot and everything seemed to be OK there. Checked a flight from Delhi to Srinagar.
The flight [...]
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