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Back in Delhi. It's so hot! You don't want to move. Better do some blogging under the fan. But that's it. End of the journey. I'm hoping to catch a flight back to Germany tonight. I won't stay long however. I'm planning on going to Ireland next week. So there will be more pictures on this blog. Maybe I should rename it? I'll make up my mind later.
Monkey business.
Rishikesh on the River Ganges which is actually famous for yoga and meditation. Two pedestrian bridges cross the Ganges. Nice rapids here too. Did some rafting. They drove us 26 km upstream. It takes about 3 hours to get down again by boat. Initially I wanted to go hiking in the Himalaya but you need at least a week to do it from here. Next time!
Other graffiti in the Ashram.
The band and the guru.
John Lennon is supposed to have lived in this meditation cave during his stay in Rishikesh. The graffiti is new of course. It depicts the content of a telegram sent to John from Yoko Ono who was not in India at that time (John's wife Cynthia Lennon was with him). "When you look up in the sky and see a cloud think of me." Lower right hand corner: John's loo...or what is left of it.
The Beatles in Rishikesh
Visited the "Beatles Ashram" 2 days ago. On the initiative of George Harrison, the Beatles (together with their wives and a busload of friends and assistants) as well as other icons of popular culture such as Mick Jagger, Mia Farrow, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan, Mike Love of the Beach Boys e.a., arrived at the Ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918-2008) in February 1968 to attend an advanced Transcendental Meditation session. The guru established this Ashram in 1961 on 7.5 hectares of forest land. It was reclaimed by the government in the mid-90s and fell into disrepair. Its ruins are now part of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. There are many rumours, anecdotes and contradictory stories concerning the Beatles' stay in Rishikesh. Too many to give a proper account here. Fact is: their time in the Ashram was a very productive one. Most of the songs for the White Album were written here and also a few for Abbey Road. Tourists pay 600 Rupees (some 8€) entrance fee. But it's worth it. Many interesting graffitis can be discovered on the walls in- and outside of the dilapidated buildings.
Old Delhi outside of our hostel. Right now I'm getting ready for another night train to the Corbett Tiger Reserve near Ramnagar. My friends from Belgium are already on their way home.
At the Agra train station on our way to Delhi.
Out of nowhere came this sandstorm. It almost blew us off our nice rooftop terrace.
...and inside the Red Fort.
Outside the Red Fort...
After another night and some 600 km on the train we arrived in Agra. There are actually only two things to visit here: the Red Fort and the famous Taj Mahal. From the rooftop restaurant of our hotel we had a nice view on the latter.
Restaurant in Varanasi. The machine in the picture on the left is a precursor of modern A/C.
Recommended by Trip Advisor.