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El Valle de los Dioses Comienza el viaje… Mumbai to Delhi We started off our journey to the mountains on June 14th. I picked up Bhavika from Andheri station to go to the domestic airport as we decided to save some time and fly to New Delhi on Go Air, instead of taking a train. We booked our tickets on Make my trip, the online portal, sin embargo, we didn’t quite liked their service. Firstly the e-tickets weren’t mailed to us until Bhavika called them up twice for the same and the second blunder they made was by asking us for our meal preference (veg or non-veg) to be served on the flight. But it wasn’t served and instead we ended up buying over-priced snacks (a snack box cost Rs 60 cada). Voy a trav (Clyde) was flying for the first time and I really liked the taking off, felt like I am riding a super bike. We had a three-hour long flight with a stopover in Jaipur. Touchdown Delhi, which is the capital of India, we took a prepaid cab from the Airport heeding the warnings about the crooked cab and rickshaw drivers trying to make a quick buck. Delhi to Rishikesh On reaching ISBT (Inter-state bus terminus of Delhi) we were surrounded by escorts trying to show our way around the place. We had to enter Kashmere Gate, where you get deluxe buses, to book our tickets to Rishikesh which would be our first stop over. One literally followed us and took us to a travel agent at ISBT and we were quite surprised that on giving him some money for helping us out he refused, bien, he must be getting a good commission from the agent. We then had to kill around four hours until we boarded the bus at 10.30 pm. There was a Mc Donalds close by and I was quite tempted to have a chocolate shake, frankly I hate their burgers, think they are over-priced and not really appealing. Unfortunately the Mc Donalds at ISBT does not have a Milk Shake machine because there is no demand for it, except from a couple of travelers said the guy behind the counter. Munched on some fries and sipped on some cola, took a short walk around the place until we went to Domino’s Pizza for a quick bite before we boarded the bus. Now the catch, the escort who helped us buy tickets actually got us into buying tickets to the wrong place. We told him we were going to Rishikesh, he managed to con us into buying AC tickets to Haridwar (30 Minutes before Rishikesh) para Rs 900. We realized this at 10.10 PM while trying to board the bus to Rishikesh. Afortunadamente, the ticket agent canceled those tickets and gave us two tickets to Rishikesh for Rs 600. The Non-ac bus was pretty cramped up and we were sweating like pigs with the last minute running around, we dozed off immediately to wake up for a cup of tea (Chai) at the stop over. Andheri Station to CST Airport: Rs 35 Plane to Delhi: Rs 5000 Snacks On the Plane: Rs 210 Taxi to ISBT from Airport: Rs 230 Tickets to Rishikesh: Rs 600 Mc Donalds Delhi: Rs 100 Dominoes Delhi: Rs 237 3 Bottles of Water: Rs 36 Stopover Chai: Rs 5 Cigarettes: Rs 81 June 15th – Rishikesh to Joshimath, a bumpy ride We reached Rishikesh at around 5 am and got into a rickshaw to search for accommodation. It is a holy place of the Hindus and people from all around India and the world throng this place in large numbers. We had read about a hotel called Ganga Darshan, which is located on the banks of Ganga and middle of a forest, and were really keen to stay there. Unfortunately no one had heard about that place and the unfriendly rickshaw driver took us through Rishikesh to find some decent lodge. What ever we came across was either overpriced or not liked. A ride through the city was a disheartening as the place seemed quite crowded and the streets quite unappealing. I asked Bhavika if we should change our plan of staying in Rishikesh and head to the next destination, Joshimath. She agreed. We had a quick chai at a roadside dhaba and took a Tuk Tuk (Elongated Rickshaw) and hooked up with a shared Sumo (Sumo is a kind of Jeep) para Rs 260 per person that would take us all the way to Joshimath, enroute to the Valley of Flowers and situated at a distance of 264 kms. It is also a base camp for pilgrims visiting Badrinath. A sumo ride takes around 9-10 hours to reach while a bus takes few hours more. So with 10 people packed in a sumo we headed to our destination. The road is narrow, risky and very scenic as you can see it winding around the mountains. But the roads are so bumpy that we often had to hold each other with one hand and a support in the sumo with the other hand. And our driver, who was also delivering newspapers on the way, was quite a maniac overtaking buses and cars on a two-way road. We only made one stop at Teen Dharna to have a quick bite, the place it seems, at least that’s what one of passengers in the sumo told us, is a point where three streams merge. We didn’t get to see that though. After a nice meal of aloo parathas and chai we embarked on a long journey ahead. The entire drive is along the Ganges as you can see various streams merging with Ganga along the way. We passed various villages on the way – Devaprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag and the word ‘prayag’ means confluence so whenever you pass any of these villages, do look outside your window for two rivers merging. For instance Rudraprayag is a point of confluence of rivers Mandakini and Alaknanda, which then proceeds towards Devaprayag to join river Bhagirathi to form river Ganga. The point where two rivers merge is quite fascinating as its easy to identify the clean white water joining the muddy water. The cool weather and the panoramic view of the mountains diverted our minds from our aching backs. On the way we saw hordes of Sikh pilgrims, probably going to Hemkund, one of their important religious places. There were also warning signs on the way, some which were really interesting. On the mountains, landslides are a regular occurrence due to which the roads get jammed, aparte de eso, there is a gate system. Parts of the road are too narrow for two way traffic, so they allow one side to finish up and then they allow the other side to begin we were waiting up for a good hour, but that was pleasant too on the mountains. We finally reached Joshimath in the evening around 5.30 pm. It was pretty cold, from an altitude of 356 m in Rishikesh to 1890 m in Joshimath, and here we caught our first glimpse of the snow-capped peaks, which formed a wonderful backdrop. The place was pretty crowded, lined up with hotels, houses and restaurants on both sides. We got off the sumo to search for a decent place to stay. After searching for a quite a while, we decided to settle for Hotel Snow Crest at a fairly expensive rate of Rs 1200. Accommodation isn’t very cheap here, probably because lot of pilgrims were spending the night in Joshimath en route to Badrinath. After some snacks we decided to rest after a long, tiring journey. June 15th Expenses: Rickshaw in Rishikesh: Rs 30 Chai in Rishikesh: Rs 8 Sumo to Joshimath: Rs 520 Food during Stopover: Rs 50 Snacks at Snow Crest: Rs 30 June 16th – Joshimath, in the Valley of Gods We woke up the next morning, feeling slightly better and lazed around with breakfast in bed. Later on in the evening we went for a walk around Joshimath. The walk was pleasant since we got off the main road and just walked down the hill, away from the hustle and bustle of the market area. We spotted cannabis on the way, growing wild all around us. We sat on the rocks when you go down the slope, had a nice conversation, looking at the darkness set on the hills along with a slight drizzle. As it began to rain heavily we walked back to our room with a collection of different size leaves to take a picture, and that got both of us quite excited. We were asked if we would like to have dinner and ate the food recommended by the waiter. His recommended dishes were Shahi Paneer, Dal Makhani and Ras Badi for desert, the food was excellent and sumptuous, served in unique copper dishes, it was gobbled up with an array of rotis and kulchas. We also asked the waiter to get us a quarter of Rum that cost us Rs 150 (Rs 100 + Rs 30 for travel + Rs 20 tip). We did not end up drinking any of the Rum though and had half the bottle on the way back, nature was getting us high all along. June 16th Expenses: Paid for Room: Rs 2617 Breakfast in the Room: Rs 120 Dinner in the Room: Rs 360 Rum: Rs 150 Agua: Rs 15 June 17th – Joshimath to Auli The next day we had planned to go to Auli, the winter ski resort of India. Before we started our walk to the ropeway station we bought a LED torch for our journey ahead for Rs 130. Its a 20-minute ropeway ride, which leaves every half an hour. The service starts at 8 am and goes on till 4.30 pm. The ticket costs Rs 400 both ways per person, and is valid for a week, pretty good. Some people also trek it up, which is quite a climb going from 1906 m to a height of 3016 excelente. The place was spectacular, that’s what we felt until we reached the Valley of Flowers much later. Auli is not as commercial as Joshimath with just three hotels, one a low budget run by the Ropeway people, which is not too appealing. A room costs Rs 500 - R 700 according to the ropeway driver there while the other hotels range from Rs 4000 Rs 6000. We didn’t stay in Auli though as it didn’t fit in our budget. There are ten towers on the way and you can only take pictures after you pass the third tower, due to the Indian Military Base present there. Once on top we had to put on our jackets and monkey caps as there is a noticeable difference in temperatures between Joshimath and Auli. Its freezing cold there. In fact Auli had a good view set among the clouds and overlooking Joshimath on one side and the mountains on the other and there is a 180-degree view of partial snow-clad peaks – prominent being Nanda Devi, Chaukhamba, and Panch Chuli. The splurge of white is half-surrounded on one side by oak forests. Its an absolute treat for the eyes. We spent a little while walking as the rain cut short our desire to explore the place in the limited time we had. The rest of the time was spent amidst dense vegetation, where the ground was coated with leaves, the trees with fungi, moss and ferns. After the rain subsided we headed to a couple of tents set up at Auli that serve some steamy hot snacks and chai. We Indians love chai, basically Tea, and drink it through rain, snow and even in summer. Maggie seemed to be what everyone in north serve, an easy to cook 2-minute ready to eat noodles. We took the ropecar back to Joshimath, getting out of the Ropeway we came across a tiny little flower patch that we missed on our way up. The flowers were like the cherry on top of a cake, we had our bags with us all along, we had checked out and had to reach our next destination Gobindghat on time. The last bus was at 4.30 pm and we had to run, we took a small short cut to the lower road of Joshimath’s Bazaar and got into a local bus that was stuck in the traffic. The bus did not start moving until forty minutes later. This journey was scenic as well and if you don’t consider the time we were idle in the bus it was not too long around forty minutes and probably less than what we spent waiting. Anyway we were dropped off amidst chaos at this small hamlet Govindghat, which is situated on the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhyundar of Lakshman Ganga. Buses, cars and a whole lot of taxis were parked on both sides of the road and people selling refreshments to the weary tourists in the bus, who were on their way to Badrinath (22 kms). Govindghat has an imposing Gurudwara named after Guru Govind Singh. It had a nice waterfall and a lot of hotels, casas de huéspedes, a lot of trash in the water and overcrowded, not very appealing due to these reasons. We didn’t venture down, we were still on the main road and walked over to Hotel Bhagat that had a good view of Govindghat. Though they have only nine rooms at the moment they plan to expand to eighteen in a couple of months. Here’s the contact number incase you want to make your reservation – 01381-225226, 9412936360. We did not get a room there though, so we walked for a little more than one kilometer to the next village Pandukeshwar. Its a small village with only two guest houses and an ashram. The village generally gets crowd who don’t get accommodation at Govindghat. There were no rooms at Gokul Guest House, which was just along the river side and looked really nice. We headed to the second lodge – Hare Krishna Guest House, where there we no rooms either, the last option was an Ashram run by a Baba just opposite Hare Krishna but unfortunately there was no space there. We were quite worried at that point, it was getting dark and we had no where to go. There were no buses to take us back to Joshimath as well, the last bus is around 4.30 pm from Govindghat. To our rescue came the owner of Hare Krishna guest house,Prem Bhatt, who decided to give his own personal room for Rs 500. We heaved a huge sigh of relief and considered ourselves a tad lucky that we found a helpful man. His room was a little messy but that didn’t matter. We had a delightful meal at the dhaba next to the guest house with the locals giving us their best service. The food was very like home food, desde, arroz, chappatis and vegetable. After a long conversation with the owner of the guest house we called it a night, which was quite eventful. June 17th Expenses: Torch: Rs 130 Lighter: Rs 15 STD Call: Rs 27 Ropeway to Auli: Rs 800 Food at Auli: Rs 136 Bus from Joshimath to Gobindghat: Rs 30 Próxima parada Ghangaria Mensajes previos sobre este viaje: El Valle de las Flores: Paraíso en la Tierra
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Dolina Bogova Putovanje po?inje…Mumbai u Delhi Krenuli smo naše putovanje u planine 14. lipnja. Podigla sam Bhavika od Andheri stanice za odlazak na domaće zračne luke kao što smo odlučili da ste neko vrijeme i letjeti u New Delhiju Idi zraka, umjesto da se vlak. Rezervirali smo naše ulaznice na Učinite svoj put, online portal, me?utim, nismo baš volio svoju službu. Prvo su e-ulaznice nisu poslali na nas dok ih Bhavika pozvani dva puta za isto i drugoj pogrešci su napravili je tražeći od nas za naš obrok želji (povrće ili ne-povrće) koje se poslužuje na letu. Ali to nije služio, a umjesto toga smo završili kupnju više cijene grickalice (snack kutija troškova kn 60 svaki). Ive ostao u Ju (Klajd) Bio leti po prvi put, a ja stvarno volio polijetanje, Osjećao se kao da sam ja jahanje super bicikl. Imali smo tri sata dugi let s zaustavljanja u Jaipur. Touchdown Delhi, koji je glavni grad Indije, smo uzeli prepaid taksi od zračne luke obazirući upozorenja o pokvarenog kabine i rikšu vozače pokušava napraviti brzo zbaciti.Delhi Rishikesh Na postizanje ISBT (Inter-država autobus kraj Delhi) bili smo okruženi pratnjom pokušavaju pokazati naš put oko mjesta. Imali smo ući Kašmira vrata, gdje ćete dobiti deluxe autobusa, rezervirati svoje ulaznice Rishikesh koji će biti naša prva stanica tijekom. Jedan nas je doslovno slijedio te nas odveli u putničkoj agenciji na ISBT i bili smo jako iznenađeni da je dajući mu nešto novca za pomoć nam se on je odbio, dobro, on mora biti uzimajući dobru proviziju od agenta. Zatim smo morali ubiti oko četiri sata dok smo se ukrcali na autobus u 10.30 pm. Bilo je Mc Donalds u blizini i bio sam prilično iskušenju da imaju čokoladni shake, Iskreno Mrzim svoje hamburgere, misle da su više cijene, a zapravo nije privlačan. Nažalost, Mc Donalds na ISBT nema Frape stroj jer nema potražnje za to, osim nekoliko putnika, rekao je čovjek iza pulta. Munched na nekim krumpir i pijuckala na nekoj cola, uzeo kratku šetnju po mjestu dok smo išli u Domino je pizza za pregristi prije nego što smo se ukrcali u autobus. Sada ulov, pratitelj koji su nam pomogli kupiti ulaznice zapravo nas je dobio na kupnju ulaznice na krivom mjestu. Rekli smo mu da ćemo Rishikesh, On je uspio da nas con u kupnji AC ulaznice za Haridwar (30 Nekoliko minuta prije Rishikesh) za RS 900. Ovo shvatili smo, na 10.10 PM dok je pokušavao da se ukrcaju u autobus u Rishikesh. Srećom, Agent ulaznica otkazan te ulaznice i dao nam dvije ulaznice za Rishikesh za RS 600. Non-AC autobusa prilično je tjeskoban i bili smo znojenje kao svinja s last minute trčanja, smo zadrijemao odmah probuditi za šalicu čaja (Boca) na stanici preko. Andheri stanica za CST zračne luke: RS 35 Avionom u Delhi: RS 5000 Grickalice na avion: RS 210 Taksi se ISBT od zračne luke: RS 230 Ulaznice za Rishikesh: RS 600 McDonald Delhi: RS 100 Domine Delhi: RS 237 3 Boce vode: RS 36 Zaustavljanja Chai: RS 5 Cigarete: RS 81 15. lipnja – Rishikesh za Joshimath, grbav vožnju Došli smo Rishikesh oko 5 ja i dobio u rickshaw biste potražili smještaj. To je sveto mjesto od hindusa i ljudi iz svih krajeva Indije i svjetske vreve ovo mjesto u velikom broju. Imali smo čitali o hotelu zove Ganga Darshan, koji se nalazi na obalama Ganga i usred šume, i bili su jako željela ostati tamo. Nažalost nitko nije čuo o tom mjestu i neprijateljski rickshaw vozač nas je kroz Rishikeshu naći neki pristojan dom. Što god smo naišli je bilo precijenjen ili ne voljeli. Vožnja kroz grad je obeshrabrujuće što je mjesto koje se činilo prilično prometan i ulice sasvim neumoljiv. Pitao sam Bhavika ako mi trebali promijeniti naš plan boravka u Rishikesh i glavu na sljedeću destinaciju, Joshimath. Ona je pristala. Imali smo brz Chai po cesti Dhaba i uzeo Tuk Tuk (Izdužena Rickshaw) i zakačen sa zajedničkom Sumo (Sumo je vrsta Jeep) za RS 260 po osobi koja bi nam potrajati sve do Joshimath, na putu prema dolini cvijeća i nalazi se na udaljenosti od 264 km. To je također bazni kamp za hodočasnike koji posjećuju Badrinath. Vožnja traje oko sumo 9-10 sati, a do autobusa traje nekoliko sati više. Tako je s 10 ljudi pakiran u sumo smo krenuli na naše odredište. Cesta je uska, rizično i vrlo slikovit kao što možete vidjeti navijanje oko planine. No, ceste su toliko neravan da smo često morali držati jedni druge s jedne strane i podršku u sumo s druge strane. I naš vozač, koji je također bio isporukom novine na putu, je prilično manijak pretjecanja autobusa i automobila na dvosmjernom cestom. Mi samo se zaustavila na Teen Dharna imati pregristi, Mjesto se čini, barem to je ono što nam je jedan od putnika u sumo izjavio, je mjesto gdje se spajaju tri struje. Nismo se vidjeti da iako. Nakon vrlo dobrog obroka od aloo parathas i chai krenuli smo na dug put naprijed. Cijeli pogon je zajedno Gangesa kao što možete vidjeti razne struje spajanja s Ganga putu. Prošli smo razne sela na putu – Devaprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag i riječ 'Prayagu’ znači ušće pa kad god prođe bilo koji od tih sela, nemojte gledati izvan vašeg prozora za dvije rijeke spajanje. Na primjer Rudraprayag je točka ušću rijeke Mandakini i Alaknanda, koji se potom nastavlja prema Devaprayag pridružiti rijeke Bhagirathi formirati rijeke Gange. Mjesto na kojem dvije rijeke spajaju je prilično fascinantno kako je lako prepoznati čistu bijelu vodu koja spaja blatnjavu vodu. Super vrijeme i panoramski pogled na planine preusmjeravaju naše umove od naših bolne leđima. Na putu smo vidjeli horde Sikha hodočasnika, Vjerojatno će Hemkund, jedan njihov važan religijskih mjesta. Tu su i upozorenja na putu, neki koji su bili jako zanimljivo. Na planinama, klizišta su redovita pojava zbog čega su ceste začepe, osim toga, postoji sustav zapreka. Dijelovi ceste su preuske za dvosmjerni promet, tako da omogućuju jedna strana završiti, a zatim oni omogućuju druga strana za početak smo čekali za dobar sat, ali to je bilo ugodno previše na planinama. Mi smo napokon stigli Joshimath u večernjim satima oko 5.30 pm. Bilo je dosta hladno, s visine od 356 m Rishikeshu se 1890 m Joshimath, a ovdje smo uhvatili naš prvi uvid u snježnom kapom vrhova, koji je formirao prekrasan pozadina. Mjesto prilično je gužva, postrojilo se s hotelima, kuća i restorana s obje strane. Dobili smo off sumo za traženje pristojan mjesto za boravak. Nakon potrazi za neko vrijeme, odlučili smo se za podmirenje Hotel Snow Crest na prilično skupo stopi od RS 1200. Smještaj nije baš jeftina ovdje, vjerojatno zbog mnogo hodočasnika su provesti noć u Joshimath na putu za Badrinath. Nakon nekoliko zalogaja odlučili smo se odmoriti nakon dugog, zamorno putovanje. 15. lipnja Troškovi: Rickshaw u Rishikesh: RS 30 Čaj je u Rishikesh: RS 8 Sumo bi Joshimath: RS 520 Hrana za vrijeme zaustavljanja: RS 50 Grickalice na Snow Crest: RS 30 16. lipnja – Joshimath, u Dolini bogova Probudio smo se sljedećeg jutra, osjeća malo bolje te lazed okolo s doručkom u krevetu. Kasnije navečer smo išli u šetnju Joshimath. Šetnja je bila ugodna, jer smo s glavne ceste i samo hodao niz brdo, daleko od energičnost i žuriti u području tržišta. Uočena smo kanabisa na putu, rastu divlje svuda oko nas. Sjedili smo na stijenama kad idete niz padinu, imala lijep razgovor, gledajući mraku postavili na brdima uz blagi kišica. Kako je počelo kišiti jako smo se vratio u našu sobu sa zbirkom različitih veličina ostavlja za snimanje fotografije, i da je dobio oba od nas vrlo uzbuđen. Bili smo pitali, ako želimo imati večeru i jeli hranu preporučio konobara. Njegovi preporučene jela su Shahi Paneer, Dal Makhani i Ras Badi u pustinji, hrana je bila izvrsna i raskošan, služio u jedinstvenim bakra jela, je gobbled s nizom Rotis i kulchas. Također smo pitali konobara da bi nam četvrtinu Rum da nas koštati R 150 (RS 100 + RS 30 za putovanja + RS 20 savjet). Nismo završiti piti bilo koju od Rum ipak i imao pola boce na putu natrag, Priroda nam je uzimajući visoka svi zajedno. 16. lipnja Troškovi: Plaćeni za Soba: RS 2617 Doručak u sobi: RS 120 Večera u sobi: RS 360 Soba: RS 150 Voda: RS 15 17. lipnja – Joshimath se Auli Sutradan smo planirali ići na Auli, zime skijalište u Indiji. Prije nego što smo započeli našu hoda do stanice žičara smo kupili LED svjetiljku za naš put naprijed za RS 130. Njegova 20-ak minuta vožnje žičara, što ostavlja svakih pola sata. Usluga počinje u 8 am i traje do 4.30 pm. Ulaznica košta R 400 u oba smjera po osobi, i vrijedi za tjedan dana, vrlo dobar. Neki ljudi također je putovati prema gore, koji je dosta uspona ide od 1906 m visine od 3016 m. Mjesto je bilo spektakularno, to je ono što smo osjećali dok nismo stigli do Doline cvijeća mnogo kasnije. Auli nije toliko komercijalna kao Joshimath sa samo tri hotela, jedan niskotarifni trčanje po žičara ljudi, koji nije previše atraktivan. Soba košta R 500 - R 700 prema vozaču žičara tamo dok su drugi hoteli u rasponu od RS 4000 Rs 6000. Nismo ostati u Auli iako kao što se nije uklapao u našem proračunu. Postoji deset kule na putu, a možete samo slikati nakon što prođe treći toranj, zbog indijskom vojnoj bazi sadašnjeg postoji. Nakon što se na vrhu smo morali staviti na naše jakne i kape majmuna kao što postoji primjetna razlika u temperaturi između Joshimath i Auli. Njegova zamrzavanje hladno tamo. Zapravo Auli imala dobar pogled postavljen među oblacima i pogledom Joshimath s jedne strane i planine s druge strane i tu je pogled od 180 stupnjeva parcijalnih snijegom odjeven vrhova – istaknuti da Nanda Devi, Chaukhamba, i Panch Chuli. Razmetanje bijelog je pola okružena s jedne strane hrastovim šumama. Njegova apsolutna poslastica za oči. Proveli smo malo hodanja kao kiša prekinula našu želju da istražite mjesto u ograničenom vremenu smo imali. Ostatak vremena je proveo usred guste vegetacije, gdje je tlo je obložena listovima, stabla s gljivama, mahovina i paprati. Nakon kiše oslabio smo krenuli na nekoliko šatora postaviti na Auli koji služe neke sparno vruće zalogaje i chai. Mi Indijanci ljubav chai, osnovi Tea, i piti ga kroz kišu, snijeg, pa čak i ljeti. Maggie se činilo da je ono što svi na sjeveru služe, lako kuhati 2 minute spremno za jesti rezanci. Uzeli smo ropecar natrag Joshimath, izlaska iz žičara smo naišli na jedan maleni malo cvijeća patch da smo propustili na našem putu prema gore. Cvjetovi su kao trešnja na vrhu torte, imali smo naše torbe s nama cijelo vrijeme, imali smo provjerili i morao doći do naše sljedeće odredište Gobindghat na vrijeme. Posljednji autobus je bio na 4.30 sati i morali smo trčati, uzeli smo mali kratki rez na donjem putu Joshimath je Bazaar i ušao u lokalni autobus koji je zaglavi u prometu. Autobus nije počelo se kreće do četrdeset minuta kasnije. Ovo putovanje je bio lijep kao dobro, a ako ne smatra da je vrijeme smo bili u stanju pripravnosti u autobusu nije bio predugačak oko četrdeset minuta i vjerojatno manje od onoga što smo proveli čekajući. U svakom slučaju smo se iskrcali usred kaosa u ovom malom zaseoku Govindghat, koji se nalazi na ušću rijeke Alaknanda i Bhyundar od Lakshman Ganga. Autobusi, automobili i cijeli niz taksija parkiranih s obje strane ceste i ljudi koji prodaju osvježenje za umorne turiste u autobusu, koji su bili na putu za Badrinath (22 km). Govindghat ima impozantnu Gurudwara nazvan po Guru Govind Singh. To je lijep vodopad i puno hotela, pansiona, puno smeća u vodi i pretrpane, Ne vrlo atraktivan zbog tih razloga. Nismo venture dolje, bili smo još uvijek na glavnu cestu i prišao Hotel Bhagat koji je imao dobar pogled na Govindghat. Iako imaju samo devet soba u trenutku planiraju proširiti na osamnaest godina u par mjeseci. Evo kontakt broj obložiti želite napraviti rezervaciju – 01381-225226, 9412936360. Nismo dobili sobu tamo ipak, pa smo hodali za malo više od jednog kilometra do sljedećeg sela Pandukeshwar. Njegova malo mjesto sa samo dva pansiona i jedan ašram. Selo u pravilu dobiva gužva koji ne dobiti smještaj u Govindghat. Nije bilo sobe Gokul Guest House, koji je bio samo na onoj strani rijeke i pogledao jako lijepo. Mi smo krenuli u drugi dom – Hare Krišna Guest House, tamo gdje mi nije bilo sobe, zadnja opcija je ašram trčanje po Babe nasuprot Hare Krišne, ali nažalost nije bilo mjesta tamo. Mi smo bili vrlo zabrinuti u tom trenutku, to je bio mrak, a nismo imali gdje otići. Nije bilo autobusi da nas odvesti natrag Joshimath te, Posljednji autobus je oko 4.30 sati od Govindghat. Na naše spašavanja došao vlasnik Hare Krišna pansiona,Prem Bhatt, koji su odlučili dati svoj osobni prostor za RS 500. Heaved smo veliki uzdah olakšanja i smatra sebe mrvicu sreće što smo našli korisne čovjeka. Njegova soba je bila malo neuredan, ali to nije važno. Imali smo divan obrok na Dhaba pokraj pansiona s mještanima daje nam svoju najbolju uslugu. Hrana je bila vrlo slično početnoj hrani, dal, riža, chappatije i povrća. Nakon dugog razgovora s vlasnikom pansiona smo ga nazvali noć, koji je bio vrlo sadržajan. 17. lipnja Troškovi: Baklja: RS 130 Upaljač: RS 15 STD poziva: RS 27 Žičara na Auli: RS 800 Hrana u Auli: RS 136 Autobus iz Joshimath do Gobindghat: RS 30 Sljedeća stanica Ghangaria Prethodni postovi na ovom izletu: