INDIA | Wednesday, 25 Jul 2007 | Views [1173]
The roads up the hill to Nainital were really good - much better than anything in the hills of Nepal - but they did make Jenny bus sick. Nainital is a "hill station" from the days of the British. The town nestles around the lake at about 2000m, ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
NEPAL | Thursday, 21 Jun 2007 | Views [3320]
The Garden of Dreams is a walled-off garden in Tridevi Marg at the entrance to the Thamel area in Kathmandu. It costs 160NRs for foreigners to get in ($A3), but it is well worth it if you take a book or the newspaper and spend an afternoon relaxing. The ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
NEPAL | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2007 | Views [971]
The next days were spent slacking around Pokhara. Visited the Mountaineering Museum (very modern and worth the time), Green Pastures Leprosy Hospital (lots of great work being done in facilities that are nothing like Alice Springs Hospital) and untold ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
INDIA | Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | Views [704]
The sun came up on Tuesday morning to views of Gujarat countryside - people working in fields - some by hand, some with oxen and some with tractors. It is dry season, so there are a few irrigated fields but mostly people preparing before the wet starts ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
INDIA | Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Views [2725]
Easter Sunday was like a breath of fresh air for ua. We attended a Wesleyan Church not far from our hotel which began with a time of praise and worship. We knew all the songs! Then the main body of the service was like an Anglican one. The people were ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
