The past two saturdays I was fortunate enough to take day trips and explore this country. Two weekends ago I went to Rishikesh, known for its ashrams and hippies. It was a beautiful city, with the river, suspension bridges, and unique architecture.
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| Me in front of the "wedding cake" shaped ashram |
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| Street in Rishikesh |
We had a fun time shopping, looking around, and observing hippies (I hadn't seen that many white people in one place since I left America!). We ate lunch at a restaurant supposedly known for its mexican food, but it just didn't compare to true tex-mex.
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| Cow in front of a temple |
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| Shopping! |
This past Saturday I was invited to a village by my friend's househelper. I was so excited to see village India!
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| My friend and her househelper, our lovely village tourguide :) |
It was so fun- we got a tour of the village and had lunch cooked by our friend's son. To me it felt more like a really small town than what I had imagined a village looking like. It was very peaceful, and crossing the road was actually easy as there weren't many cars- so different than my city! The village reminded me of Brazil, with kids running around everywhere.
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| Some cute kids |
We took tour of the town and saw the "jungle" (some trees) and the river, where we crashed a family picnic. Then, we went to her parents' house, which was kind of a farm. They gave us some delicious chai, and were mesmerized by Levi, an American toddler who was also on the trip with us.
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| A stable, like where Jesus was born! |
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| Washing vegetables |
It was a great trip and I feel like I got to see a different perspective of India than I have seen before!
