Kim captured this moment from the train when we were traveling from Rishikesh to Amritsar. It's our favorite photo so far!
The Golden Temple. The Golden Temple is the Sikhs' holiest shrine. It's located in Amritsar in the Punjab.
It's not uncommon in bigger cities for random people to approach you and want to have a photo taken with you. By the time these guys asked we'd already had numerous photo shoots with various families! This was taken in Amritsar.
Tibetan prayer flags in McLeod Ganj. We spent our first two weeks staying in McLeod before we moved to the smaller, quieter village of Bhagsu just 2kms away.
This was taken during a hike from McLeod to a place called Triund. It takes anywhere from 5 to 8 hours return, depending on your speed and it's a very popular hike because it gets you closer to what you'll see in the next photo!
One of the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas as seen from McLeod Ganj!The following four photos show the small village of Bhagsu which has been our home away from home for the past six weeks.
See the cluster of houses at the top right? Ours is the brown one at the back. This picture was taken from the yoga centre where we practice. (You'll see a picture of it when you scroll down further.) It's about a 20 min walk from our house to here and it's a nice way to start off our day as we make our way to our 6:30 am class!
In Bhagsu you have to walk up or down to get anywhere, there's no way around it! For those of you from Vancouver you'll know what i mean when i say we probably walk the equivalent of the Grouse Grind every day.
The view from our balcony when looking down the valley to Dharamshala. That's an international cricket stadium you can see.
The beautiful Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre where we've spent the past 3 weeks learning about the Iyengar style of yoga. Iyengar's focus is on proper alignment and you use props such as blocks of wood, ropes, bars, chairs, blankets, straps and bolsters to help you achieve it. You hold poses for long periods of time, anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes and there's a large focus on relaxation as well. Kim and i have discovered that we both really like this style and we look forward to doing self practice in Africa where we can continue our journey of discovering more about our bodies and ourselves!Random snaps from McLeod Ganj!
Talk about man power! Note all the water pipes in the background.
Road repair, Indian style!
The things you see when you walk down the street! This man is carving a beautiful ornate stamp out of a piece of wood. If only we needed a stamp : - )
A man playing an instrument on the side of the road with his little girl by his side. We're not sure what the instrument's called but the sound it produces is very cool! We see this man often when we walk the 2 km road between McLeod Ganj, which is where we used to stay and Bhagsu, which is where we stay now.
