6-weeks_india

Early in the morning, the first children woke me up with wild shouts. A brief look out the window was enough to see that Holi was in full swing. The first children ran through...

Hampi is beautiful! Rocks of all sizes are scattered throughout the city. The blocks appear to be finely polished and have few edges and corners. Some are lonely and alone,...

After a peaceful day at the beach, we took the 'Sleeper Bus' towards Hampi. The Holi Festival was approaching and we wanted to celebrate it in a traditional way, far away from...

Tall palm trees, sultry 35 degrees, blazing sun! It was as if I had traveled to a completely new country. In the morning, I joined a larger group of backpackers, hopped on a...

After exploring the north a bit, I really wanted to go south, towards the sun, to Goa. Unbeatable 35 degrees awaited me there. However, this time I opted for a more comfortable...

I particularly fell in love with the 'German Backery' in Rishikesh. They had all kinds of pastries and cakes at unbeatable prices. For example, you could get a gigantic piece...

Rent a scooter for about 5 euros, in order to plunge into the adventure of traffic. I got on the scooter and headed upstream to the Neer Garh waterfalls. It didn't take long for...

For the equivalent of 5 Euros, we went on the Ganges River for a 3-hour rafting tour. Of course, they tried to sell all kinds of extras to the tourists, like videos with the...

After catching up on some sleep, I was able to enjoy the sun for a few hours on a small sandy beach on the outskirts of town. However, it was hard to truly relax there. The...

At 10 o'clock we started with a private taxi to an undiscovered farming village in the mountains. With only 4 residents, it was not a metropolis, but the view was breathtaking....

I did it! After over 30 hours, I finally arrived in Rishikesh. Unfortunately, in the darkness, I could only imagine the beauty of the city. Once I arrived at the hostel, I went...

I have nothing to report! I've been sitting at the train station since 10 am, bored out of my mind because everything is delayed again. It looks like it will take me over 24...

To be honest, the day was a complete waste of time. We were stuck in traffic for 1 hour on the way to the main train station, had to wait 3 hours at the tourist office for our...

We really wanted to observe the Ganges at sunrise. At 5:30 a.m., we had to get up and look for a nice boat for 5 people. Since that was not particularly difficult given the...

After a good night's sleep, Brendon and I packed our belongings and headed towards the train station. We quickly got into a rickshaw, got on the next train, and thought we would...

Highlights of today were the train ride and of course the Taj Mahal. My friend Brendon and I dared to adventure the train ride in the 'Sleeper Class'. A tiny compartment...

After a very peaceful night, I woke up well-rested and full of energy. At the breakfast table, I met Brendon, who was going to be my new companion. A young, nice guy who had...

The first real day can be summed up perfectly with the name 'culture shock'! A mass of new impressions bombarded me, waiting to be processed. Even the first night is barely...

Despite my good intentions, I naturally did not go to bed on time the night before, so I only had about three restless hours of sleep. The farewell was also not easy as...