Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Kasol and the Parvati Valley

15.07.2008 to 19.07.2008
Our trip to Bhuntar was long but comfortable... unluckily Janet was still suffering from stomach pains so the trip was not very pleasant for her.

We arrived in Bhuntar at around 09:00 and caught a local bus to Kasol. Kasol is full of two things... israeli people and charas. You can see ganga growing all over the Parvati Valley, like weed. It grows next to the guesthouses, next to the river, all around the police station !!!!

The first guesthouse we stopped in was suggested by our friend Ska. The owner is an Italian who's married to a local, and he was really welcoming. The rooms were incredibly cheap...Rs50 per night!! But even though the cost was cheap we decided to move as the guesthouse was noisy all day long and, given Janet was sick, she could not bear music full on all day long. Our second stay was gorgeous. We found a nice guesthouse next to the river, surrounded by a huge garden, and, to Yakof's delight, it also had a hot spring!

Out of the three of us, Ciri was the one who loved Kasol most, and we were glad to see him having a good time. Five days in Kasol went by pretty quickly. We did some shopping, ate mostly at the same restaurant, met with Carm who had been staying here for the past three months now, and went for some walks around the place.

Our next stop would be Vashist......

1 comment:

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