The plane ride here was easy, by the time we were landing we could look over the landscape and see how everything had changed drastically down below since leaving New Delhi.
Once we arrived we got in the taxi to drive up the mountain and I was pretty sure we weren't going to make it! The roads were small with tight turns, people were walking, cows were crossing, goats were eating by the side of the road, many times you could look out over the hills and valleys below without any barriers between the car and the steep plummet down. I was sure only one car could drive on the road at a time but the driver proved me wrong! At one point we fit two cars and a cow on this small path, I still have no idea how that was even possible!
Then, we were half way up the mountain and the skies opened up and the rain came pouring down. A police car had stopped in front of us and began backing down the mountain in front of us- our driver was angry but we had to obey. The tires were slipping and we were all backing down one bye one, keeping the windows open so the windshield wouldn't fog over, everyone was getting wet and with each passing minute I was more and more convinced we wouldn't make it or we would have to end up pushing the car up the rest of the way. Finally our driver got out of the car in the pouring rain, opened the car door in front of us and told him where to stick it. The car promptly moved over to the side and we passed.
It was quite the adventure. Then we got out of the car and the trek up the stairs to our rooms in the rain seemed more like swimming up a waterfall than walking up stairs but we did in fact survive the adventure up here and the view from up here is absolutely breath taking. The scenery is beautiful, the weather is perfect, it rains every day and we are able to watch from our yoga room as the clouds cover the mountains and uncover them, like a blanket protecting and keeping them warm.
Once we arrived we got in the taxi to drive up the mountain and I was pretty sure we weren't going to make it! The roads were small with tight turns, people were walking, cows were crossing, goats were eating by the side of the road, many times you could look out over the hills and valleys below without any barriers between the car and the steep plummet down. I was sure only one car could drive on the road at a time but the driver proved me wrong! At one point we fit two cars and a cow on this small path, I still have no idea how that was even possible!
Then, we were half way up the mountain and the skies opened up and the rain came pouring down. A police car had stopped in front of us and began backing down the mountain in front of us- our driver was angry but we had to obey. The tires were slipping and we were all backing down one bye one, keeping the windows open so the windshield wouldn't fog over, everyone was getting wet and with each passing minute I was more and more convinced we wouldn't make it or we would have to end up pushing the car up the rest of the way. Finally our driver got out of the car in the pouring rain, opened the car door in front of us and told him where to stick it. The car promptly moved over to the side and we passed.
It was quite the adventure. Then we got out of the car and the trek up the stairs to our rooms in the rain seemed more like swimming up a waterfall than walking up stairs but we did in fact survive the adventure up here and the view from up here is absolutely breath taking. The scenery is beautiful, the weather is perfect, it rains every day and we are able to watch from our yoga room as the clouds cover the mountains and uncover them, like a blanket protecting and keeping them warm.
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