Right now we are in Kolkata (see Ali's post for details!) but leave tonight on a midnight train- we have to move quickly as we have only a week or 10 days or so to get up north to our Buddhism course. Plus, it's going to be sgetting hotter so being in the mountains will be good!
Tonight we travel west by sleeper train- to Varanasi (April 10-12), Hindu holy place along the Ganges River. Few days there, going to get some Indian clothes.
West to Agra, Taj Mahal. Will be here from April 13th-15th.
On the 15th we'll travel North through New Delhi up to Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj. Lots of tourists go here because it's where the Dalai Lama is (although he'll be in Australia when we are there! we should have organized with him better). We are going to come here a 2 days before our course. There are many recommended cooking schools in the area. As well, we won't be able to use the internet during our 10 day course, so we hope to get in touch with everyone before it starts.
After our course, we'll have 4 days left. We might go to Shimla, cool touristy mountain station town.
Then on May 3rd its back to New Delhi, where we fly out!
That's the outline!
Here's a picture of the mountain area of our retreat...
Check out the stuff about the course if you want, "Intro to Buddhism."
Tonight we travel west by sleeper train- to Varanasi (April 10-12), Hindu holy place along the Ganges River. Few days there, going to get some Indian clothes.
West to Agra, Taj Mahal. Will be here from April 13th-15th.
On the 15th we'll travel North through New Delhi up to Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj. Lots of tourists go here because it's where the Dalai Lama is (although he'll be in Australia when we are there! we should have organized with him better). We are going to come here a 2 days before our course. There are many recommended cooking schools in the area. As well, we won't be able to use the internet during our 10 day course, so we hope to get in touch with everyone before it starts.
After our course, we'll have 4 days left. We might go to Shimla, cool touristy mountain station town.
Then on May 3rd its back to New Delhi, where we fly out!
That's the outline!
Here's a picture of the mountain area of our retreat...
Check out the stuff about the course if you want, "Intro to Buddhism."
