Haldirams New Delhi (again)

Red Fort, New Delhi

Yesterday we got on a night bus from Manali to New Delhi. This is the first night bus I have been on that I can remember. I went to sleep and dreamt that Indian people stopped looking at me, but today, they didnt stop looking at me.
Today we went to the Red Fort by Autorickshaw, the ride was great! The traffic was really really very bad, but we hopped in and out of it.
The Red Fort was very hot in the sun. A Murghal built it 400 years ago. Then a few hundred years later the English came in after it had been ruined, and now it's just full of tourists.
The best bit was seeing the emperors throne.
On the way back to the hotel we saw a big religious parade, and we saw Hanuman ( Hindu lord Hanuman is a god and the son of Shiva, and he has a monkeys tail and head and a mans body. )
A shopkeeper kindly gave me a small statue of Hanuman.

Manali, in search of the perfect Momo

I am having vegetarian Momos again today.
Momos are stuffed pastry balls, they are steamed or fried. My mission is to find the best Momo in the whole of India.
Thumbs up is an Indian version of Pepsi, only a tiny bit spicy. I like Thumbs Up!

Dad is looking for the perfect Thali (a kind of set meal). Mum is looking for the perfect Tandoori chicken, but she told me not to mention it.

Back to Leh

We got in a car back to Leh. We didn't carry on walking because it was raining. We went back to Jigmet guest house, then we went to a monastery with 365 steps. We got there on a local bus which was very busy, there were people hanging from the side of it.
The monastery was very special, it was Thicksey monastery and it was very big.

Leh to Zingchan

Our first part of the trip wasn't very long, only a walk to the bus station.
We walked with a friend, Luca, after 10 minutes on the bus. We walked for three hours in a mountain valley.
We got to Zingchan, there were two farmhouses a campground and a parachute for a teahut.
We are staying at the home stay which is cosy run by a lady called sashi.

Chicken sandwich

At my favourite restaurant, Apple garden, Leh.
(I think I can spot a theme developing to this blog!.........Dad)

Trekking

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Leh

Today was a resting day sightseeing. Mum had a terrible nosebleed. Dad had a shave his skin went smoothe, and we both had haircuts. We bought some things ready for our trek in the Markha valley tomorrow.

Prayer wheels and Gompas

Today we went walking around the old town. There were lots of Gompas. A gompa is a mini temple. Prayer wheels have a written prayer on them and a bell, you push the prayer wheel round, a metal bar hits the bell and the prayer is done. A prayer is a worship thing to a god ( any god).
I only had 4 pieces of toast for breakfast because I am still not very well.
We met Sophie from New Zealand last night and had dinner together.

Tummy trouble

Today we were supposed to go trekking,but we couldn't.
I had tuna salad with chips last night, and as a matter of fact I loved it. But....
This morning I got purple eyes and the clouds went purple and I didn't make it to the toilet in time.
I put Mum off eating her melon for breakfast.
Today we are going to sit down in bed. I was crying from 6.30 until 10.00 but feeling better now. We will go tomorrow, starting from a place called Chilling for 5 days ending up at Shang Sumdo for the Hemis festival on 27th.
I got a new watch yesterday , the light can change colour.

The road to Leh

It was minus one last night, we slept in a tent.
We stopped in a Tibetan restaurant made from an old parachute. We went over a high pass which was seventeen and a half thousand feet above sea level. We all got altitude sickness, which in kids language is described as 'high ground sickness. We all got a headache.
We went for another two and a half hours, then we got stuck in soft sand. The driver dug out the sand and Dad pushed.
The scenery was WOW! The mountains were massive and scary. We saw wild brownish-red Marmots in the sandy valley.
In the evening we got to Leh, then we arrived at Jigmet guest house and hotel.
We went to a restaurant called The German Bakery. Me and Dad had vegetarian Momos, which were stuffed pastry balls, there were two other options, tuna or chicken. They were so nice I want them for breakfast every day!

Manali day 3

Trekking

Today we trekked to an Old farmhouse high up in the hills. A very kind old gentleman gave us lunch. It was mint tea boiled in a kettle, rice with daal, aloo chat (spicy curried potato) and chapatti.
We had it in the kind old mans house
We walked for 5 and 1/2 hours, we took a few wrong turns, it was rocky but I liked it.

Mount View restaurant, Manali

Tali tali

Haldirams restaurant, great tali.