Rishikesh

We arrived in Rishikesh after a few days in Haridwar. Found an Ashram (place of Meditation, Yoga ect) to stay at. The next morning we decided to eat our breakfast of bananas on the roof and got robbed by one mean monkey.

Went for a hike up a mountain and at the top found terraced rice fields. The workers were so nice, they gave us cucumbers and guava fruits.

Festival in Rishikesh. Music, dancing and deafening EXPLOSIONS! First we thought the earsplitting blasts where due to dynamite used in roadwork but discovered that Indians merely love the chance to make some noise (even if it means nearly damaging your eardrums).