22-28 September, Chilling out in Manali

So as I said, we booked into this great little guesthouse set in apple orchards in Old Manali, called Appleview. The room was very affordable (Rs 150) and clean with lovely views of the mountains and the orchards. We could have stayed much longer but Rajastan was calling. The attentive and friendly owner and his family treated us very well and we spent six lazy days in Old Manali. There is not much to say apart from that we rested well and ate far too much. Appleview serve these pancakes filled with banana, apple, honey and lemon – delicious!

Some pictures of Appleview..




We went on a few walks and found this cow and crows cleaning out a skip.. this is normal.


Structural Engineering - propping up drying concrete with wooden poles. (Magda, you'll have plenty of work here)


Some local ladies carrying beans:




On the road to Manali, very high up in the mountains, in the middle of absolutely nowhere we saw Japanese tourists walking with fur coats on and cameras around their necks. No vehicles or camps in sight. It was one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen - thought I was hallucinating. This shop explained the phenomenon.

Visiting a Hindu temple near Manali.



Local herdsman.



The greenery on the roof is pumpkins growing.


After growing his beard for some time Wouter had a proper Indian shave (its like a Brazilian, only for ones face) for about 25p – see pictures.