some thoughts about Rishikesh

Since last tuesday I'm in Varanasi. This is a great place. I will write later about Varanasi. Maybe tomorrow.

Books I'm reading now are:
* Moola Bandha- The Master key from Swami Buddhananda this book is about yoga and the key for Kundalini awakening
* Sophie's World from Jostein Gaarder



Rishikesh

I stayed since the beginning of November in Rishikesh and I had a very good time there at the end I stayed about 5 weeks in nice small place.

# Every morning I walked around 8 am out of the gate of Ved Niketan Ashram when I walked out I see the fast floating Ganges River and the bleu sky (only one i saw one cloud). Then I turn right along the small thee shop, past the babas (who only smoke, drink chai, some make a baba bag (500 rps), ask for bakshees and daily get food from the different ashrams). On the left I saw the clocktower and the school with childeren doing there morning excersise or singing some hindu holy song. The Ganges is still on the left side. I walk past an ashram who performs a daily Puja at the Ganges in the evening at 6 pm. I walk past Thali places 25 rps for a Thali. The Italian restaurant with oke food but the best part of this place is it has an heater so it is a warm place to eat in the evening. Past the 3 bookshops with very good and many books about yoga. I turn to the right and past the Chotiwalas with very good Masala Dosas and Paneer Dosas. The road goes a little bit up past another line of Baba's and there on the right in Trika Yoga School.

I will not forget:

# Practising Thai Chi in the afternoon together with some people who one to learn Tai chi.

# walking as slow as possible but sill moving over a distance of about 2 meters in about 30 minutes together with Julien.

#watching people doing yoga and meditation in the morning.

#Cooking brown rice for ten days together with Sander

#Monkeys eating my chapati, Bananas and oranges. This occures normally when you forget to close the door propely

# Meeting wonderfull people like Nata, Sara, Julien, Fabien, Reinert, Eva, Rebecca, Annegand, Debby etc

# eating moong dal pancakes and drinking ayuvedic tea at the ayuvedic cafe.

#Going to the German bakery in across the bridge near Laxman Julia. For some proper tomato soup without indian masala

#Eating 25 rps thali in one of the Thali places

#Drinking a fast cup of tea at the tea stall near the Trika Hall. In between the afternoon Yoga lesson and the evening lecture.

Anyway I had a wonderfull time in Rishikesh.