Old and New

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A slow leisurely start to the day. It is cold in the mornings until the sun appears over the mountains. A few hours later and it is baking hot!

We ate breakfast and drank tea at our usual spot before attempting to get help with topping up our Indian sim.

Next we followed a track along the river heading to old Manali. We passed beautiful orchards, many homestays and it was a pretty trek.  


We were accompanied some of the way by a beautiful dog.  When we stopped for a while, he stopped too.  When he decided it was time to carry on he came over and pawed us until we started walking again.  Very cute!


We searched old Manali for hippies but all we found were hoards of Indian tourists. We drank chai, whilst accompanied by another lovely 'Louis' dog.  We visited temples and breezed past the many shops selling 'stuff'.


Suddenly, we spotted a yak. It was in someone's garden and a huge hairy beast he was!  


As we continued towards new Manali we spotted more. These were giving rides to the tourists, close to the huge 'rabbits to hold' and momo stands.

We stopped and ate siddu with tea before continuing to new Manali. Here we strolled Mall Road, a pedestrianised shoppers paradise. We browsed...


It was starting to get dark and we had a 7.5km walk home. We decided, due to the lack of light that the main road home was our only option. We set off at a brisk pace and walked all the way back but it was a little cold!

Thali revived us a little in our local cafe. 2 teas each warmed our bodies before we walked the last steps through the village to our base.


Day done ...

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