We checked out of our wonderful cottage and gave a goodbye to Manali. We started our drive to Dharamshala, for a short one night stay, en route to Amritsar. There wasn’t much to see or do on the way, so…
Manali: Day 5: Manikaran & Kasol
Today, we set off from Manali towards Manikaran. Manikaran has a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), along with some hot springs. The route to Manikaran was bumpy as usual, and took around 2.5 hours. The driver dropped us off in front of…
Manali: Day 4: Rohtang Pass
The plan for the day was to do a day trip to Rohtang pass, a popular high altitude pass en route to Kashmir. Unluckily for us, today was a rainy and cloudy day. Undeterred, we started our trip early because…
Manali: Day 3: Naggar Castle and Jana waterfalls
My parents took the same AirIndia flight from Delhi and landed in Kullu airport in the morning. They took a taxi from the airport, and arrived at the cottage in time for a late breakfast of Gobi parathas. After breakfast,…
Manali: Day 2: Vashisht temple, Jogini falls, and Hidimba Devi temple
We started the day off to my sister having a stomach infection. She blamed the lunch yesterday, but the rest of us were fine. She could unfortunately not enjoy the heavenly breakfast that was prepared for us! After breakfast, we…
Manali: Day 1: Arrival, and mall road attractions
Our trip to Manali started with flying out of Chennai and staying overnight at Delhi. Our flight to Kullu was early in the morning the next day, so we chose to stay at a hotel very close to the Delhi…