26 June Varanasi -> Dehra Dun
We left Varanasi after buying parwal and tori. We finally
had some good kachodi and jalebi for breakfast and took some to go. Packed up
and left for the train station. But
despite being so prepared and all, Papa went in the wrong compartment – 3 tier
instead of 2 tier. So coolie was a waste; I had to move the luggage to the next
bogie over. Thank god for AC! The dinner
guy never came, luckily we had ours with us, although it was in the best
condition. The oil had all solidified so it was weird tasting, but it was still
food.
Arrived in Dehra Dun at 7 am! It always feel like I am
home when I come there.
2 July – Dehra Dun
We booked a taxi and went around all the places in Dehra
Dun. We started with Sahestradhara. It has become really commercial and dirty.
It used to be so pristine when I was growing up. And now ..ugh.. And then it rained! We waited
for about 20 mins for the rain to stop. Then we went to a nice temple. All us
sisters got completely drenched at this time in the rain. Then it was to Sai
temple on Rajpur road. And it rained again. After another few minutes of waiting we were
off to Mussoori. The drive was beautiful despite the small rainy patches.
Mussoori was extremely crowded. There were cars
everywhere, horses were pooping and the rickshaws….it was terrible! Not the
scenic hill station I was hoping for. And the air was smelling terrible. We
walked about 5 km to Mall road and then to Camels Back road. Very tiring. The
view everywhere was great. If it wasn’t for the crowd Mussoori would be lovely.
We had our lunch at Camels Back road and then walked back to the car and drove
down to Dehra Dun.
Before we went home, we stopped at Dear Park – a very small
zoo. Very pretty place. Lots of ducks, monkeys, dears and yes…leopards. And then stopped at the Shiv temple on the
way down. Really nice temple. Bought some little trinkets.
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