After 9 days in Leh we decided to go to Manali. We booked two seats in a tourist bus that took 36 hours to reach Manali. On the way we passed three mountain passes, one of them was Taglangla, the second highest pass with a road. The road is beautiful but most of it is on the very edges of cliffs. Iris set near the window so she didn’t like the view that much J. On the way we could see the changes from the Himalayan desert-like climate to the green lush climate of Manali and northern India. We stopped for a night sleep in a little road camp that had three small local restaurants that had beds in them. We were tired from the long ride so we slept quite well in them.
We arrived to Manali in the afternoon and went to Old Manali village to find a place to stay. Old Manali is the original village of Manali and now it is a popular place for many tourists and even more Israelis. We spent in Manali 10 days of relaxation and good time. This time is the apple season in Manali (and in northern India in general) so we saw lots of small sheds of local people packing apples in wooden boxes to be shipped to Delhi to the main market over there and from there they are distributed to the rest of India. Even the apples in Manali’s markets were sent from Manali to Delhi and then back to the local markets in Manali.
We arrived to Manali in the afternoon and went to Old Manali village to find a place to stay. Old Manali is the original village of Manali and now it is a popular place for many tourists and even more Israelis. We spent in Manali 10 days of relaxation and good time. This time is the apple season in Manali (and in northern India in general) so we saw lots of small sheds of local people packing apples in wooden boxes to be shipped to Delhi to the main market over there and from there they are distributed to the rest of India. Even the apples in Manali’s markets were sent from Manali to Delhi and then back to the local markets in Manali.
Enjoy the pictures :)
Taglangla pass - unbelievable is it not? :)
Our bus. We saw many buses with the writing "Oh god save me" on their front...
Passing over mountains
Sheep on the way
the scenery is getting greener as we decent in altitude
Ponies in Rhotangla pass. the last mountain pass before Manali
Almost in Manali...
Dhungri temple. A Hindu temple near old Manali.
A hairy Yak :)
Kids playing in old Manali
On the way from old Manali to new Manali
Iris on top of our guest house in old Manali
A rainy day in Manali
The view from our guest house in old Manali
The main street in Old Manali
Old Manali
The View from Vashist, a small village near Manali
Iris resting on a rooftop in Vashist
The view from the peace restaurant in Vashist
One of the mountain summits around Manali
A local haircut, only 40 rupees = 4 Shekels
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