Dehra Dun (Uttaranchal) - March 24th, 2007

This mrning I am travelling to the capital of Uttaranchal, about 1-1/2 hrs. from here and lower elevation than Mussorie. The weather is very pleasant but the tradeoff is bak to traffic rush with noises, smells and many people. The ride down the muntain from Mussorie to Dehra Dun took almost an hour and it was incredible beautiful, constantly winding around this narrow but very ell kept road with very panoramic views of everything up there. Definitely a nice ge away resort town.
I visited the Ram Rai Darbar, a unique mausoleum in white marble and 4 smaller tombs in the courtyard belonging to Ram Rai's four wives. He was the errant son of the seventh Sikh guru and was excommunicated by his father He formed his own sect that runs hospitals and schools. When he died, Aurangzeb (one of his supporters) and Mughal emperor, built the mausoleum.
I am bad when I have TV in the room beause I end up watching too many movies (it bits the crowds and traffic outside)!