Rishikesh (Uttaranchal) - March 16th, 2007

This morning I am off to Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world. Many ashrams and many kinds of yogas. This town is set on the banks of the Ganges River. A very new age kind of town. Also, many treks start here to the high Himalayas or white-water rafting trips.
I am staying near the ashram where the Beatles stayed back in 1968 and composed tons of songs, right by the \ganges \river.
Many tourists and many pilgrims are drawn t this town which is quite dynamic all over the river banks.
The weather is perfect so I walked all along the river which has lots of rocks and bolders by the banks with little beach areas all along where people are scattered meditating or bathing in the Ganga. Along the banks there are temples and guest houses peched by the hills and overlooking the river. The further east on the river the more of a swiss feeling it gets. Great views!
There are two bridges that cross the river for pedestrians only, so the traffic on this side is just some motorcycles. Nice and quite!