Finally in Rishikesh – what a colourful place!

(Rishikesh, India, 4th of Sep 2016)

Arriving in Rishikesh we were unexpectedly not attacked by rickshaw drivers but could quietly choose a tuktuk ourselves. We told the driver that we wanted to go to the Ram Jhula Bridge and a few kilometers later we were dropped off at a small opening in a wall and thought the driver had misunderstood where we wanted to go but he just keep on pointing at theopening. And he was right. After 100 steps downwards we saw the bridge that would lead us over the Ganges to the part of Rishikesh where our Yoga Retreat would be. Together with a few cows, a number of mopeds, many colourful Indian people, a couple of monkeys and a few Westerners, we walked over the bridge and began looking for our retreat.

The temperature was about 35 degrees and we were both carrying backpacks, front and back, so we quickly became very warm. According to the description on the website it sounded as if it would be easy to find the yoga retreat, Rishikul Yogsala, but we had to ask several people before we finally found it.

The last bit up to the retreat went through narrow lanes, in the middle of a residential area, where we had to share space with cows and mopeds.