Rishikesh - Laxman Jhula

My swiss travel maid and I got of the train in Haridwar, found the bus-terminal ignoring all the miss-information by business-oriented taxi- and auto-rickshah-drivers. After a safe ride -- in India the traffic works based on the right of the stronger, buses and trucks are the kings of the road, followed by big cars, small cars, auto-rickshahs and motor-bikes. Bicycles and pedestrians basically have no rights and get honked of the street by the constant hooting and very close overtaking-maneuvers.
The northern part of the town called Laxman Jhula (bridge named after the god Laxman) welcomed us with an impressive view over the Ganges and a hanging pedestrian bridge shaken by heavy wind. In India "pedestrian" includes cows, apes and motorbikes, so you have to be careful when you cross ;)
After waking up my old friend Jan (who has been staying here for some weeks already), we had breakfast and went to have a bath in the Ganges, which is still clean up hear. We did the ritual the Hindus do - putting the head under water for 7 times, making a wish - and let us being blessed by the cold river. Finally I had the chance to clam down, arrive with all my wits and relax...


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