Rishikesh

It's has been a wonderful 6 days here in Rishikesh, where the relaxation takes a hold of you. I wake up in the morning at 7am, while Dan sleeps in a little, to walk the 2km road along the Ganga to go to Surrinder's Hatha Yoga. He is fantastic. He's a real Indian Guru who radiates spirituality. After the 2 hour practise, I then meet Dan at one of the many cafes we hang at like Freedom, Little Buddah or The Pyramid where we sip on Chai tea and chow down breakfast. The food here is influenced by many cuisines including Isreali, Mexican, Italian and Indian of course and The Pyramid offers Ayevedic Dishes like Kichery and spirolina. No meat here! Actually we have not eaten meat for the whole trip and we have not missed it due to the variety and awesome veg options.
After a long breakfast will then head to one of the other cafes passing the shops and eventually we meet up with the crew and chill out. We have met some amazing people here in Rishikesh who we hang with everyday. We started talking to Paul, the talker, from Brisbane the day we got here and it was "full power" from there on. Full Power is a common phrase used with the yoga students, meaning hectic or something that is intense and fast. I run to yoga with Shirley, the vibrant Isreali, and then meet up with her partner Andy, the lawyer, for breakfast or lunch. Naveen, aka Dr Naveen, is our local Indian friend who is just an amazing person and is in the know about everything. We are having a party for him at Freedom on Monday night for his birthday which should be a blast and if it's anything like the last party here, we are all sure it will be "happening" (so we are told). We have so many wonderful friends, we will tell you all about them when we get back.
The last two days Dan and I have done Indian cooking lessons with Arjun and Naveen , some dishes are Palak Paneer(Spinach Cheese), Chopati (pita bread), Paneer Kofta (cheese balls), Alu Gajjar (potato carrot). Everything has been so delicious and we are now able to make authentic North Indian dishes that will tantalise the taste buds.
Peace out. Love and bubbles :)