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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Manali & Naggar



Friday ~ 18 May 2007

We visited a ski resort up on the mountain but never expected that the traffic on the top there was horrible. From 9.30am to 12.00noon, we stucked in a huge traffic jam. We've completely forgotten that it was a school holiday in India and with that they go up to the mountain to avoid the hot weather. Anyway, from that place, we went down to Manali and made a little visit in this busy city. Manali is situated in northern end of the Kullu Valley, the popular resort of Manali is the last major settlement in the valley. According to legend, Manu, Hinduism's Noah, alighted his boat here to re-create human life after floods and destroyed the world - Manali means 'Home of Manu'.

After taking our late lunch in Manali, we headed to Naggar. The lovely little village of Naggar, one of the nicest places in the Kullu Valley, is known for its castle, ancient temples and gallery of the Russian painter Nikolai Roerich. It's a superb place to relax - having a glass of red wine, tomatoes and mozarella cheese, a fish from the river and the fruits from the valley. Naggar lies on the eastern Kullu-Manali road but the hotels, temples and gallery are grouped around the castle at the top of steep 2km road.

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