Shopping Spree and Amazing Lunch

Today was fantastic! We went shopping in Dharmasala... I got these amazing tibetan dresses and a Kashmiri silk carpet (yup, that set me back!). We also got socks and pillow covers, purses, prayer flags, jewelery, and a whole bunch of other things! (including an old-school camera... my digital is out of battery power and we had only one other 27 shot disposable camera!

My carpet was purchased in a back alley shop that Aditi found... well, she followed a complete stranger that offered excellent deals (no worries Aditi's Aunt and I were close behind!)

Things are certainly different here after hours of shopping about about 10 bags between us we just dropped out bag off in a shop (literally at the front door) and kept on shopping... it did help that we bought some scarves and ring there... Amazing!

After shopping we took off further up the mountain to Talnoo to have a picnic of
yummy leftover tibetan pizza, Indian beer (Kingfisher), Butter and Garlic Chips (I will bring some back... they are fab!) and Custard Apples (Anna check out Pete's to see if they carry them... so tasty... they kinda look like mini artichokes and you eat the pulp and spit out the black seed and don't eat the skin).

The place we had the picnic is on a beautiful cliff that gives a view of the entire Indian Himalayan moutain range in all it's snowy glory. After lunch Aditi and I climbed a Indian Oak Tree (it must of have been the Indian beer that brought on the courage to climb a tree... how old are we?!) We got some excellent picks!

After lunch we went for a hike and saw some beautiful view of the plains! We also got great photo-op with the children and the cow that live there. They loved that we gave them fruit and candy :)

On the way home from lunch we stopped at St.John's in the Wilderness Church, an old catholic church off the main road... Lord Elgin's grave is here too.

That's it for now...