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Back from Ladakh in Taiwan

I'm back home. The return flight was not entirely free of problems in Hong Kong was the plane crashed and I had to wait 3 hours to spare. Unfortunately, the surprise on my planned an "accidental" meeting with my wife and my boys at the Taipei Airport to pop. I had, my Return scheduled so that I simultaneously with them - would have stood at the baggage claim ... - Coming from Frankfurt via Peking
Well, it could be worse.

in the next couple days, I - in addition to hundreds of accumulated emails, surveys and submit my photos to you a few more reports and pictures. For example, the Sadar Bazar in Delhi, where I was hanging around on the last day prior to departure a few sweaty hours. Unbelievable what's going on.
you soon!

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Dali, Gaudi, Nek Chand

Dali and Gaudi are world famous for their somewhat unusual art. Nek Chand I did not know before. Quietly began the now 85 year old in 1965, with his little House of stone, ceramic waste and industrial waste to create an art garden. After 8 years, his work was discovered, which included as already an area of 5 ha. Fortunately, the City Council of Chandigarh farsighted and legalized the art garden not only, but gave the now retired road construction inspector ever support. Today is the "Rock Garden" is the only real tourist attraction in the state capital of Punjab. From planned by me 30 minutes, a nearly two-hour walk through curiosities, shapes and colors.

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Review: From Srinagar to Delhi

Back in the dusty, hot and noisy New Delhi, I long for two things: Of course, in my family that I will see tomorrow in Taipei will. But even after the rest of the clean air and friendly people in the mountains.

The first I can not To speed but at least the memory of two beautiful days on the streets in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh for Delhi can I get my photos back.

After I left without any major problems, the beautiful but unhappy region to Srinagar, I drove through forests, valleys and gorges through. It looked like this:

Where's the just the toilet?

A really quaint mountain village invited to take a break. I had the feeling that there has never yet stopped a Western tourist. At first I was very admired, I had to all sorts of people take pictures. The image displayed on the camera all enthusiastic. Have never seen a Digitalkanmera?

little further I discovered a temple that would fit in shape and color more to South India. Again I had the Geföhl to be the first tourist that stops here. I was warmly eigeladen for tea and in the "house" of the Sadhu (saint) to be related. He comes from Tamil Nadu, leaving the issue of the Temple style was established.

the late afternoon I reached the Mansar Lake. That was a tip from my Kiwi friend from Srinagar, recorded on any map. Very nice! I found a room with sea view and there I was like the sacred fish (carp?) is shown. This is something I have not seen, even as I appeared on the small pier, with raw bread dough in hand, the fat beasts jumped almost out of the water. To get my delicious morsel, there was no longer cared. It looked then like it.

fish soup

A few 40-50 cm large turtles ate with

This plate I could not understand now. But perhaps, as I had already asked others-whether the fish would not taste delicious fried or boiled ...

Yet another sacred cattle, the fry can not

, the evening was really nice with fried vegetables in batter and a large bottle of mango juice.

I have these vehicles Crocodiles baptized. When the hood is open, they look very hungry. Does anyone know what these cars? I would say loose 50 years old, the engine seems to be a diesel. At least some smoke and noise it that. Here in Punjab take a lot of them still carry around and see what arises Sun

from the front ...

... and from behind.

Finally, a few impressions on and off the road. Let's start with the "tourist guide": Please always follow the lady with the umbrella!

My next report is then a guy in Chandigarh, who created undetected for years a rather bizarre rock garden. As you noticed, he already had about 5 hectares designed with stones and industrial waste. Fortunately, this genius was recognized and introduced him 50 workers and more area available. Tonight, more of it.

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On the way back

today are no pictures, sorry. Not that I would have no. But firstly this Internet booth is very slow and they also do the same. I am in Chandigarh, which is the (new) capital of Punjab. The old one was Lahore, which belongs to Pakistan since 1946.

Actually I wanted to be not here, but my trip planned for yesterday by cable car fell to 5,000 meters high from unfortunately. While I was started on time, but in Srinagar was once again curfew after last Friday was Ramba Zamba again. In a village outside there was, unfortunately, many dead in the riots. In order to Gulmarg - that the ski resort in winter - to come, I would have run through the city have to. Although I had been waved through some of the security forces already, but then I got a hard-liner. Even when he made Umdrehzeichen Go there. I stopped, explained what I wanted, but then the bird flapped its Holzknueppel the Ruecksitz behind me. I advised him to control himself, but turned around just in case. The house boat I grabbed my clothes and made unnerved that I left in Srinagar for Delhi. Too bad.

Somehow, the situation is quite complicated, I try to declare, in a nutshell a little. Since there is a regional (Muslim) party in Kashmir, for the complete independence of India occur. Not for a connection to the Muslim Pakistan, as many believe. The only forget that, first, because India never join in and even if, then Pakistan would be ruckzuck here to grab the coveted since independence in 1946 Kashmir. India would be without protection for the Pakistanis then quite simple. And these politicians are now telling the people that they should strike, all. For more than two months now the Kashmiris bestreiken speak himself because they are the only victims themselves, the Indian army or police is not the itch, which are self-sufficient. But the children can not go to school, anything goes. Of course, the tourists remain away, in the 1990s, Kashmir was a flourishing tourist destination.

And then there are the stone throwers. Most young people who are of the "politicians" and mullahs are not stopped seriously. If there is too much then the army will constantly pelted with stones to be, they sometimes do not shoot with rubber bullets, but sharp back. How to end this idiotic cycle? I Hamid, the owner of the houseboat, the German situation declared in 1989. Peace was the goal of German unity, achieved after a few months. Instead of throwing the soldiers, you have them put flowers in the Gewehrlaeufe. They made "swords into plowshares." But the Muslims tick because otherwise, if religion play along, maybe suspend logical thinking.

I'm definitely following a sharp detour come out unscathed from the region. After a first night stop on a small lake in the mountains, I am now in Chandigarh. This city was designed by the famous Swiss-French architect Cobusier in the 50s and built. It is not so Indian. Tomorrow I will wander around a bit and report back probably from Delhi. Tomorrow evening I will get there. Yesterday I did 250 kilometers today, almost 400 kilometers. There remain about 250, but they will have it in them. The total third degree of car and truck drivers take to clear again.

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007 in Srinagar

continuation of yesterday

... on my bike was the back wheel without air.

Great, number 7 But, as luck such a play along, the people had decided Srinagar, after 2 months of opening general strike that day to the shops again. All my sake. And because it is the first day of Ramadan. Ken, a friendly Expolizist from New Zealand, long-time resident of New Buckingham Palace, drove me then on his motorcycle through the city to finally buy a new tire. After only 3 hours, and 30 determines demand in shops we had actually found one. The rearing was then the smallest problem.

Now I will give you the first "New present Buckingham Palace. There are loose in Srinagar 1000 House Boats on the lake, in all quality classes. My boat has three Gastraeume and a salon for everyone. First of an outside view, rather plain.

from the seaside

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From the land side

My room is not cleaned up

The vacant Suite

The common living area, is eaten where

is a kept, right?

Srinagar is so beautiful, it is very sad for the mind here. On every corner are heavily armed soldiers and police, armored vehicles and all gemusstert suspicious. Me not so much a foreigner is immediately recognized as such. I then put up with the new tires in the otherwise almost inaccessible old town to the famous ancient wooden, visit Jamia Mosque. All roadblocks were gone and there was a lively market. In this mosque will fit into several 100,000 people on the last Friday of Ramadan to go there right up to 500,000 people! have

looked a little funny already, I also was the only tourist there. But were all friendly and no one has thrown stones at me. In the adjacent Lively bazaar we went to.

a bridal shop, but there were subtle spices. I bought, of course, the bags were then sealed with hocmoderner technology.

gold and silver, I appreciate that ...

law is fried breaded vegetables taste delicious.

The next morning, so today, I was awakened again by a strong beat. By 4 clock in the morning. This time, however, I prepared it, because in front of the house boat is a Shikara waited on me (which is a rowing boat). That should bring me to the floating markets. At dawn we arrived there. In contrast to the boring floating markets of Bangkok, where more tourists are as Haendlerboote way, it was very lively here. With me there were only two tourist boats, to loosen or Einkaeuferboote 100 dealers. It was busy haggling.

Tomorrow is my last day in Srinagar, before I leave on Sunday to Delhi. 900 km, it is still there. But first I make a trip to Golmarg, about 60 kilometers from here. There are up a cable car up to 5000 meters. (Hello my Swiss friends to make the first!) In the winter you can go there supposedly excellent skiing. Departures from 5000 to 2500 feet down! Now in the summer you can probably go for a walk and look beautiful on clear days to the famous K2 with over 8000 meters.

More like this tomorrow.