11th June 2013 Haridwar



11th June Haridwar
As usual we all got up late and were ready to roam around in Haridwar. By 9am we were at Mansa Devi temple. We took a combined ticket of cable car of Mansa Devi and Chandi devi, which turned out to be a mistake. There was no rush and we boarded the cable car in no time. After taking blessings from Mansa Devi we were on our way to Chandi devi. We reached their by 11 and were surprised to find a huge rush. So much so that we were told that our turn on the cable car will come after 2 hours. We enquired with the people around and they said that it is just half an hour climb. We decided to walk and really we were at the temple in half an hour. We took darshan and were on our way back. Then we went to Har Ki Pauri. We had a wonderful time there frolicking in Holy river Ganga, looking at the trinkets being sold around and tattoo makers busy in their work on the road side. After enjoying we were back to our room as we had to board the train today at 6.50pm. bags were packed and by 6 we departed to the station. On reaching we came to know that the train is late and will depart at 8pm. We had our dinner and when the train came alighted it and were relaxed on our seats. Today we were departing from a wonderful tour of Uttarakhand esp.  Chardham and we had thoroughly enjoyed it. We had all planned it ourselves  with inputs from many sources. Most importantly we had physically prepared ourselves for this arduous journey and we had walked almost 100 kms in the last 10 days.
Thus ends this fantastic travelogue. I know after the tragedy in uttarakhand this will not be of any help for some years but I am sure some day some where it will be helpful.
May all the departed souls Rest In Peace










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