Is it okay to say I didn't really like Rishikesh? I heard so many great things about and I love the Beatles' White Album, but once I was there I wasn't really having it. I think I'd give it another chance, though. When I got to the city, I was a bit homesick and McLeod-Ganj-sick and I'm sure I took it out on poor old Rishikesh.
I think the reason I heard so many great things about Rishikesh was because I heard things from people who attended ashrams. I didn't have enough time to spend a full week doing yoga, meditating and reading but I wish I had. I found walking around the city to be rather boring and would have liked the relaxation of an ashram.
I found myself just walking around a lot trying to avoid the monkeys. Don't let this little guy fool you, the macaques in Rishikesh were aggressive and not afraid of people. But, there were still cute from a distance, well the baby ones at least.
Other than walk around, I spend most of my time reading (five whole books in four days) or eating the most amazing grilled yak cheese sandwiches from the restaurant at the Bhandari Swiss Cottage (great place to stay).
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