Leaving Mussoorie, we headed down the mountain to Dehradun. We only spent one night there, but stayed at undoubtedly the most phenomenal AirBnB we have ever visited.
Below is the review I left for Poonam and her husband:
Our stay at the Bungalow Retreat was simply perfect. The room were splendid, very clean, spacious, and well appointed. The garden was a lovely respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. What really made our stay fantastic was the extraordinary hospitality that Poonam and her husband offered us at every turn. They welcomed us into their home like family, and sure enough, before too long our two small children were calling them "Grandma" and "Grandpa". We wanted to go visit a temple, but had trouble finding a taxi; Poonam's husband was incredibly gracious, and took us in his own car. Poonam is an amazing cook, and wowed us with some phenomenal food. We hope that she will start offering cooking lessons in the future! This was the nicest AirBnB experience we have ever had. The quality of the lodging, and the extraordinary hospitality can't be beat. We are already looking forward to visiting "Grandma" and "Grandpa" again soon. Thanks again!
Here's a photo of "Grandpa" holding up Miles to try to pick mangoes (still about a month shy of ripe).
Miles was a VERY big fan of ringing the bells!
and also a big fan of Lord Ganesh.
The next day, on our way out of town, we made a slight detour and stopped at the Tibetan Mindrolling Monastery. A little blurb on it from wiki:
In 1965, Khochhen Rinpoche and small group of monks began the process of re-establishing Mindrolling monastery located near Clement Town, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand state, India. It now contains Ngagyur Nyingma College, one of the largest Buddhist institutes in India.
It is known as having both one of the tallest stupas, and tallest Buddha statues in the world.
As we descended the stairs to it, Annie said "The temple looks like it's touching the sky!"
And of course, there was lots of prayer wheels to spin.
And from there, it was to the airport, and down to Kerala!
Below is the review I left for Poonam and her husband:
Our stay at the Bungalow Retreat was simply perfect. The room were splendid, very clean, spacious, and well appointed. The garden was a lovely respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. What really made our stay fantastic was the extraordinary hospitality that Poonam and her husband offered us at every turn. They welcomed us into their home like family, and sure enough, before too long our two small children were calling them "Grandma" and "Grandpa". We wanted to go visit a temple, but had trouble finding a taxi; Poonam's husband was incredibly gracious, and took us in his own car. Poonam is an amazing cook, and wowed us with some phenomenal food. We hope that she will start offering cooking lessons in the future! This was the nicest AirBnB experience we have ever had. The quality of the lodging, and the extraordinary hospitality can't be beat. We are already looking forward to visiting "Grandma" and "Grandpa" again soon. Thanks again!
Here's a photo of "Grandpa" holding up Miles to try to pick mangoes (still about a month shy of ripe).
And here's one of us all (minus me as per usual) before heading out
As mentioned in the write up above, Poonam's husband, Ajay, was kind enough to take us to visit the famous Tappkeshwar temple. Here's a little bit from the wiki page on it:
Tapkeshwar Temple in Dehradun, also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is one of the most famous temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. Situated by the forest side, the main shivalinga at the temple is inside a natural cave. Water drops from the ceiling of the cave trickle down over the shivalinga in a continuous downpour, making for an interesting spectacle.
Below is a photo from the inside of the cave.
Incredible Hanuman statue (Annie can now correctly identify four Indian gods: Hanuman, Shiva, and Ganesh)
We even got the opportunity to dip our feet in the fetid creek, because Annie and Miles saw other kids doing it and were adamant.
The next day, on our way out of town, we made a slight detour and stopped at the Tibetan Mindrolling Monastery. A little blurb on it from wiki:
In 1965, Khochhen Rinpoche and small group of monks began the process of re-establishing Mindrolling monastery located near Clement Town, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand state, India. It now contains Ngagyur Nyingma College, one of the largest Buddhist institutes in India.
It is known as having both one of the tallest stupas, and tallest Buddha statues in the world.
As we descended the stairs to it, Annie said "The temple looks like it's touching the sky!"
And of course, there was lots of prayer wheels to spin.
And from there, it was to the airport, and down to Kerala!
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