BOOKS: “Road to Mussoorie” by Ruskin Bond

Roads to MussoorieRoads to Mussoorie by Ruskin Bond
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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This is a collection of essays about Bond’s home of many years, Mussoorie, along with — as the title suggests — the areas one comes through traveling to – and hiking out of – Mussoorie. The book ventures from a straight up travelogue into ghost stories, local gossip, autobiography, and municipal history. It enlightens the reader on the White Woman of Mussoorie, on the death of its cinema, and on the town’s historical involvement in colonial licentiousness.

I enjoyed this short book. It’s humorous and offers one a feel of hill station India.

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PROMPT: Travel Plans

Daily writing prompt
What are your future travel plans?

For the balance of this year: Uttarakhand (India) and Laos are the biggies, and then a number of shorter, closer, and more impromptu stops.

DAILY PHOTO: The Ganga, Rishikesh: Day & Dusk

Taken in Rishikesh in November of 2017

DAILY PHOTO: The Ganga at Rishikesh

Rishikesh in November of 2017

DAILY PHOTO: The Ganges at Rishikesh

DAILY PHOTO: Shiva & Parvati, Rishikesh

Taken in November of 2017 in Rishikesh

DAILY PHOTO: Trayambakeshwar Temple, Rishikesh

Taken in November of 2017 in Rishikesh.

DAILY PHOTO: The Ganges at Rishikesh

Taken in November of 2017 at Rishikesh

DAILY PHOTO: Ganga River at Rishikesh

Taken in November of 2017 in Rishikesh

DAILY PHOTO: Across the Ganges, Rishikesh

Taken in November of 2017 in Rishikesh