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Day 421
Over breakfast I met a really nice Spanish girl and we spent some time chatting. In fact we talked for so long that it was almost lunch. I had to rush back to my hotel to pack and put my things in storage.
Afterwards I headed back to Bhagsu to pick up the rest of the things that I had ordered the day before. Getting clothing made here is ridiculously cheap. I did have to sit there for some time for some alterations.
I back to McLeod Granj and spent some time online. I then stopped by to visit Moshe. He was fun to chat with and he had offered make me a necklace. I didn't have much time but it didn't take him very long. It was quite a pretty smokey quartz necklace.
Afterwards I had to get a cab up the hill to the bus station because I had way too much stuff to carry at this point. The night bus was mostly empty but it was cold. I ended up having the porter open up the back to get all of my warm clothing and I could just about fall asleep.
Day 420
Since my trekking dreams were dashed I decided to walk to I decided to walk to Bhagsu, about two kilometers away, after breakfast. On the way there I met a guy named Moshe who wanted to walk with me. I said ok but soon realized that I had forgotten my camera and had to head back for it.
Take two. I decided to go all the way to the waterfall. I think that most hotel showers gush more water, it was really quite bad. I never thought that a waterfall could be so boring.
After a snack it began to pour. I popped into a shop I had looked at something before and was about to buy it but the guy yelled at me for dripping a bit and I left. I ended up waiting out the rain with some other travelers over a chai.
When it stopped raining I headed to upper Bhagsu (up the big hill) I found a place that would make me a similar jacket for less money in the colors that I wanted. I killed the time waiting by checking my email.
After picking up my jacket I headed back to McLeod Granj. I was pretty tired and ended up just grabbing some food and heading back to my hotel to read and sleep.
Day 419
It was the cold that woke me up. I wasn't dressed for morning in the mountains. When I got off the bus I trudged up the hill to McLeod Ganj. The hotel I wanted was full so I ended up having to follow a tout and stay at his place. He said that there was hot water but there wasn't. It was back to the shower hokey pokey.
I then found a temple and watched as people turned the prayer wheels. This was just a small temple thoug hadn I headed to the Dali Lama's compound. According to a sign the actual Dali Lama is in Chinese custody and his location is unknown. He is 19. I don't know anything about the Tibet and Chinese problem and won't know anything as the museum was closed.
Instead I headed upstairs to the main temple. The scenery was far more interesting though. I stayed there for some time taking pictures. I also watched as people rolled the gold colored prayer wheels.
After exploring the town a bit more and doing some shopping for some warmer clothes I picked up some dinner and headed back to my hotel. One of my purchases was a really warm shawl. It was a good purchase.
