Dave, Colin and myself set off to Naggar for the day on the bikes. It's about an hour downhill from Vashisht. We visited Naggar Castle. It was originally a royal residence before it was bought over from the British. It is now a museum and a lovely hotel run by Himachal tourism.
The stone and woodwork are really spectacular.
There are lots of little corridors leading to the guest bedrooms.
View from the castle.
View from the castle looking through one of the balcony arches.
The common areas still have very formal furniture.
The flowers in the garden are beautiful.
No day is complete without a stop at a local dhaba - choice of omelette or instant noodles with copious amounts of chai. Before we had stopped at this dhaba we had stopped at a cafe down the road. A young Indian guy gave us a very thick menu with Israeli food, Asian food, Italian food, Tibetan food as well as international cuisine.Colin ordered coke, Dave ordered limca and I ordered water. We were told there was no coke, no limca and no other soft drinks, only water. I thought that it was possibly a wise idea to ask what food on the menu was actually available as none of the drinks were. Unsurprisingly the answer was none. No wonder we love India.
At least at the dhaba we got a good scoff. Colin and Dave content with full bellies.
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