Chilling in Manali!!

One of the best places I visited last winter was this awesome mountain resort in Manali, Himachal pradesh. It’s situated in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh in Northern India. Manali is a picture perfect mountain resort. (yeah! i know this sounds like something from a 4th grade essay)...Anyway, this place is covered with pinewoods and apple orchards, Manali has been attracting adventure and nature lovers from all over the world. At an attitude of 1929 meters, it is bordered by the Rohtang Pass, the gateway to the mighty mountain desert-Ladakh.

Trust me, I’ve seen a lot of places, and this ranks all the way up on my “Must visit” list of places. This place is so cool..(not cold cool..well it’s cold, but it’s cool too..um..u get the idea right??) Anyway, I’m saying it’s cool, cuz, of everything that’s around there.. The hill station of Manali has several places to see in and around it. There is Old Manali that is just 3 km away from Manali. The old guesthouses and the orchards are worth seeing in Old Manali. The Manaligarh Fort and the Manu Maharishi Temple are the other places worth seeing there.. Then there is Vaishisht, around 3 km from Manali. In Vaishist you must check out the stone temple dedicated to saint Vashista. It is noteworthy that the tanks of the temple are underground hot-water/sulphur springs. For the adventure seekers there is no better place that Rohtang Pass around Manali. There are the nature spots like the Dassaur Lake and the Beas Kund. Hiking is an excellent option to explore the scenic places around Manali. You may take your pick from Beas to the Solang Valley, Lama Dugh to Manalsu Nala et al. Manali lies on the banks of Beas River. You can even opt for river rafting on the Beas for some adventure and sightseeing around Manali.

Words of caution… don’t carry anything which is small and expensive... if u lose it... there ain’t no way u gonna find it in all that snow there.

Cheers!!!