The hotel Tarun found late at night on the outskirts of Dehradun has turned out to be very nice so we are staying here for three nights. We have found out how easy it is to wile away a day with a bit of walking, a bit of sitting watching the world and a lot of eating. This area is really nice and even a stroll from the hotel is interesting. We found a little cafe with a wonderful mountain view, we pass monkeys raiding the rubbish bin, and the sunset is nothing less than spectacular. The hotel restaurant is outside and it's so easy to just spend time sitting there. 
Today has been pretty relaxed too. After a leisurely start we went for a drive to visit a waterfall. Equally interesting were the restaurants perched along the edge of the road and the cable car that took people to the bottom.
Once again the mountain scenery was stunning and this time we even got a glimpse of snow in the distance.
Going past stalls selling roasted corn cobs was a bit of a temptation and of course there was the usual stop for chai.
On the return trip we explored a little side road which led to a very beautiful smaller waterfall. I have really appreciated the spontenaity of this trip and the ability to stop where ever I like and do what ever I like. I have managed to see so much more than I ever could have travelling a different way. Tarun has gone out of his way to explore back roads and make my trip as interesting as possible.
The Himalayan sunsets are spectacular so this evening we drove to a place where we got an uninterrupted view. I could see a million of these and never get sick if them.
An evening shopping expedidition in the city to buy Tarun a backpack was interesting to say the least. I find shopping really hard here as it's so difficult to actually see what some shops sell from the road. Walking down the road and looking in the windows is not a pleasant option because the idea of a footpath just doesn't seem to exist and I seem to spend all of my time looking at my feet to stop myself tripping. Anyway we eventually found the right shop and Tarun bought himself a very nice pack. There were people, cars and motorbikes everywhere and once again I was very happy not to be the driver.
Then it was food time ...... again! I had a craving for something that wasn't Indian so it was Dominos for pizza.... no meat lovers here!
Tomorrow it's back to Rishikesh for a couple more days. This was a place I really liked and I'm keen to see more of it.
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