In the morning as we set off from
Haridwar for Barkot via Mussoorie. I happen to notice the hills and mountains
that promise fear but at the same time are getting tamed with a step fashion
cultivation. it is a visual retreat to see the the hills carved to steps and
have rich crops of Apples, walnuts and highly energetic herbs apart from the
regular crops. Thriving life in serene back drop. Life almost never stops but
adapts. Innovative, creative, simple, humble and adaptive living there is so
inspiring and fills you up with positive energy.
We had a break at Kempty falls. We stopped on a small bee busy street and were shown a way down to the falls. It was crowded and lined up with shops and stalls. There was a ropeway to go down but we choose to take the stairs as it looked promising for shopping and we can get to taste the local culture. There were great articles of wood and other crafted stuff here and we decided to shop on the way back. We finally reached the falls. It was too crowded with people enjoying in the water. In a couple of clicks we decided to fall back on shopping as it is getting difficult to stand near the falls.
Seems like the beautiful falls lead
to tourism and then a mushroom growth of market around it.
Shopping! if you live in a
metropolitan, it is a hard pinch as you realize how much you shell out for the
antique look corner piece on online portals/ malls as the price for the same
here would be less than half. Sometime even one seventh the price you pay in a
city. There were a lot of wood crafted stuff to buy but we din want to get
overloaded. After decent shopping, we proceeded to Barkot.
