Birthday and tabla lessons

Hello !

As you can see, we have at last got round to posting some photos. Things take a while here and it's been a slightly labourious process.

Anyway, still in Manali and we've been spending the last few days having tabla lessons. It's been pretty hard but good fun and the guy gave us loads of his time for free, even if it did mean sitting cross-legged for 4 hours ! We have now hired a set for a week which was also a task in itself !

We are staying at the Himalaya Cottage, it's just us and the crrrrrrazy guy Sharman who works there, which can make for some pretty interesting times ! Every conversation with him is insane but the views are the best in town and he does make us nice chai and toast in the morning.

Nik had a great birthday, with lot's of nice presents, birthday cake, Indian Head massage followed by trip to the salon, and lots more general madness.

Hope everyone is well, speak soon....

Love,

Jon & Nik xxxx

Nik with chocolate birthday cake

Chilling on the balcony on Nik's birthday afternoon

Sunny morning Manali

Wow the pics are great. Glad to here you are OK.
Went to Luke's birthday BBQ today. Lucy is getting bigger so won't be long now.Love to you both M and D.

ps. did you get my email.

written by David J H Walton on June 23, 2007

Full on respectadoodledoooooooooo.

Im so glad to hear that your playing tabla dha tire kita taka wayhayyyyyyyyyyy. Justines friend from the states came over last week and i gave him one of my bayans, needless to say that he was over the moon.
So when are you going to visit the bike hire place. There are lots of bike hire places, but the best we found with the most reasonable prices were from a place a the bottom end of town just behind were they store the buses. Follow the main road through new manali as if your leaving town to go south or alternativly, walk from the top end of new manali to the tibetan shopping district then as you near the end fork right and ask some-one. I think its called ragus or rauls or some name begining with a 'R'

Anyway mr and mrs lucky people.
You take care of yourselves and i look forward to seeing more of your adventure unfold.

Respeck. . .

written by Mr brozeldohakerisim on June 24, 2007

'Ow do!

What a fantastic place! Glad you are having a great time, sounds ace! I will mail the pics round the office to make everyone hate you!

Gaz

written by Gareth Copeland on June 25, 2007

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Birthday and tabla lessons

Manali, India