This week we have mostly been eating cake! We also found time to go and see the Dalai Lama (between mouthfulls). He was giving teachings all week at the temple, and on Friday we finally managed to fulfill all of the strict security criteria and actually get inside to hear him speak. Having said that, as he was speaking in Tibetan we had to listen to a (somewhat poor) English translation via a tiny radio which we bought for the occasion (and tuned into Temple FM!)...

We sadly left Dalhousie, and the bus journey to Dharamsala was equally as dramatic as the one to Dalhousie. Once I had taken the motion sickness tablet I almost enjoyed the way the bus sped down the hills and round hairpins without aid of the brakes. Still, we got here safely, and found a place to stay. It's not quite as cold here, but still chilly. Our room is surprisingly warm despite having no heating. We are now 1770m above sea level, so still feel the need t...