{"id":2906,"date":"2020-01-26T17:08:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T17:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2024-02-15T21:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:52:56","slug":"palampur-india-tea-hills-off-the-beaten-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2020\/01\/26\/palampur-india-tea-hills-off-the-beaten-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Palampur \u2013 Indian tea hills off the beaten path"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2906\" class=\"elementor elementor-2906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-364b482b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"364b482b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ddfa8\" data-id=\"43ddfa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311055a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"311055a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f0b7872 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 21, 2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fcf06e9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t78 Day\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7f90aa elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-compass\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPalampur, India\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5c90350 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-suitcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9350 Km\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cd6a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37cd6a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"leadin\">Everyone has heard of Darjeeling tea and Assam tea, but how about Kangra tea? Palampur is a small city in the Kangra Valley of India\u2019s Himachal Pradesh, known for its tea plantations. The Kangra Valley Express, a narrow-gauge train, is running through Palampur. That was one of the reasons we wanted to have a stop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120959-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Palampur is known for Kangra tea \" class=\"wp-image-2874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120959-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120959-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120959-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120959.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Palampur is known for Kangra tea <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impressions of Palampur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We took a bus <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"from Dharamshala (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2020\/01\/25\/dharamshala-mcleodganj-tibet-india-himalayas\/\" target=\"_blank\">from Dharamshala<\/a> to Palampur and arrived after 2,5 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120912-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bus from Mcleod Ganj to Lower Dharamshala\u2019s bus station\" class=\"wp-image-2868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120912-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120912-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120912-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120912.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bus from Mcleod Ganj to Lower Dharamshala\u2019s bus station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120925-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"On our way to Palampur\" class=\"wp-image-2869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120925-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120925-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120925-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120925.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>On our way to Palampur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120973-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Palampur bus station\" class=\"wp-image-2879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120973-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120973-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120973-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120973.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Palampur bus station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The center was busy. Our hostel was located a few kilometers uphill in an area called Bundla, where it was very calm. Even though we really like Mcleod Ganj, it\u2019s rather touristy there. This was the complete opposite and we enjoyed being in an ordinary, non-touristy mountain village in beautiful surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120946-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The busy market street of Palampur\" class=\"wp-image-2873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120946-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120946-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120946-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120946.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The busy market street of Palampur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120980-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Peace of nature in Bundla\" class=\"wp-image-2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120980-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120980-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120980-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120980.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Peace of nature in Bundla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-unsuccessful visit to the tea factory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What Palampur is famous for is the tea, so of course we wanted to visit a tea factory there. It took us over an hour to walk to the Palampur Co-operative Tea Factory, which is producing both, black and green Kangra teas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120968-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Palampur Co-operative Tea Factory\" class=\"wp-image-2876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120968-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120968-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120968-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120968.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Palampur Co-operative Tea Factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120970-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\u201dOnce tested, never forgotten\u201d Is it so, we don\u2019t know, as we never got to test it\" class=\"wp-image-2877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120970-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120970-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120970-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120970.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>\u201dOnce tested, never forgotten\u201d Is it so, we don\u2019t know, as we never got to test it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There it turned out that it was not tea season. Therefore, there was not much happening inside the factory and no guide who could give us a proper tour. After we asked nicely, a friendly worker agreed to show us briefly around. But the machines were not on and the huge tea fermentation hall was completely empty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120963-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kangra tea ready to be shipped away\" class=\"wp-image-2875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120963-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120963-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120963-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120963.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kangra tea ready to be shipped away<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, we were not taken to the tea plantations behind the factory. Anyway, we were not too disappointed. We have visited tea factories already before and will still in other places on this trip. At least we could admire the vast tea plantations growing along the streets as we walked between the city and our guest house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120941-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bull enjoying the delicate taste of Kangra tea\" class=\"wp-image-2872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120941-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120941-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120941-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bull enjoying the delicate taste of Kangra tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A nice walk in the countryside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130009-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"On the hills of Palampur\" class=\"wp-image-2886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130009-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130009-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130009-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130009.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>On the hills of Palampur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were staying at Himalayan Heritage Hostel that was situated up on the hills, outside of town. From our hostel\u2019s balcony we could see the pine-clad hills and the snowy mountains behind them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120931-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Himalayan Heritage Hostel had a beautiful balcony\" class=\"wp-image-2871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120931-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120931-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120931-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120931.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Himalayan Heritage Hostel had a beautiful balcony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120930-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"View from the balcony\" class=\"wp-image-2870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120930-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120930-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120930-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120930.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View from the balcony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These hills were tempting us to walk on them and so we decided to visit the Shree Jakhani Mata Temple. It was a nice 1,5 hour walk through the countryside and small settlements. We could see the families working on their fields and groups of kids coming from school, waving to us and yelling hello. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130004-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"We saw many many cows\" class=\"wp-image-2885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130004-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130004.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>We saw many many cows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130047-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"This goat had a cool skull face\" class=\"wp-image-2894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130047-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130047-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130047-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130047.jpg 1461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>This goat had a cool skull face<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The temple itself was nice, but like on our whole journey, also the highlight of this walk was not the destination but the way itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130019-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Shree Jakhani Mata Temple\" class=\"wp-image-2889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130019-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130019-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130019.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Shree Jakhani Mata Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130023-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Shiva has a great style\" class=\"wp-image-2890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130023-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130023.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Shiva has a great style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130029-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"View from the temple\" class=\"wp-image-2891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130029-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130029-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130029-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130029.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View from the temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130037-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A forest path along the way\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130037-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130037-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130037-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130037.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A forest path along the way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130039-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"On our way back to Bundla\" class=\"wp-image-2893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130039-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130039-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130039-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130039.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>On our way back to Bundla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food and the people of Bundla<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We stayed in the hostel with a young Belgian couple (who were the only foreigners we saw during our stay in Palampur). On our second and last evening we went together to eat at Cliffy\u2019s Cafe. It is an atmospheric place that serves modern South Indian food. We were a bit surprised to find such a stylish place there at the outskirts of Palampur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130050-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffy\u2019s Cafe\" class=\"wp-image-2895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130050-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130050-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130050-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130050.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Cliffy\u2019s Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise we ate only at Rana Dhaba, the closest place to our hostel. It was a basic, one man operated eatery. After Mcleod Ganj\u2019s endless offer on anything a tourist would want to eat, it was nice for a change to have some basic Indian food and to be among locals. After our meals the owner Rana offered Seri bidis (tobacco rolled in a leaf) and cigarettes one after another. He also taught us some new Hindi words, as we couldn\u2019t communicate too much in English.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120988-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rana making a potato paratha for us. First you fill it...\" class=\"wp-image-2882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120988-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120988-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120988-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120988.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rana making a potato paratha for us. First you fill it&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120985-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"...then you roll it\" class=\"wp-image-2881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120985-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120985-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120985-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120985.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8230;then you roll it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120991-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The master himself frying the paratha\" class=\"wp-image-2883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120991-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120991-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120991-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120991.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The master himself frying the paratha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120993-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ta-dah!\" class=\"wp-image-2884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120993-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120993-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120993-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1120993.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ta-dah!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our favorite thing in Palampur wasn\u2019t the tea, after all, but getting to meet the local people and to see a part of their everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The journey goes on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next destination was going to be Jaipur. 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