And There I Was Volume IX: A Backpacking Adventure in India
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478710152 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Shteeno said And There I Was Volume 9: A Backpacking Adventure in India. And There I Was Volume 9 : A Backpacking Adventure in India is DH Koester's ninth and final journey. Perhaps one of the BEST!!! I know I said that about volume 8, but I hadn't read 'Sidhartha and the Forgotten Lands of India'. I just could not put this book down for an extended period of time. From beginning to end I really felt like I was the one realizing these experiences and that I was there in the flesh. I have always wanted to go India and now I feel that I must. Excellent finish to the series.LOVE
Enter the lofty realm of the Himalayas at Mirik and hold audience with a high-ranking Tibetan monk in a monastery high above an emerald lake. Travel by rail to the world's Buddhist pilgrimage center at Bodhgaya where Sidhartha struggled for and attained enlightenment. Attend the solemn memorial service for a fallen soldier and learn the futility of war then push on to India's remote NE states and the mighty Brahmaputra. Finally, witness first-hand the dichotomies in life by first visiting Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying then braving the outstretched arms of the world's most exotic and alluring prostitutes.. Pass through Patna on the Mother Ganga, home to two of history's greatest figures-Chandragupta and Ashoka. In 2007 the author embarked on his ninth and final journey of the And There I Was series-Incredible India. Battle for your life in the miserable climes of Darjeeling, recover in the Kingdom of Sikkim and recuperate in the warmth of an idyllic tea region and the town of Kalimpong. Beginning in legendary Kolkata, maneuver your way through one of the world's largest train stations, home to tens of thousands of homeless boys living in tunnels and sewage pipes beneath its floors. In the state of Meghalaya, the "Abode of the Clouds," visit the rainiest spot on earth and a city that lives for music alone. Before leaving India, spend time with a low caste family in a village outside Kolkata and learn the meaning of compassion