"Dehra Dun, Garwal & Monkeys" a Dehra Dun Travel Page by DSwede

The city of Dehradun, which in my opinion, is not worth the visit. It is a rather buzy city, but filled with traffic, street vendors and busy store fronts. Nothing for the visiting tourist to see or do other than watch the busy ants go about their daily routine. However, on the way to Dehradun, I stopped at the small mountain town of Garhwal.

This city had a bit more to see, but could easily be done in a matter of a leisurely two hour walk. The town had a few temples, not particularly singular by themselves, but with the town as a backdrop, they were nice. Garhwal is situated on the rather steep slopes of a mountain river, but not only on one side, it is on both sides of the valley, with a large suspension foot bridge connecting them.

And monkeys... They unofficially own the town, hanging out on the suspension bridge. I even saw one of them unzip the backpack of a girl and take a banana out of her bag when she was not paying attension.

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This was one of my stops on a circular tour from Panipat to Haridwar to Mussoorie, then later to Delhi and Agra.