Street celebrations, Old Delhi

Some of the most frightening dancing I've yet witnessed, Old Delhi

Rickshaws outside Sunehri Masjid and Fountain Chowk, Old Delhi

Jami Masjid Mosque, Delhi

Old Delhi from a minaret of Jami Masjid

Chipmunk at Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi

The "Man of the Match" is hoisted aloft

"You're not Singh-ing Anymore" - would be the politically incorrect caption for this photo

Red Fort - Green Truck

This is my rifle, this is my gun - Red Fort

The entrance to Chatta Chowk, Red Fort, Delhi

Lahore Gate, Red Fort, Old Delhi

Digambara Jain Temple, on the way to the railway station

First view of the Indian Himalayas, arriving at Kalka railway station

The narrow-gauge train between Kalka and Shimla

In case you couldn't conceptualise what a fire on a train would look like

Shimla summed up - Christ Church and monkeys on telegraph cables

View from my bedroom window in Shimla (Hotel White)

A monkey preens another, Jakhu temple, Shimla

Shimla's mock Tudor town hall - par for the course for this nouveau riche dull town

Shop in Shimla - an obvious combination - apple boxes and guns

The best thing about Shimla was leaving it

Dodgy looking bridge over the Beas River on the way to Manali

The Manalsu Nala River and the bridge to Old Manali

It was apple harvest time in Manali

House in Old Manali

Enflelds were everywhere in Manali

House in Vashisht on a rainy afternoon

A rainy afternoon in the Himalayas - Vashisht

Bath time at the hot springs, Vashisht

Godfather Beer - ABV greater than 5% but no more than 8%

The Manalsu Nala River and the bridge to Old Manali by night

Morning assembly in Old Manali - or a recruitment drive for Hitler youth?

Kid through a shop window, Old Manali

Himachal Pradesh boasts the longest off piste skiing in the world - the only problem is there is only one lift and few helicopters, so a run means setting off walking at 2am

Outdoor lesson in Vashisht

Schoolchildren in Vashisht

Watefall 2km north of Vashisht

Himalayan Nyungmapa Gompa, Manali

Prayer flags in Manali

Manali to Leh mountain pass road - 477 km, or 20 hours by jeep

The Manali-Leh highway claims another truck

The gearbox of our first Tata jeep broke after 3 hours, so we had to wait for a replacement

Near the Rohtang Pass en route to Leh

Near the Rohtang Pass, en route to Leh

Stupa near to Pang, en route to Leh

The 2 female Buddhist monks that were in our jeep were freezing in the tent at Pang

Our hostesses in our tent at Pang

Tents at Pang, around 4,400m

Buddhist monks in the jeep on the way to Leh

Approaching Tanglangla, the highest point on the Manali -Leh road

Me at the Tanglanga Pass, 5,355m, en route to Leh

Tanglanga (or is it Taglangla?!) Pass, 5,355m, on the Manali-Leh road

View from my bedroom window in Leh (Padma Guest House) towards Stok Khangri

Thiksay

Monk school in Thiksay

Thiksay Gompa

Buddhist horns on the roof of Thiksay Gompa

Buddha in Thiksay Gompa

Prayers before lunch at Thiksay Gompa