My next steps
In McLeod Ganj I prepared the next steps. This night (from 11.05. to 12.05.) I am going by sleeper bus from McLeod Ganj to Delhi.
Tomorrow (12.05.) I will visit Old Delhi and at 6.30 PM the nighttrain is leaving to Varanasi. I am very much looking forward to Varanasi. It is an old, but - as told - very, very dirty city. I am looking forward seeing the Ganga and the Ghats. Trying to stay at a place called Hotel Alka.
I will stay there one night to continue my trip to Kolkatta. Again by nighttrain, which will take me 10.5 hrs from 14.05. to 15.05. In Kolkatta I am going to stay for 2 days.
I will decide in Kolkatta how to go on: Either going to Darjeeling and then to Kathmandu or directly to Kathmandu from Kolkatta. So many possibilities… :) Super…

It seems, that my original plan is working + some more.

India and some inputs
Time is running very fast and every day is a real adventure. Varanasi, Kolkatta and the rest will be very interesting. India is very interesting. It is one big states, with many smaller states in it. Those states are very different, even the people there are different in their behaviours and looking. Religions… Hindhu, Sikh, Muslim… A lot of different things in a complex setup which is running more or less “peaceful”. Some states are wanting their independency (Kashmir, North-eastern-states and so on) and are having mixed emotions with Pakistan. People differ from every region. Sometimes friendly, sometimes rough. Kashmir people are very friendly as well as the people in Amritsar. Delhi is a hard place lets see, what the other regions and cities bring. Punjab people are having their turbans, with their hairs in front of their head. The people in the north are more Hindhi, wearing their colorful Saris and having a good makeup with kayal and so on…

Spending one night in McLeod Ganj at Hotel Ashoka with a wonderful view to the Manimahesh Kailash (5.656 m) mountain for 350 RS/Night.

Slept well and got up at 8, having a breakfast at a Tibetan restaurant - some mixed fruit chocolate pancake. Tasting very good.

McLeod Ganj is a very small but very touristy place. You get here everything, starting from Red Bull to Ritter Sport and other kinds of goods. I did not expected it here. McLeod Ganj is placed in a valley between the mountains. As I have heared, this is not the very best place, as the earth is shaking quite often here.

I visited gompas and temples, the government of Dalailama and his homeplace. It was interesting seeing the praywheels, seeing some Tibetan signs, fighting for independence. It is very interesting getting in contact with this religion.

In the afternoon I had a coffee and an applecake and looking forward meeting Mehmet at 5.30 PM for having some dinner. Then we are going to split and continuing our journey in different ways. Thanks a lot Mehmet, it was very nice travelling with you. Good luck :)