Sunday, November 9, 2014

Landour with Anjali and Nathan


Landour is the Mussoorie community where we are based. It remains remarkably unchanged since the 1960's when I was a boy here, as scenic and alluring as ever. This is where we spent our Thursday with Anjali and Nathan, and this is the subject of the slide show embedded below. 

We set out before breakfast for an early morning walk along the "Eyebrow" path, and made our way slowly to the "top of the hill", where we were blessed with crystal clear views of Bandarpunch and Swagarohini. We stopped at Char Dukhan for a breakfast of paranthas and chocolate pancakes! Then it was down for a look-in at Aotearoa, where our family lived from 1988 to 1990.

We were welcomed warmly at Landour Community Hospital and given a tour of the facilities. This is where Anjali was born on October 12 in 1983. In her present capacity as a delivery nurse in British Columbia, Anjali seemed impressed with what LCH has to offer. 

Eventually, we wound up at Woodstock School, where Anjali attended kindergarten and grade 1, and where Lynn and I worked from 1981 to 1990. In the alumni office, Anjali found a significant record of her time as a student. There is a wonderful large picture of her in the 1990 yearbook. Judy Crider facilitated a brief tour of the school, and we joined her for lunch in the staff dining room.

Here are a few images of our "Landour Day".


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