On Sunday we visited friends in Dehra Dun and Rajpur. When we left on Monday morning we stopped at the Chayya Cafe in Rajpur. Chayya has a branch in Mussoorie at the top of Mullingar Hill. We love their home-made bread and cookies. They have a nice small restaurant, too. The entry way has a lovely garden area.


The whimsical painted entry way.


Interior of the restaurant with nice views.


After Chayya, we stopped at the Moravian Institute to look at their Tibetan rugs. The school has been there since 1963. For many years, they trained women to make Tibetan rugs as a money-making venture. A few years ago most of their export sources dried up and they have stopped making them. But we did get to see what they had left. Rev. Kundan, the principal, is on the Woodstock School Board and we got to visit with him while we were there.

This bougainvillea was only one of many on the grounds.


A close-up of a flame-of-the-forest tree and its blooms.


More pretty flowers.


Some of the rugs in the storeroom.


Part of the road heading up toward the main Mussoorie Road.