Rishikesh is a 1 to 2 hour drive from my hometown Dehradun. I have many fond memories as a kid going to the Laxman Jhula, German Bakery...

A funny memory that comes to mind when I was still in high school. My best friend who lived in Dehradun was taking a massage course in Rishikesh during summer vacation where he travelled back and forth by bus. One day he asked me to come to Rishikesh with him to be the dummy!! It was his final class. So I took a trip down there got a free massage, had some pastries and coffee at the German bakers, chulled by the river and went back to Dehradun the same day.