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Dharamsala, Tibetan Government in Exile
I can't say enough good things about the town of McLeod-Ganj. Unlike Siliguri, Calcutta, Varanasi, Agra and Delhi, this town is quiet, relatively clean, hassle free, cold, and loaded with delightful restaurants, lodges, Internet cafes, non-profit, environmentally friendly souvenir shops, safe drinking water, and Tibetans. The joy started at our …
I don't think we're in India anymore Toto
Oh but I was still in India. It was just like a different world. McCleod- Ganj is the headquarters of the Tibetan government in exile and the residence of the 14th Dalai Lama. The town was more like something out of Europe than India. The narrow windy streets were clean and filled with shops and hotels overlooking the valley. Now it may not seem …
The Funeral Crashers
... been a blessing for the three year olds' deceased mother.
We met the bearers of this bad news on the walk back to Pelling from the Ancient Capital of Sikkim. Their unbeatable friendliness and sunny dispositions contrasted against the tragic news they had initially come laden with. Flanary and Raymond were New Yorkers with their own yoga school. Oddly, we only found out their names whilst dining together after a day trip to Sanga Choling Monastery the following ...
Rundtur i Darjeeling
... bestämde oss för att sätta oss på Joey’s pub och ta en öl eller tre. Där
satt vi resten av kvällen och mös med tända ljus som belysning. Strömavbrotten
kom och gick som de ville hela kvällen.
När vi vid tio tiden skulle vandra hem igen var det ganska
mörkt. Vi visste som vanligt inte exakt vart vi skulle men oavsett om man går
fel blir det tillslut alltid rätt. På vägen skällde varenda hundflock på oss.
Men tillslut kom vi ...
The Beautiful Darjeeling Hills
... miss the long train ride which was a really nice treat. We really enjoyed our time relaxing in Darjeeling, had some wonderful tea, will find it hard going back to tea bags, freshly brewed tea really is the way to go.Tibetan people have been the sweetest, momos really tasty and nice having a break from the touts but the weird thing is we are missing real India already and look forward again to the adventure and surprises that it brings us. Bring on Kolkata ''The City Of ...