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Travel Blogs from Darjeeling
La montagne, ça vous gagne
... fais des allers-retours juste au-dessus de nous! On pourrait presque le toucher tellement il est près.
Après ce petit-déjeuner, nous explorons la partie cachée de Darjeeling, la plus authentique. Pas de touristes, comme je l'ai déjà dit, mais nous sommes impressionnés par la différence morphologique entre les locaux et les autres indiens. Les gens sont plus petits et trappus, et leur visage montrent pour beaucoup leurs origines népalaises. Toutefois, les habits sont ...
Hannah Memorial Academy and more..
Darjeeling is high up in the mountains - 7000 feet up! You can see the Kanajungen mountain range from the town (and our hotel!) - simply stunning at any time of day! spent time on the rope-way - a local cable car they have only just re-opened after fatalities from before when a cable car decided to make a dash for freedom!
Jason who is scared of heights opted to drive us there in his jeep but not join us!
Darjeeling is a real mix of Indian, Nepali and ...
Mountains and Momo's
... of a trek uphill (all the roads are quite steep) to our hotel - which i have to say was a million times nicer than where we stayed in Kolkata.
The room was really nice and would have had an amazing view had it not been overcast - the hotel looks out over the himalayan ranges but cos it was so overcast you couldnt really see anything.
In darjeeling the main food is called momo's kind of similar to a spring roll is the easiest way to describe them... we ...
Time for tea and epic journeys
... in the UK :-) Others soon joined us, to my relief, and it was spectacular seeing the sun lighting up the mountains, or more specifically, Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world. Sadly Everest alluded me, being swathed in cloud, but it was nice to know it was there :-)
We start travelling on "Snowy" the overland truck
... on the northern fringes of the World Heritage-listed Chitwan National Park. It’s in a patch of bush in the rice fields. It’s another property owned by Kathmandu Guest House, and the dinner buffet is very familiar. There’s a big Encounter group staying there - mainly Poms. Room is fine except for a VERY squeaky room fan, and very touchy hot water. They eventually bring us a portable fan.
Tuesday 4th October Chitwan National ...
Location
Other places to stay in Darjeeling
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Viceroy Hotel
17, Gandhi Road, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $122 -
Seven Seventeen
H.D. Lama Road, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $30 -
Olde Main Bellevue Heritage Hotel
Chowrasta, Darjeeling | 3 star hotelfrom $29 -
Krishna Service Apartment
51/1, Lebong Cart Road, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $48 -
Sinclairs Darjeeling
18 / 1, Gandhi Road, Darjeeling | 1 star hotelfrom $70 -
Darjeeling Gymkhana Resort
The Mall, Darjeeling | Hotelfrom $63 -
Mayfair Darjeeling
Opposite Governor House, Darjeeling | 3 star hotelfrom $217 -
Hotel Sunflower
The Mall, Darjeeling | Hotelfrom $46 -
Dekeling Hotel
51 Gandhi Rd, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $14 -
Fortune Resort Central, Darjeeling
Robertson Road, Darjeeling | Hotel -
Hotel Traveller Inn Darjeeling
Dr.Zakir Hussain Road, Darjeeling | Hotel -
Hotel Mohit
H.D. Lama Road, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $51 -
Windamere Hotel
Observatory Hill, Darjeeling | Hotelfrom $7,300 -
Shangrila Regency
21, Gandhi Road, Darjeeling | Hotel -
Elgin Darjeeling
18 HD Lama Road, Darjeeling | 3 star hotelfrom $137 -
Glenburn Tea Estate
Dist. and Post Office Darjeeling, Darjeeling | 3 star hotel -
Snow Lion HomeStay
27A Gandhi Road, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $31 -
Sterling Resorts Darjeeling
Ghoom Monastery Road, Darjeeling | 1 star hotelfrom $64 -
Hotel Sonar Bangla - Darjeeling
1/1, Robertson Road, Darjeeling | 3 star hotelfrom $1,600 -
The Retreat
15 Hermitage Road, Darjeeling | Hotelfrom $64 -
Bellevue Hotel
PO Box 28,The Mall, Darjeeling | Hotel -
Dekeling Resort at Hawk's Nest
2, A.J.C. Bose Road, Darjeeling | 2 star hotelfrom $77 -
Hotel Anand Palace
5,Dr S.M.Das Road, Darjeeling | Hotelfrom $61 -
The Swiss Hotel
15/A Gandhi Road, Darjeeling | Hotel -
Darjeeling Planters Club
7 Nehru Road, Darjeeling | Hotel -
Aliment Hotel
40,Dr. Zakir Hussain Road, Darjeeling | Hotel
