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A nice hot cuppa and some fresh mountain air...
Darjeeling was somewhere we were originally really keen to go but we'd pretty much ruled it out as it's a bit of a mission to get to, but while we were in Varanasi we met some aussies who raved about it so we decided to nip up there for a couple of days and see what all the fuss was about... And it was just lovely - when we finally arrived, after …
In search of the Raj in Darjeeling
Saturday 8th October leaving Makaibari Tea Estate to Darjeeling
We're now heading for Darjeeling, which is still in West Bengal, and has an elevation of 2,135 metres, and a population of approx 109,000.
Another climb on a narrow road up to Kurseong the town at the top of the hill. See the "toy train", which we will be …
The Toy Train
This morning we are leaving Thunderdome and catching our own private Toy Train from Kurseong to Darjeeling. This is another few thousand feet up: the final height is around 7,000ft. So not the highest we've been but close.
The train starts in the centre of Kurseong and travels alongside and across the road to Darjeeling and it is uphill …
A quiet day - really?
I'm feeling the altitude quite badly - shame really as it means that I will never climb Kilimanjaro. Well not on this trip!
So this morning I decided to skip the train trip and have a wander. In particular, I would look for a copy of Three Little Pigs in a local language most likely Nepalese.
There was a bookshop in the square …
What time do you call this?
I set my alarm for 03:40. At 03:20, I got a knock on the door - "wake up call sir" uuurrrrgh. He then went round and knocked up everyone on our tour - even though only 5 of us were going!! Those who did not respond got a phone call.
A cup of tea and some coconut macaroons later we were off in the cars to Tiger Hill at 04:00.
Why?< …
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility
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