The Silk Route Retreat
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9th Nov 2011
... Shadows growing in the mountains ridges, glaciers cascading int valleys and snow hanging precariously on its summit.
Having to physically pull myself away after taking so many pictures at so many angles and getting cold as the sun moved across the sky leaving me in shadow I headed back for Kalimpong and an afternoon nap.
I spend the evening wondering Kalimpong's many streets before finally stopping for an evening meal with my first Kingfisher beer...Goa is getting ...
Are we in India yet?
... did not want to waste too much of the time I had hoped so much to be given. It was with rather mixed feelings that I left Kathmandu, it was a city that I never expected to become at all attached to and yet it is one that despite numerous opportunities to leave I still found myself in nearly two weeks after my trekking in the mountains had come to an end, but as much as I liked it and enjoyed the almost limitless bounty offered by its tourist-friendly center, I had seen all there ...
I can't believe this is still India
... The decor is just adorable and the staff is super friendly. After eating lunch we wandered downstairs to gawk at the delicious bakery items. Oh so good.
We spent the rest of the afternoon just wandering around the little town. We had been informed by other travelers that the people in Darjeeling aren't the same kind of people that you'd find elsewhere in India and boy was this true. Both Charlotte and I were nearly giddy with excitement at how quiet and polite everyone is. ...
Praise the cheese!
... it. Good songs, I think that helped! It was all thoroughly British, the church, the service, the school uniforms and the tea and biscuits afterwards.
So nothing much achieved, I decided I needed to get back to the plains and be in Hindu land for Holi festival so decided to leave and return when I had enough time to dedicate to this amazing region. Next time, next time, when is next time?
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PNG cliche: Expect the unexpected!
... ladies and chipped stone. She still has all of her fingers so that job was a success!
The three woman who co-ordinated our meals, co-ordinated lunch for all and the breaks. In between, they dug drains, carried rocks and dirt and mixed cement. Just amazing.
My first day on the job, Sonam and I had to take a trip into town to buy more shovels, picks, stone hammers and a crow bar or two. What an experience. I was just absorbed by the process. When we ...
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