Darjeeling

Trip Start Sep 02, 2008
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Trip End Dec 22, 2008


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Flag of India  , West Bengal,
Thursday, October 9, 2008

Hey everyone!

Been a while since I posted here.  Last I wrote my Mom and I were in Siliguri.  Well, we hired a jeep to take us on the 3 hour ride up to Darjeeling.  Darjeeling is much nicer than the rest of India that I've seen (except maybe for Rishikesh).  This is where the middle class people from Kolkata come for vacation.  Very few beggars, much less trash lying around, it's not as loud either.  Lots of Tibetans have moved here since 1959 when the Chinese invaded Tibet.

Been here since Saturday. Sunday morning I couldn't sleep so I went walking, saw the world's 3rd highest mountain at dawn which was quite a site.  On Sunday went to the zoo which was remarkably nice.  Saw some tigers, snow leopards, bears, monkeys, etc.  On the walk back to the hotel it started pouring down and I caught a nasty fever.  Laid in bed Monday, Tuesday, Wed.  It's Thursday now and I had to force myself to get up.  Feel out of it, was walking so slow a old guy using a cane passed me.

Tomorrow night we have a train back to Calcutta and will get there Saturday morning.  Hopefully the heat of Kolkata will help me sweat out whatever bug I've got.
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