After our 15h train experience after 5h delay ==> 20h from Agra to Varanasi we saw the beautiful Ganges rover and watched another Bollywood movie, but not to compare with Raj Kumar before . The next train was on time and much nicer but still took 14.5h to get to NJP. The car drive up to Darjeeling was nothing short of amazing. The street winds through the tee fields in these super pretty green mountains the road was SCREAMING ride me. But I had to sit in the car. 1800m up we went and saw where the British built this narrow gauge rail from Siliguri to Darjeeling , a trip that used to take 5 days on horse cart now only 9h. We where there in only 3h. The guide Sanjiv is super nice and seems like a good guide and mountain man.
I was certainly standing out with my shorts and flip flops in this now cloudy and cold area, apart from being much taller than all the rest.
The hotel room was also freezing cold, in fact the whole hotel seems not heated at all.
The staff could really not be more caring, amazing. Himalaya resort!!!!!!!
Today Saturday we did a town trip with the guide after I could dot long long awaited next run in the early morning. So cute, south to see, I already got lost in Darjeeling . Yhen we did the VERY touristy train ride and went to the tibetan self help camp and the Himalayan mountain school to see some facts and equipment of the 1st climbers.
We really need to get some of what they call here red tee. It is not bitter at all and tastes great.
Tomorrow and the next 5 days we will be out trekking. Hopefully seeing some of these high peaks!!!!! Yes, looking forward to it.
Will try to keep my love Muriel really really warm those days.
Peace. Stefan
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