So much seems to happen in one day, I forget things and one thing I forgot to mention is that I saw a landslide! Or at least a secondary slip! They don't happen much in the dry season. It was big, quick and left clouds of dust, a whole strip of earth, rocks, trees and … Continue reading Nepal 44, Darjeeling, Sikkim, India
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Nepal 43, Pelling, Sikkim, India
I said goodbye to the staff in the Hotel at Gantok. They really had been so lovely especially when they realised I was struggling with my stomach. They gave me a heater in my room (which is not standard) and didn't charge me for it. In the restaurant the chef came out to see what … Continue reading Nepal 43, Pelling, Sikkim, India
Nepal 42, More Gantock India
I had a day to myself in Gantock and I went to check out a few of the museums. I visited the The Institute of Tibetology, Handicraft Museum, the High Court of Sikkim Museum. All were interesting, all were small and like private museums you used to see in the UK and cost little or … Continue reading Nepal 42, More Gantock India
Nepal 41, India Sikkim’s Monasteries
Still feeling a bit out of sorts, I have my first day of touring with Kansar. Foreigners have to have a permit to visiting Sikkim, I'm not sure why but, it seems to be a formality and mine was organised by the tour company. I have to present this with my passport at the first … Continue reading Nepal 41, India Sikkim’s Monasteries
Nepal 40, Stop Press – Kangchenjunga Sikkim, India
Out of Sequence again but this is a show stopper!
Nepal 39, Gantock India
I slept on and off for fourteen hours and woke with no headache, a bit wobbly but, that may have been the lack of food. I was collected and taken back to the airport for my next flight to Bagdogra. Delhi Airport is so clean and slick, everything runs really smoothly. The shops were mostly … Continue reading Nepal 39, Gantock India
Nepal 38, Getting To India
I know the title is misleading but it's all part of the same trip and I am only in India for a week. What I wanted to do and what I did were quite different. Early on I was warned about traveling alone in India so I wanted a guide. My plan was to visit … Continue reading Nepal 38, Getting To India
Nepal 37, New Year’s Eve
Just to put your minds at rest, I am still alive. However I've finally succumbed to Kathmandhu belly! It started on New Year's Eve. I ate fairly early and not wanting to run the gauntlet of drunks that evening I decided to spend the evening watching the new "Knives Out" film on my phone. I'd … Continue reading Nepal 37, New Year’s Eve
Nepal 36, Slumming It Again!
Slumming it again was a bit of a shock. I chose a hotel that had the equivalent of 3 stars but, actually the 1 star hotel I went to before (once Dad left) was far better than this. This one had cold showers (I know its meant to be good for me), a lumpy bed … Continue reading Nepal 36, Slumming It Again!
Nepal 35, Pashupatinath
I wandered across to the Pashupatinath Temple complex and the Bagmatti Ghats. Another World Heritage Site, the whole place is dripping with them. The Bagmatti is a sacred river and a Ghat is the steps down into the river for bathing or cremation. Here is where the ritual of cremation is carried out. There are … Continue reading Nepal 35, Pashupatinath
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