The famous Darjeeling toy train

Tea and Tiger Hill

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April 10th 2006
Darjeeling, I think, was a bit of a missed opportunity. Had a hacking cough, which didn't help, and the weather was pretty miserable, which really didn't help. Would invariably be nice in the morning, have a mid afternoon rainshower, then clear up for a bit in time for an early evening drizzle. Amazing to think that just a few hours drive away are the scorching hot plains of West Bengal. The bi ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more