Darjeeling Himalayan Railroad

Visit to Makaibari Tea Estate

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April 17th 2012
Getting out tickets on the "Toy Train" out of Darjeeling, to our next stop, Kurseong is an experience. We have to go to the Darjeeling train station and fill out a form. We have to fill it out just right, which takes about 3 trys, but with the help of a friendly local young man, we are finially successful. The train ride is slow, but interesting. We ride on the Deisel powered train, there is a ... 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