Decided to mix work with pleasure… travelled to Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Sikkim in the last week of April 2011. The lush hill sides, green terraced tea gardens, panoramic mountain scapes alongwith colourful wild flowers and bright monasteries made this vacation a memorable one.
The beauty of Kanchenjunga captured from Jalpahar, Darjeeling.
Japanese Temple, Darjeeling.
Evening prayer at the Japanese Temple, Darjeeling.
Tibetan Doll, Darjeeling.
HMI Zoo, Darjeeling.
Darjeeling
Army Golf Course, Kalimpong
Cactus Nursery/Garden, Kalimpong
Cactus Nursery/Garden, Kalimpong
Zang Dhog Phelri Nyingmapa Monastry, Kalimpong
Zang Dhog Phelri Nyingmapa Monastry, Kalimpong
Teesta River, Sikkim
On way to Gangtok, Sikkim
On way to Nathula, Sikkim
Nathula - India China Border, Sikkim
Chhangu Lake, Sikkim
Chhangu Lake, Sikkim
Chhangu Lake, Sikkim
Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
Student at Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
Student at Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
Rumtek Monastry, Sikkim
92 year old sales woman outside a shop in Sikkim
Your photographs are breathtaking and make me want to return to these, some of my favorite places in the world. Thank you for sharing!
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