Most of the pictures in the previous post were from the earlier visit to Darjeeling. Moving on to the more relaxed visit. Though could not explore anything beyond the usual, even the tourist attractions of Darjeeling are worth a visit.
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| HMI at Darjeeling |
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| Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park Easily the Best zoo in India and well worth your time |
One of the first things to do on the Darjeeling Wishlist was to see the adorable Red Panda. There are quite a few of them at the Zoo, all in natural surroundings and I just could not get enough of them.
Spent a good amount of time, just watching them play- great entertainment!
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| The adorable Red Panda- one of the exotic animals being cared for and conserved at the Darjeeling zoo. The Orange moss/ vegetal growth on the walls is typical to Darjeeling and strangely matches the bright fur of the Panda. |
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| Batasia Loop where you can watch the toy train make one whole loop (The train ride stands pending) |
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| The Buddha at the Ghoom Monastry |
A visit to Darjeeling would be incomplete without the Toy train ride (The Himalayan Mountain Railway is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list). So have not been able to go aboard that, yet. Good enough reason to visit the charming hills again.
The second is the elusive view of the Kanchendzonga range, which if one if fortunate can be caught early morning from the viewing points in Darjeeling town itself. So guess, the second time round, could at least accomplish that.
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| View of the Kanchendzonga |
... And now I'm left with a few things that I found today and prompted me to write this post right away!
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| The Zoo tickets & Botanical drawing postcards from Oxford now form Souviners, along with cute Tea strainers |
A few images of the ride downhill to Siliguri.
It is something else!
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| Even Wild growing Ferns look stunning in Darjeeling <3 <3 <3 |
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| Ride downhill, along the tracks |
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| Sweeping Tea estates @Makaibari along the way |
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