About Darjeeling

Mark Twain said of Darjeeling

"THE ONE LAND THAT ALL MEN DESIRE TO SEE,
AND HAVING SEEN ONCE BY EVEN A GLIMPSE
WOULD NOT GIVE THAT GLIMPSE
FOR THE SHOWS OF THE REST OF THE WORLD COMBINED."

There's lots of things to doin Darj. Being a British hill station it has lots of history.

For more info (and another lovely photo) go to The Queen of the Himalayas. The mountains are often shrouded in cloud, and unlucky visitors may not ever get a glimpse of Kanchenjunga in all her glory. The morning (and often very early morning) is the best time to see them, as later in the day the cloud closes in. We arrived in Darjeeling at night, and the next morning at 6 am all that was visible was the very tips of the highest peaks. However, at about 8.30, there was a knock on our door. Our host, Mr Gurung, was very excited and ushered us up to the roof where the Himalayas spread in their vastness before us. I remembered back to the trip that Mark and I made here in March 1985 when all we saw was a very early morning appearance for about half an hour on one day.

Occasionally I think I might even agree with Mark Twain!