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Darjeeling The town of Darjeeling is situated in Himalaya at an altitude of 2200 masl in the state of West Bengal in India. The place is famous primarily for its exclusive tea. There are tea estates all over the area. Darjeeling is a very beautiful place with a cool climate, quite different from the not to distant lowland. This is one of the reasons why Darjeeling since colonial time has been an appreciated tourist place, especially in the summer. Another feature of the area are all the tibetan monasteries. Here is also a narrow-gauge railway - a "toy train" which has to climb up the mountains 2000 m from the lowland. Here is a link to S*Poo Nai's Darjeeling.
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Altitude difference on the way home from school, off Darjeeling. Photo: Suzanne Wejland. |
Buddist monastery in Darjeeling. Photo: Suzanne Wejland. |
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Darjeeling. Photo: Suzanne Wejland. |
The narrow-gauge railway is crossing its way to make the level difference. Photo: Suzanne Wejland. |
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S*Poo Nai's Norwegian Forest Cats Text: Suzanne Wejland (suzanne.wejland@telia.com) |
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