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S*Poo Nai's New Jalpaiguri |
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New Jalpaiguri New Jalpaiguri is a railway junction situated just below the foothill (Terai) of the Himalayas near Tista River. New Jalpaiguri (between Jalpaiguri and Siliguri) replaces Siliguri as the departure place for the toy train for Darjeeling. Close to the quite poor state of Bihar and with many foreign tourists passing through, this is the only place in India we have seen a sign "Bevare of thefts". The place appeared to us however as quite peaceful. An early morning in May 1990 we went by the toy train up in the Himalaya foothill heading for Darjeeling. In the dawn we passed through tea estates. The road and the railway, side by side, are winding through small villages up and up. The sides becoming steeper and steeper and the wiew over the valleys wider and wider. But not until we had stayed in Darjeeling for several days the sky was so clear so we could se the really high peaks. |
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Here is a link to S*Poo Nai's New Jalpaiguri. |
 The border of the foothill is very obvious where The Tista River meets the plain lowland. |
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 We pass a banjan tree (?) and a tea stall in the mist. |
 We pass the tea estates in the early morning. |
 The gauge train from Assam is crossing Tista River. |
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S*Poo Nai's Norska Skogkatter Editor in Chief: Suzanne Wejland (suzanne.wejland at telia.com) |
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