We have arrived in Gangtok – and we are impressed. It is a beautiful town nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains in the state of Sikkim. Sikkim is a restricted zone – so we had to get a special permit to enter into the state. Because the state shares a border with China […]
Archive for September 8th, 2010
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Very quick update as we are about to depart for Gangtok and meet our Rickshaw. Great day yesterday – visited a tea plantation, the Darjeeling Zoo (very impressive zoo – mostly open and not caged enclosures and a great conservation program), and the highlight was the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Museum. T Norgay – who was […]