Tuesday 16 January 2007

Tiger Hill and Darjeeling

Early get up - 3.50am ouch. I am sure the guy at the hotel was just trying to make me suffer! Luckily while waiting for the jeep there was a chai stand so managed to get a caffine & sugar injection. About 4.30/4.45am grabbed a shared jeep with lots of foriegners. The drive was quite quick and when we arrived there were just a few other vechicles at the view point; though that changed rapidly until the car park was rammed and cars had to begin parking down the hill. Not really the most peaceful and romatic place to watch the sunrise + it was freeeeezing. After a quick walk round it was obvious that sunrise was still sometime off so a few of us hit in the jeep to keep the chill of and to avoid the waves of people selling tea & coffee, well hot, sweet, milky water with a hint of flavouring.

Chatted with an interesting lady from the UK that worked for an NGO in India and also Sri Lanka.

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