View from my window at Khecheopri, Sikkim.
From Sandakphu, 3640m. North to to Kangchenjunga 8,586 metres. ( third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2) .
at Phalut, 3600m.
Early morning at Tumling.
rufous winged fulvetta.
Everest 8848m is 3rd peak from right. Makalu(8463m) is 2nd peak and Lhotse (8501m) is 4th.
Sandakphu
Phalut at Dawn. A Buddhist shrine or Mani wall marks the peak.
Blue whistling thrush at Tiger hill Darjeeling.
Lhotse, Everest, Makalu.....from the left.
Kangchenjunga, from Pelling, Sikkim.
Jigme the only son of a Tibetan family we stayed with at Chitre gets to grips with Gearoids tin whistle!
Phalut. common kestral, at a higher altitude than expected!
Alpine accentor,
Clouds moving in at Tumling in the early afternoon.
Kangchenjunga
Tumling
Making Paranthas for breakfast.
from Sandakphu.
The sacred lake at Kalaphokri.
Sunset at Kalaphokri.
A monolith cover in sacred tibetan Mantras, near to Kalaphokri.
Enormous Ban oak tree, Gearoid stands inside its trunk.
kalaphokri, afer the freezing cloud has moved in in the early afternoon.
Gearoid lecturing some pussy on the neccessity of manners at Bikibhajang, Buddhist stupa in the background.
Kangchenjunga reveals herslf momentarily in the late afternoon near Sandakphu.
near Sandakphu
Sandakphu.
View southwards from near Sandakphu.
Yak!
Tibetan prayer flags with the Everest group in the background.
Black-faced lauging thrush.
Golden Eagle
The Trekkers hut at Phalut, and view back towards Sandakphu.
Dawn Phalut.
First light above the clouds.
Sunrise Phalut.
Sunrise Phalut. Everest reveals herslf.
Phalut.
The Everest group from Phalut.
Little ol' Everest in the background.
Everest in the middle=8848m. Makalu to the right=8463m. Lhotse to the left=8516m.
Gag Plays the phlute at Phalut!
The Mani wall at Phalut.
The Village of Gorkey.
Blue-fronted Redstart.
Maroon-backed accentor.
Examining the camera.....young villager near Gorkey.
This is Tensing Sherpa. His 2 years bithday party not only attracted the entire village of Ramman, but the entire valley was invited. Many people had walked up to 8 hours to take part, and the drinking went on most of the night!
Thats Gag acting the 2 year old at Tensing's birthday pary!
Red-tailed Minla
View from Pelling
Sangnakcholing Monastary near Pelling, Sikkim.
Stupas at Khechoeperi.Sikkim
Black Eagle.
The Sacred lake at Khechoeperi, formed ,according to legend, by the footprint of the goddesss TARA.
The Sacred lake at Khechoeperi.
View from my window (hole in the wall!) at Khechoeperi in Sonams house. First light = time to go bird watching!
Pandim, (6691m) as seen from Khechoeperi.
Khechoeperi, Gompa.
Spectacled finch, a rare visitor in Sikkim!
Blue tailed Minla.
Lepcha children and us tourists Khechoeperi.
Himalayan black bear, Darjeeling Zoo.
View from Darjeeling.
Chitre Gompa (monastary) not far from Manibhajang and the start of the trek.
Gag, and the Goddess Kali in the background. At a restaurant in Darjeeling.
Hanuman, the monkey god
A unique collection of ceramics, Gods and deamons, at Dechen Choling Monastary, at Megma in the Singalila range.
Thappa monastary, kalimpong, West Bengal.
Marwari horses at Mirik, West Bengal
Mirik, Bokar Gompa.
Pandim.
Sonam's place at Khechoeperi village. Isabella, Emilio and Gearoid drinking tea on the lawn.
Cutia!! rarely seen!
Happy New Year , that is LEPCHA NEW YEAR (dec 10) called NAMSUNG...an all day party!
Happy New Year , that is LEPCHA NEW YEAR (dec 10) called NAMSUNG...an all day party
Prayer flags at the sacred lake, khechoeperi.
Lepcha children. Lepchas are an ethnic group with only circa 65,000 poputation.
Lakhba and Isabella (Italy)
The village shop!
Village children kecheoperi.
Village children collecting wood in the early morning at kecheoperi.
Ralong monastary, Sikkim.
View from Ralong monastary, Sikkim.
Prayer flags, Ralong monastary, Sikkim.
near Ralong monastary, Sikkim.
Ravongla, Sikkim
Lava gompa, West Bengal.
at Bikibhajang, tea time.
Lepcha children, khechoeperi.
Sangnakcholing Monastary.
Rabdentse was the second ancient capital of Sikkim at Pelling.
