Arriving at the Chowk bazaar bus/jeep station.
Darjeeling skyline.
Looking back towards Darjeeling while walking to Ghoom.
Woman selling leafy vegetables.
Enjoying the morning's first chai.
Smiling women.
A typical water truck.
An old truck hauling water in a tank and a box.
Men with their water cart.
Moving water uphill.
Hijacking the train tracks to move water. 1) loading up, 2) runaway train!, and 3) de-railed.
Hanging water pipes.
Filling water jugs on Chowrasta, the central square.
A leisurely breakfast at Kunga restaurant: the lonely planet, journal, local paper, muesli with yogurt and fruit (risky but good), and coffee.
Flowers, flowers, flowers.
Flowers.
Flower outside Andy's (guest house), Dr. Zakir Husain Rd, Darjeeling.
Flowers on a porch.
Another good breakfast: pancake and omelet at the Park restaurant.
Crowded alley in Chowk Bazaar.
Buying bananas.
Women buying vegetables.
Playful child.
Buying raw chai masala (spices to make chai tea) at Laxmi Bhandar shop, Chowk Bazaar.
Dried fish.
Observatory hill, sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus.
Prayer flags on Observatory Hill.
A serious monkey.
Golden Buddha at the Japanese Peace Pagoda.
Playing cricket in the street.
Excited school children waiting for traffic to move again. In Kurseong, 32km south of Darjeeling.
More children in Kurseong.
