Darjeeling is most famous for its tea. It is a great hill station. The world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway winds its way around the hills as it chugs along to Darjeeling from the plains.

Ahhh! The finest tea in the world is grown here in Darjeeling.
The mighty Himalayas bathe in the rays of the sun in the distance
The hill-slopped plantations where the divine tea grows
The majestic Himalayas in the distance
The famous Darjeeling train
The train begins it's journey upwards towards Darjeeling from Siliguri in the plains
The train negotiates a sharp bend

Himalyas again!

The map of Darjeeling
Where on earth is Darjeeling?
THE WHERE AND HOW OF DARJEELING

Mussoorie was developed by the British as a hill station, where they could escape to and beat the hot Indian summer. It is a beautiful place, where many expensive boarding schools have sprung up. Just the chance to walk in the Alpine forests was worth my trip to this resort in Uttarakhand, in Northern India.

A view of the town from above.

The winding road works itself up to Mussoorie from the plains (Dehradun)

The monsoon clouds in the plains below. A view from Mussoorie.

Two different views of the sunset.



The Imperial Hotel. Old town feel.

Another view of the monsoon clouds in the plains below. They hesistate to move up. Or are they waiting for re-inforcements?

The Himalayas in the distance.

A view of the town.

Winter in Mussoorie. The colours light up the skies.

Khandala is under-estimated because it is so near Mumbai and Pune. But, beleive me, it is pure heaven during the monsoons. As you stnad atop the hills of Khandala you see the monsoon clouds coming up to meet you. Then they turn into into a thick mist. Paradise!

There are only a few hundred Asiatic lions surviving. All of them live in a few square hundred kilometres in Gujarat state In India. The best time to travel to Sasan Gir (from where one can take a safari trip to see the lions) is October to May.



Lion pics source