we fell off the face of the internet. we've been off for sometime now, but we are up and running slooooooowly. at least i can see what is going on in the world and get my emails.

our time is coming to an end here in india. it has been a good trip. many blessings and some trials, but nonetheless, good. tonight we are having bar-b-qued chicken. we had a bbq the other night as well. some good ole' american cooking with mashed potatoes to boot.

yesterday, we went to darjeeling. it's on the way to gangtok, but you take a right at the fork between gangtok and darjeeling. on the way there, we went to this "tourist spot" for a view of the himalayan mountains (pictured above). it cost us 5 rupees each, save k (she was free). it was an amazing sight to see. it was also cold, but we were dressed in sweatshirts and pants, so the chill didn't get to us that much. whilst we were there, a tour of college students from india spotted us and we became the attraction. we were asked to be in pictures with the entire group. i was able to get out of it by taking shots for myself. i thought it worked until the majority of students surrounded me and posed for pictures with me in the center.

we continued on our way and got lost inside the center of darjeeling. we were looking for a specific area, but somehow missed it. we finally found it and soon realized that darjeeling is a hot spot for many europeans and canadians. a lot of people were there to do hiking and touring. we were in darj for a few hours, but time was running short (as the daylight does here as well) and we started heading back to siliguri. enoss (the driver) knew of a shortcut from darj to sili since he was originally from darj. his heritage is that of nepal, but he was born and raised in darj. we got back to siliguri in time for dinner and headed off to the khana khazana and i had my usual: chicken fried rice, fries, buttered nan (mmm) and a coke.

now i have to go and check on the chicken that is being bbq'd for dinner. looking forward to it...

via siliguri, india