Back in Darjeeling

Darjeeling.....we were glad to be back for a couple of days before heading towards Nepal. The day we arrived Buddha's birthday celebrations were on, so the roads were full of people... which eventually dispersed given the heavy rain. We too had to make a quick move because of that and decided to stop for a drink and some warm food before looking for a guesthouse. The rain had no intention of stopping so we decided to head off to find a guesthouse. After many tries we found a room for a very cheap price (fair enough given that we discovered it had no electricity and water). We were just going to spend one night there until we found something better. We then set off straight to the bookshop spending a lot of time there, ending up with loads of books and a nice bill for them. But it is extremely worth it to buy books from India as they are incredibly cheap, even to send them back home via book post. That same day we also found a very nice and reasonable priced guesthouse. The day came to an end, having some nice dinner at the tibetan restaurant and watching Iron Man at the cinema... nice film and nice cinema with reclining chairs. Our stay in Darjeeling lasted another couple of days until Gal (Sofia's boyfriend) arrived from his trek and our books were sorted out for sending. Janet bought the tibetan sherpa bracelet she had seen last time we were in Darjeeling and was very happy hearing from everyone, especially from other shop owners, that the bracelet was special and unique... Yakof also got a nice present... a beautiful silver Tibetan knife. Darjeeling was our last stop in India... now we are heading to Nepal...