During our recent trip to Sikkim and Darjeeling, we had the pleasure of enjoying the tranquility of the Peace Pagoda. Located in Darjeeling atop a hill in Charlimont, the Peace Pagoda is one of the 30 pagodas in the world built by the founder of the Japanese Buddhist Nipponzan-Myohoji Order, Nichidatsu…
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I am sharing an assortment of photos today from my recent trip. I can’t seem to stop thinking of it. One thing is certain, that part of my country is definitely worth another trip or three. My aim was actually to categorize the five hundred odd pictures and post in groups.I…
I actually intended to post pictures of the souvenirs I bought on my Sikkim-Gangtok-Darjeeling trip, inspired by Lori Gosselin’s post at Life, for Instance – but I didn’t get around to taking the pictures. Sigh. So I decided to procrastinate. And do it next week. For now, here are more photos…
Gangtok, Sikkim is the land of monasteries and has at least two hundred. Yes. Really. Each one is more beautiful than the other. We only had time to see three. But my heart was full. The interiors are gorgeous and the expression on the larger than life statues of the Buddha…
On Sunday, I was in North East India where we went on a quick trip. Here are some pictures from the trip. I’ll talk about the trip in my next post. I am still enjoying the happiness hangover. We visited Gangtok the capital of Sikkim, which is at a height of…
I am in the midst of a viral fever and as I type this, my fingers are trembling, probably from the cough syrup (tastes good, really). I’ve been sleeping most of the afternoons, in addition to the nights since the last four days. I am hoping to be back to normal…
I am happy to say that I’ve managed to successfully wrap my week up, and am looking forward to a “normal” week ahead. Busy, but not so hectic that I can’t play hooky and have a good time with Vidur. I am grateful to all those who wished me well and…