Darjeeling

Snow day! Just a little taste of Darjeeling. Hope you like tea.

View from my guesthouse, rooftop platform.

Snowy Shaka!

Frozen prayer flags

Chef

Khangchendzonga in all it's glory

Darjeeling backdrop

Himalayan bears

Dinner for 1 please, sick as a dog

Monkey biz

Monkey Fest 07

Mutton

Tenzig Norgay's gravesite. If you don't know who he is, it won't help.

First encounter with an Indian tiger. He had to hide behind the fence, because I bite.

Darjeeling from a far. Literally hangs off the side of a mtn.

Towards Sikkim

Clear day

Love this tree. Pic shows how we're above the clouds.

Calcutta(Kolkata) "The City of Joy"

"Hello Taxi."For the last time, my name is not Taxi.

Just taking a morning shower, open air of course.

My idol

Back in time

Worth a thousand words

That's exactly where you belong smokers

A little laundry

Indian scaffolding

Forget to shave before leaving the house, not to worry. Street corner shavers

Got to hear Tanmoy Bose (one of the world's best tabla players, played a lot with Ravi Shankar) perform, then hang out with him and have drinks afterward

Le Pondicherry

I love Pondy. Explain later...

Sri Aurobindo Ashram. I stayed here while in Pondi. It overlooked the ocean. Amazing, cheap too. I'm going back

Sri Lord Ganesh. You know he was always my favorite even before your influence Tara.

Auroville Beach path with two wonderful Norwegians, Ashild and Lisa

Auroville Beach. Actually a small rideable wave here

Before you send packages, you must get them sewn up in cloth bags. These shops are located near all the post offices. He did a good job, this one got home safe and sound.

This was my best friend in Pondi. I spent hours everyday with this elephant. Such an Amazing creature.

The Rolex Hotel, a fine establishment. All cooking was done on the sidewalk. Everyone looked at me like what are you doing here gora (white foreigner). Was pretty sure it would get me sick but had to do it anyway.

Pondi's west side at an angle.

The intoxicating plumeria, never get enough.

Mean yoga injury. The yoga can get pretty intense here in India

Pondi jetty

The Mother and Sri Aurobindo, both are idealized in Pondi

Concert by the Sea, love this music

Beauty of India

This guy was so proud to play his harmonica for me...through his nose.

Pondi's beautiful rues

Another rue

A blessing from Ganesh

It's going off, Sick!

Boardwalk, lots of fun at night

Buses, Taxis, & Autorickshaws

Will explain later.