After checking the bus times at the nearby bus station for tomorrow, we headed downhill for a change. We were searching for the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.
We had a great breakfast and tried a few new things before stumbling across a Sikh Gurdwarah. We went in to investigate and were offered Prashad, which was like a sweet sticky fudge.
We got a little carried away with our sightseeing and totally missed the turning. This meant a steep climb back up the hill. However, it was totally worth it. The Institute of Tibetology was a lovely building with very informative English details about Buddhism. We spun the prayer wheels, took some photos and watched the monks.
Next we headed in search of oranges. The food is amazing here but fruit is harder to get, especially as they wash most things in the 'dirty' water. We found an organic market and a couple of nice juicy oranges and bananas!
The evening was spent tea tasting and learning about the 3 harvesting seasons of Darjeeling tea. We tried all sorts from the 'cheapy' to some very expensive early first flush tea. They all tasted slightly different but none were competition to the bog standard street seller milky, sugary chai! It wins every time. If you are having tea, you must have cakes. Tonight's was a toffee fudge tart and a warm hot cross bun!
We had a great breakfast and tried a few new things before stumbling across a Sikh Gurdwarah. We went in to investigate and were offered Prashad, which was like a sweet sticky fudge.
We got a little carried away with our sightseeing and totally missed the turning. This meant a steep climb back up the hill. However, it was totally worth it. The Institute of Tibetology was a lovely building with very informative English details about Buddhism. We spun the prayer wheels, took some photos and watched the monks.
Next we headed in search of oranges. The food is amazing here but fruit is harder to get, especially as they wash most things in the 'dirty' water. We found an organic market and a couple of nice juicy oranges and bananas!
The evening was spent tea tasting and learning about the 3 harvesting seasons of Darjeeling tea. We tried all sorts from the 'cheapy' to some very expensive early first flush tea. They all tasted slightly different but none were competition to the bog standard street seller milky, sugary chai! It wins every time. If you are having tea, you must have cakes. Tonight's was a toffee fudge tart and a warm hot cross bun!