CLAUDIA & CARSTEN'S WORLD EXPEDITION

From Varanasi to New Jaipalguri

After waiting for 9 hours in Mughal Sarai, we finally managed to get another train to take us to New Jaipalguri. This train ride took 18 hours.

Darjeeling

From New Jaipalguri, where we arrived at night, we had to take a 3 hour taxi ride to take us to the mountains in Darjeeling.

The Joy Train

Was fully booked for two months, so we couldn't go on it.

View from Darjeeling

Darjeeling Municipality

Finally a different taste of food!!

Zoo

Panther

Snow Leopard

He was blind.

Mountaineering Institute

Statue of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay was a Nepali Sherpa Mountaineer. He was the first person to reach the summit of Everest in 1953 and he did it together with Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand. This Mountaineering Institute was opened in 1954 to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India. It was founded by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Tenzing was his first director.

Tomb of Tenzing Norgay

Sending postcards to our family

Drinking Darjeeling Tea

View from the Japanese Pagoda

Japanese Pagoda

From New Jaipalguri to Kolkata

Our hotel in Kolkata

Human Rickshaw

Taxis

Queen Victoria Memorial

It's very clear that Kolkata (known as Calcutta in English) used to be the capital of the British ruled territories. The city had much nicer buildings than Delhi and was better organized. New Delhi used to be the political and financial center, so in 1911 it was decided that it would be easier to control the country from there and the capital was moved from Kolkata to New Delhi.

Street Food

Royal Enfield

We thought about riding India on these bikes, but after our taxi ride to Ranthambore, we decided it would be safer to stick to the trains...

Getting water

Street Food

Street Food

The butchery

Reminded me of shops in Kenya

Our ride to Mother Teresa's home