Darjeeling The Jewel of Himalayas
Darjeeling The Jewel of Himalayas Darjeeling is a gorgeous mountain station in the north east part of India where there is a blend of natural beauty, meeting place of colonialism and mix of cultures. Commonly known as the tea town, it is blamed that this hill station is the tea town due to its panoramic views of the Himalayas and the well known Darjeeling Himalayan Railway that has attracted travellers to the area in quest of peace, wilderness and a bid to have a breather off their busy lifestyles, in the big town. The Magic Mountain Darjeeling Located in the West Bengal state, Darjeeling is a testimony of the beautiful scenery with thick tea gardens, mountain tops draped in snow and the allure of a prosperous land at an altitude of nearly 2042 metres (6700 feet) above sea level. The town is encircled by the fantastic mountains of Kanchenjunga the third highest mountain in the world that controls the skyline. It seems that the mountains are glowing in the shades of...