In the Himalayan
foothills driving up to
Darjeeling W Bengal / Ghoom Buddhist monastery near Darjeeling
View down the valley from Ghoom monastery /
Gangtok
Rumtek Buddhist monastery (seat of the
Karmapas) in Sikkim / View from the monastery across to Gangtok
Derek at Rumtek / Small Buddhist monastery
Road winding up the mountainside in Sikkim / Valleys of Sikkim
Derek enjoys a beer amongst the clouds at Pemayangtse / Pemayangtse
Buddhist monastery Sikkim
Sheila & novice monk at Pemayangtse monastery /
Driving back down to the plains - the rainy season is not a good time
to travel in the Himalayan foothills