Tea at Harrod's

Still trying to find some people to go on the trek with. In the meantime we walked down to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) and the Zoo! Saw a snow leopard, tigers, pheasants, red pandas, some fish, a black bear....and more. Interesting but pretty typical of a zoo.

Next we walked down to the bottom of the mountain to the Happy Valley Tea Plantation. Not till I got there and saw all the big signs for Harrod's did I realise that this tea plantation provides solely to Harrod's. Very interesting seeing the process. Got rained on so was a tad grumpy, especially since the 30 minute walk back was entirely uphill. Very steep. Very tired. Will definitely sleep well tonight after a nice homemade meal at the next door cafe-out-of-home (which we have named 'the Nook').

Not much else to report. Booked our flight from Bagdogra to Delhi for the 13th of May so we have a few days before my flight home on the 17th! Can't imagine leaving!