Dinner last night was amazing. At the time (until today) it was the best meal we had had in Darjeeling. I can't remember if I described it already but it is an arts/crafts/breakfast/lunch/dinner place run out of the living room of an artsy couple. We got homemade hummus (amazing) and some Vegetarian Thali with hot chocolate.
Woke up early this morning to have breakfast at the rooftop of the hotel and then headed down to check out the Toy Train. Ended up taking a jeep guided tour to see the Japanese peace pagoda (beautiful and peaceful), the Tibetan Refugee Camp (did not realise how ignorant I was on the subject until getting here), Ava's Art Gallery (uh.....small but interesting) and the Tea Garden. It was a great way to spend the morning.
Back in Darjeeling we decided to brave the street food and had the second best meal since getting here. We had a pancake-calzone-style fried dish with cabbage stuffing then fried in oil (yes you could fry cardboard and it would taste good but this was seriously amazing). Also had some fresh onion-bahji type balls fried with some chili sauce and some freshly made (in front of our eyes) veg-momos....the best we have had since getting here. Definitely worth the risk of getting sick (knock on wood).
After stuffing our faces with more than was necessary (and still only spending 25 rupees) we headed back to the (drawing a blank now) place for tea and goodies until 3pm when their bar downstairs opened the open mic! Awesome hearing some western songs sung (with a slight accent) but still very well done. Football on the tv, people smoking and drinking....could have been in a bar anywhere in the world.
Met up with Ronit's friend Michelle and are off to dinner in a bit.
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