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Waking up at 5 in the morning to wander around the village as it's waking up.
Yumtang Valley - first stop north of Lachung. It's 10 o'clock and the mist quickly descends upon us.
End of the road. We walk upstream towards the Tibetan border in this barren but beautiful landscape.
The most incredible bath in my life.
On the way back to Lachung.
Meeting the reincarnation of Rimpoche at Phodong monastery.
A steep hike off the road back from Lachen to Chungtang. After one and a half hours hard climb through very wet and lush forest we dip into the very hot waters.
Near Thanggu we hiked through the green meadows of Chopta Valley, sniffing flowers, incense scrubbery and wet wood.
As the last thing to do in Sikkim we decided to take a 4-5 day tour to the north. It turned out to be incredible...
In Thanggu, as far as foreign tourist may travel, time stood still...
On the first day in Gangtok we got a tip about a buddhist fiesta in nearby Rumtek. It was impressive and still made you yawn at the end...
After more than 3 weeks in Gangtok, we have surprisingly few photos from the city.
