









Darjeeling stayed on my bucket list for an unjustifiably long period of time. I can only say that the wait was unjustified after visiting there in April 2016, and deciding to stay for two weeks rather than three days! Darjeeling is plain charming. I drank tea and looked at the tea gardens for the first three days. And what did I do during the rest of my overstay? Nothing distinguished, besides drinking more tea and imbibing the charm more closely. It's one of those magical places you want to visit and revisit. Perhaps I'll do that when I am older and wiser. Or once my big box of that earthy Darjeeling first flush tea is over!