India, January 2007
Karen at the gate of the Bahá'í National Centre, in New Delhi.
Ivan and Karen in front of the Bahá'í House of Worship of Asia, New Delhi.
Sunset at the Bahá'í House of Worship, aka "the Lotus Temple".
Karen in the train from New Delhi to Siliguri, West Bengal.
Ivan in the train from New Delhi to Siliguri, West Bengal.
In India, everyone "blows horn" while driving, driving us crazy !
Local shop in the Darjeeling market.
Karen and Ivan in the "cold" of Darjeeling.
Karen with an Indian grown giant grapefruit.
Karen eating chowmein at a food stall on the street in Darjeeling.
A Tibetan prayer rock with prayer flags in a street of Darjeeling.
Karen turning prayer mills at the Self Help Tibetan Refugee Center in Darjeeling.
Soup and steamed momos : Karen's favorite food for Darjeeling !
The best picture we could take of the Himalayas in Darjeeling.
A butcher in Darjeeling and a regular customer.
Darjeeling Police parading at the Republic Day celebration. See the monkeys ?
Darjeeling Police parading at the Republic Day celebration in Darjeeling.
Darjeeling Police parading at the Republic Day celebration in Darjeeling.
Monkey invasion on the roofs during the parade of Republic Day in Darjeeling.
Girls dancing during the Republic Day celebration in Darjeeling.
Ivan in front of our guest house "the Morning Dew".
The Dali Gompa Tibetan Monastery in Ghoom where Ivan stayed in 1997.
Karen enjoying the scenery from the window of the Toy Train.
Ivan and Karen in front of the Toy train at one of its stops on the way.
Checking the rails under our train while we are passing...
The Bahá'í House in Ghoom, next to Darjeeling (from the Toy Train).
Picture of the Toy Train from the Toy Train.
"Donate blood in blood bank not on this road" sign on the road to Darjeeling.
Sunset from the Toy Train upon arrival in Siliguri.
Yes, in the railway stations in India, you can charge your mobile phone !
Holy Cow ! A cow in the railway station...
View from the Howrah bridge in Calcutta.
The Garland of Flowers Market of Howrah in Calcutta.
People waiting for the train in Calcutta.
View of an Indian street in Bangalore...
Holy Cow ! A cow wandering in the streets of Bangalore.
Holy Cow ! Another cow wandering in the streets of Bangalore.
