photos by Jehad Nga for The New York TimesI miss India and am not sure why I haven't gone back for so long. Possibly because if I did, I'd want to just stay forever. I went once for a quick trip to Darjeeling and ended up staying for over two weeks, partly because it was a bit difficult to get way up there, to the top of India itself, mostly because I got to love the quiet hill-station towns of the Himalayas,with buildings clinging to the sides of hills, distant views of mountains, large landscapes of mossy green-ness, tropical and alpine at the same time, the rusty corrugated raj-era rooftops, low silvery clouds with a palpable dampness equaling more green, more rust. I loved the afternoon light, the afternoon tea; the seriousness of tea and the vastness of the golden light.
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I came looking for your haiku and found your extraordinary writing! Stunning images. You have a beautiful blog.
beautiful as ever.
beautiful. sean and i are always planning hypothetical getaways...i will have to share this one with him.
So we need to talk about India more - you have to see my photos
and I probably have to meet your mother at some point.
e-mail me
plus Buster wants to meet you
love
Afternoon tea light...mmm...I, too, came here looking for haiku, but found this lovely post instead...thank you for sharing. Your blog has a beautiful vibe :o)
I am really , really wanting to go to India...and you just fed that a little bit more! xo
I went to school in Darjeeling - this brought back great memories.
In fact, the town gets a mention in my first novel.
love that first photo! and that tea looks amazing- ! too bad the Darjeeling Limited was such a bad movie!
Beautiful photos that so perfectly capture the light. I too miss India and it's been too long, I fell in love with dharmsala and it was so hard to leave...thanks for this post!
Journeys.. I haven't been to India yet, but so many things are leading me there...today your post...LOVE IT!
amazing photos, and a fantastic post made me want to visit india!!!
hope you go back soon!!
i've never been, and i have never thought about going—until now, that is. what a beautiful set of photos. and your writing about it is just as attractive!
I have to see this with my own two eyes - so magical.
so wonderful deb, if you go again can i come(mean it)!
We had a very good friend working for a tea plantation there so we visited him few years ago, I will never forget this side of the world ...
so so so so beautiful. Wish i could snap my fingers & be there for tea right now.
xoh
amazing! so colorful!
I would love to visit India and this magical place that you are describing. I think it would be marvelous.
these are gorgeous shots. makes me want to go. now.
yeah...it's official. we're all going to darjeeling. but why did anyone come her looking for a haiku? i can never remember the rules of haiku--5-7-5? 3-5-23?
Wow. I've never been to India but these photos take me there in a way. Or make me want to go. I certainly can understand your wanting to return. Gorgeous.
You certainly know JUST how to inspire me! These pictures are exquisite!!
Totally incredible...Jaw dropping pictures...I love the combination of hills & fog lifting (or settling)...
sigh...lovely to see this post. my heart is definitely left behind in India! I hope to make it to Darjeeling the next time as it has been on my list for too long...stunning photos!
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