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We just had a nice and heavy breakfast sitting at the roof of Keventer’s. It was a necessary thing to do since we were about to take a long walk in the Mall. Yesterday, we reached Darjeeling. It would have a crime, had we not visited Darjeeling, despite having in North Bengal for the last fifteen days.  ‘DiPuDa’ is the favourite among the Bengali tourist. Di means Digha, Pu means Puri and Da means Darjeeling. We, the Bengali tourists in general, can’t wait to go to Darjeeling whenever we get an opportunity. But I’m in Darjeeling after twenty long years.   Four months earlier, while checking at the Hotel availability in Darjeeling, realized that all the hotels near Mall are booked. No accommodation was available in the Tourist Lodge as well. After checking various Hotel-booking websites, we found a homestay near Dali Monestry suitable for us. Though the homestay is a little far from the Mall, the USP of the homestay is its view of the Kanchenjungha. Yest...

kanchenjungha, from the balcony  A sudden uproar in our adjacent cottage woke me up. I looked at the watch; it was 4:30, no, not morning but evening.  Actually, I just couldn’t control my sleep after having rice and Boroli fish in lunch. Though I had the information that Boroli is the patent fish of North Bengal, we missed it throughout our North Bengal tour. Finally when we got to know that Boroli is available here, we just couldn’t resist. The cook prepared the fish in a magnificent manner. As a result, the sleep, in Bengali we call it, ‘bhaat ghoom’.  As I woke up, I just thanked the people in the adjacent cottage. Otherwise, I would have missed a golden opportunity. I hurriedly rushed to the Balcony. Giant Kanchenjungha was in front. As the Sun was preparing to set, the white peak turned red. After a few moments, the Sun set and we put up woolens.    Kanchenjungha in the evening   We were having our first Hill Stati...