Kalimpong Again

Posts from the previous visit

Walking

Food

Gods and Flowers

Eating places

The dining hall at Buddha Pada, a place to sit, to do nothing,

The table outside, took me to evenings in Saiha.

Was fun to sit here for long, to eat, to write,

To soak in Kalimpong at Café Kalimpong

Coffee places

Locally grown – roasted - ground coffee, an ease in the ambience,

And, welcoming conversation at the Himali Aroma Cafe.

Reading places

At Buddha Pada, 

Amidst those by Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and others, I came across 

Kalimpong: Where the mules quenched their thirst

Museums

Tharpa Choling Monastery houses a café, a souvenir shop, a library,

Besides, of course, the museum.

One that reminded me of the museum at Aligarh. 

The Lepcha Museum, not far from the Gangjong Handmade Paper Factory 

These private museums, a world apart from the large ones, but equally important for preserving our heritage.

Reminded yet again - so many manuscripts we have to save, to restore, to digitize.

Fun for Seniors

About the old and exuding happy vibes, such a welcoming change this,

Reminded me of the place for the elderly at Ungma,