Landscape in Darjeeling and Sikkim

To see trains run across street is a special experience in Darjeeling region. Sometimes you can hear the sound of steam-whistle echoing in valleys and you don't know where the train is. It let me think of the mountain railway of A-Li mountain in Taiwan

Th view of Khangchenzonga from Darjeeling town - The mountains look like inslands in the sea of clouds. With the background of snow capped peaks, the landscape of the mountain town appears heavenly

A tea garden in suburb Darjeeling - Darjeeling is a good place to plant tea trees because the weather in Darjeeling is often foggy and cool. But there are a few tea gardens in tow because the high altitude

Yiga Choling Gompa, Darjeeling town - The major characteristic of temples in Darjeeling and Sikkim region is their tin roofs, it make the temples seemed not so ancient as Tibetan styled ones

Rumtel Dharma Chakra Centre - This monastery is kind of the headquarter of Kagyu sect in Sikkim, because it's the official seat of the Gyalwa Kamapa. It's one of the rare Tibetan style Buddhist temple in Sikkim

Zong Dog Palri Fo-Brang Gompa, Karlimping, Darjeeling - The gompas in Darjeeling ad Sikkim are relatively newer than other Tibetan Buddhism regions. Zong Dog Palri Fo-Brang Gompa is one of the new gompa that established inb 1970s. There are some differences from ancient gompas in it's appearance

The royal palace of Sikkim, Gantok - The palace is a kind of typical local architecture in Darjeeling and Sikkim region. The two wing rooms in both sides is it's main charactristic

A special Tibetan Buddhism temple in Lachung village, North Sikkim - The temple has a different appearance from typical Tibetan temples. For the building itself and the painting on stupas

Two special Buddhist stupas in Thangu village, North Sikkim - The stupas have a special exterior that I have never seen before

The practice of Catholicism also have some difference from other regions. You can find some features of other religions from it

Many families burn pine tree branches in early morning, Lachen village, North Sikkim - Village wake up in such a refreshing smell

The autumnal scenery on th road to Chopta valley, North Sikkim - Before we saw the snow scene in North Sikkim, we encountered some autumnal scenery on the road

Black colored river and white colored land in Chopta valley, North Sikkim - The world's color tone is so monotonous in winter

Icy Yumthang valley - Grasslands become brown in winter

The snow scenery of Yumthang valley, North Sikkim - Expects white snow, there are still some other colors in winter

A terrace field near Phodong, North Sikkim - There are many good terrace fields all over Sikkim

The view of Khangchendzonga from Pelling, North Sikkim - Khangchendzonga is th highest mountain in Sikkim that always occupy one corner of Sikkim's sky. In Pelling, it seemed so close that you almost can touch it

A Tibetan residence in Lachung village, North Sikkim - The residence of Tibetan people in Sikkim are almost localized. There are seldom differences from other peoples' residences. But you can find some decorations that symbolizes the identity of Buddhist

A hut in Singhik, North Sikkim - You can see same huts like this in some remote villages of Sikkim. It should be a prototype of newer residences in Sikkim

A Nepali residence near Khecheopalri lake - The kind of huts which made of wood and clay should be a model of ancient Nepali resident. Many modern Sikkimese residences have similar appearance to them