Sikkim

It took us over 24 hours to get from Varanasi to Darjeeling using two trains then a jeep ride through the mountains. We spent a couple days there checking out the cable cars and tea plantations. After that we took two jeeps to get to Sikkim. It was through mountain passes with no guard rails so it made me a little nervous but it was beautiful. I had to get a permit to come to this part of India, but it was free. Tomorrow 6 of us are doing a 4 day trek in the Himalayas. We are on the west side of Sikkim near the boarder of Nepal. We have a yak and a guide so it shouldn't be too difficult. I think the highest point will be below 5000 meters, so the altitude may cause some shortness of breath.