So today is my last day in Gangtok! Nothing will compare to the farm but I have enjoyed my time here nonetheless. I was able to visit a few places today, the Orchid Sanctuary, Insitute of Tibetology, Rumtek monastery, and the Handicrafts Emporium of Sikkim. The insitute of Tibetology was very interesting and explains a lot of what I experienced at the farm. The others were mostly tourist traps in my opinion but the Indian tourists seemed to really love them so I guess I am not as in tune to what makes for good site seeing in India! Tomorrow I will travel back into West Bengal and stay in Siliguri for the night. I dread the drive, but I guess it's a nessecary evil. I have discovered my greatest fear: Indian driving on Himalayan muel paths that are the roads here. I still have no way of knowing what the celebration was about yesterday... all of my holiday guides in books only say what day of the Tibetan calendar the holidays occur on, and not what western day. Everybody is giving discounts on goods today though. I befriended a shop owner here who lets me use his computer/internet for free, being that I am leaving tomorrow morning I'm not sure whether I'll have internet wherever I end up staying tomorrow so I hope to update as soon as I can!
-Taylor
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