A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Darjeeling, India by TravelPod blogger Moniminotaur titled "Wait, where the hell am I?!?" Moniminotaur's travel blog entry: "rolling hills, amazing views of snow-capped mountains, drop-dead gorgeous sunrises with chanting accompaniment, and equally magical sunsets...darjeeling is the stuff snow globes are made of. in fact, one might confuse it for aspen, except that there's no hot water, no heat, power outtages every 19 seconds, and flushing the toilet involves a bucket and some manual labor...true, there are snarling gangs of street dogs at every bend and random slabs of meat and plucked chickens hanging everywhere, but where is the india of my dreams?!? where are the dead monkey carcasses lying in piles of garbage, where are the people bathing in filth water coming out of the pump in the sidewalk as they wash dishes, where are the cess pools of raw sewage?!? oddly enough, and news to me, the temp in darjeeling barely hovers above 30ish degrees (F), which would be fine if i had a snow suit, but i don't. yesterday i woke up and after much debate decided to risk the hypothermia and brave the glacier-cold water to not only shower but wash my hair. this involves my having to stand under the icey cold running water for some time while standing on a slab of stone, toiling away at my almost-dread-like curls with my brush. the water was so cold that my hands actually started to cramp up and i considered just brushing the ...
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