10 days in the foothills of the Himalayas: Darjeeling and Sikkim in the Northeast of India. I visited the Tibetan Refugee Centre in Darjeeling and was made to feel very welcome by the Tibetans living and working there:the workshops used old techniques for woodwork, spinning, dying and weaving, as well as for sculpture. In a hotel in Gangtok I arranged 4-5 days of visiting the most important monasteries in Sikkim. More pictures can be found in www.pbase.com/trevvelbug and if you need information , you are welcome to email me.