Face Bleach

Not much to write today.
I have decided to stay in Darjeeling for a few more days, I really like it here. My hotel is cheep and friendly and I have a new Indian mate, who arranged my trek. We are meeting for a drink tonight. Last night I watched Liverpool Vs Arsenal with 2 scousers in a bar, we had a lock in. Normally the police walk around blowing their whistles at 20:00 to warn people not to be naughty. Yesterday I went for a long walk. Off the normal roads in Darjeeling and down the other side of the many hills. I ended up at a Tibetan Refugee Centre. Darjeeling is really a mix of Nepali and Tibetan people with a smattering of Bengali Indians. On the way back I took some pics of some boys painting rocks with religious symbols. I don't know if they were Hindu or Buddhist. I got my hair cut today for the standard Rs10. Unlike Bangalore they did not offer a face bleach for Rs50. People in the rest of India are obsessed with being paler. Even to the point where the last Cricket tournament was sponsored by "Fair and Handsome". A product that promises you untold popularity with the ladies. There are similar products for the girls...all amount to the same thing, bleaching the melanin from your skin. I will try and go white water rafting in the next couple of days. Then off to ride an elephant, but that is 145Km away, so will be a bit of a trek. Then I am off to Varanasi to see dead bodies floating in the Ganges.
I did start this entry just to post some video clips I took with my phone of the trek.
So have a peep if you like, not great quality but you'll get the idea.

Day4 of the trek
http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/craigtalbot72/videos/?action=view&current=trek1.flv

Day7 of the trek
http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/craigtalbot72/videos/?action=view&current=trek1.flv

Not sure of the day, but walking over a suspension bridge
http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/craigtalbot72/videos/?action=view&current=bridge.flv

Also the rest of my photos are kept here if you're really bored and wanna have a look. I think the ones from the trek are the best so far.
All My Photos
http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/craigtalbot72/

P.s. This is why I am Pure Veg while in India