Another weekend trip to Darjeeling in an esteem - Page 2 - Team-BHP

1100D · 26th March 2008, 20:34

You have done so many darjeeling trips, why dont you try a new one, kolkata to darjeeling in reverse gear.

kaushik_s · 27th March 2008, 12:19

Good one BP. Nice pics and would love to see more.
Would love to travel there sometime.Been to Sikkim and had plans for Darjeeling also but missed Darjeeling due to time constraints.

safari_lover · 27th March 2008, 15:06

Nice travelouge with nice pics BP.
That 180 was SOLID, as heard in the video

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vnabhi · 27th March 2008, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1100D

You have done so many darjeeling trips, why dont you try a new one, kolkata to darjeeling in reverse gear.

Yeah, you could also give Phankabari road a try on that gear!

XetaGLGRocks · 27th March 2008, 16:16

Nice 180 degree turn video, BP!! The photographs were great too!! Reminded me of a trip to Lolegaon, Lava back in my college days.

I remember we had taken a bus from Ghum to Rimbik( if I remember correctly). I had shivers down my spine when the bus was rolling along the narrow roads, with the wheels almost running along the edge of the road.

I was also very lucky to see "No Cloud" view of the sunrise over the Himalayan range one early morning from the Lolegaon Trekker's hut.

1000Horses · 27th March 2008, 16:41

HI there,

nice pictures buddy and a fantastic place. will c the youtube video later.

BlackPearl · 27th March 2008, 22:26

Thanks a lot kaushik_s, safari_lover, XetaGLGRocks and 1000Horses

razor4077 · 30th March 2008, 02:35

BP bhai, that was a great travelogue yet again! Loved the 180 deg! Will give you a call sometime. I want to ask you about the roads - in particular, the Pankhabari road.

BlackPearl · 31st March 2008, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor4077

BP bhai, that was a great travelogue yet again! Loved the 180 deg! Will give you a call sometime. I want to ask you about the roads - in particular, the Pankhabari road.

Thanks razor. Give me a call anytime and I will be more than happy to share what I know about Pankhabari

shuvd · 31st March 2008, 10:31

Another nice log BP. Loved the pictures and the video

. Man, I really envy you..

WhiteKnight · 31st March 2008, 11:50

Very nice travelogue and great video too

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackPearl

had taken a lot of pics but can't reduce most of them to below 500 Kb

Please try this. Paste the pic on Powerpoint slide and save as-jpg file. Size would come to roughly 100kb.
And don't forget to post the pics here pal!!

BlackPearl · 31st March 2008, 16:38

Thanks a lot shuvd and WhiteKnight.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteKnight

Please try this. Paste the pic on Powerpoint slide and save as-jpg file. Size would come to roughly 100kb.
And don't forget to post the pics here pal!!

@WhiteKnight - thanks for the tips, will try this once I get back home and will post the pics.

Minardi · 2nd April 2008, 23:47

ohh that 180 degree turn is really inspiring! has anyone here any idea how much (if any) damage it does to the tyres?

shuvc · 3rd April 2008, 00:06

@bp, open the snaps with paintbrush. Go to Image -- stretch/skew. Reduce the horizontal and vertical values from 100 to 50 or lesser, and the SAVE AS a diff file name. Play with the values to reduce the size. Just remember to use the same value for both parameters.

BlackPearl · 3rd April 2008, 02:18

@Shuvc, thanks a lot for the tip. uploading a few more pics after cropping them..

1. early morning tea halt at Farakka

2. breakfast + lunch halt near Siliguri

3. On way to Darjeeling

4. On way to Darjeeling

5. Inside Darjeeling

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6. The famous Batasia Loop

7. Can't remember the place :-(

8. Mirik.. the dilapidated house on the top of the hill was once a British Guest House

9. Mirik

10. On way to Mirik...

26th March 2008, 20:34	#16 (permalink)
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27th March 2008, 16:16	#20 (permalink)
XetaGLGRocks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 80	Nice 180 degree turn video, BP!! The photographs were great too!! Reminded me of a trip to Lolegaon, Lava back in my college days. I remember we had taken a bus from Ghum to Rimbik( if I remember correctly). I had shivers down my spine when the bus was rolling along the narrow roads, with the wheels almost running along the edge of the road. I was also very lucky to see "No Cloud" view of the sunrise over the Himalayan range one early morning from the Lolegaon Trekker's hut. __________________ "Tough times do not last . Tough people do!" *2006 Tata Indica Xeta GLG* *1.4* *Alpine/Illusion/JBL/Ground Zero/Stinger/Ichibahn*

27th March 2008, 22:26	#22 (permalink)
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31st March 2008, 10:31	#25 (permalink)
shuvd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 894 View My Garage	Another nice log BP. Loved the pictures and the video. Man, I really envy you.. __________________ I (still) feel the need...the NEED for SPEED

3rd April 2008, 00:06	#29 (permalink)
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,723 View My Garage	@bp, open the snaps with paintbrush. Go to Image -- stretch/skew. Reduce the horizontal and vertical values from 100 to 50 or lesser, and the SAVE AS a diff file name. Play with the values to reduce the size. Just remember to use the same value for both parameters. __________________ PIGZILNKILJBSCOMB

27th March 2008, 12:19	#17 (permalink)
kaushik_s BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346	Good one BP. Nice pics and would love to see more. Would love to travel there sometime.Been to Sikkim and had plans for Darjeeling also but missed Darjeeling due to time constraints.

27th March 2008, 15:06	#18 (permalink)
safari_lover BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bidar / Kolkata Posts: 257	Nice travelouge with nice pics BP. That 180 was SOLID, as heard in the video .

27th March 2008, 16:41	#21 (permalink)
1000Horses BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 118 View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (4)	HI there, nice pictures buddy and a fantastic place. will c the youtube video later.

30th March 2008, 02:35	#23 (permalink)
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,232 View My Garage	BP bhai, that was a great travelogue yet again! Loved the 180 deg! Will give you a call sometime. I want to ask you about the roads - in particular, the Pankhabari road.

2nd April 2008, 23:47	#28 (permalink)
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 216	ohh that 180 degree turn is really inspiring! has anyone here any idea how much (if any) damage it does to the tyres?

3rd April 2008, 02:18	#30 (permalink)
BlackPearl BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hightstown(NJ, USA), Kolkata Posts: 679 View My Garage	@Shuvc, thanks a lot for the tip. uploading a few more pics after cropping them.. 1. early morning tea halt at Farakka 2. breakfast + lunch halt near Siliguri 3. On way to Darjeeling 4. On way to Darjeeling 5. Inside Darjeeling 6. The famous Batasia Loop 7. Can't remember the place :-( 8. Mirik.. the dilapidated house on the top of the hill was once a British Guest House 9. Mirik 10. On way to Mirik... __________________ Don't quit when the hill is steepest, for your goal is almost nigh; don't quit, for you are not a failure until you fail to try Last edited by Zappo : 7th April 2008 at 02:43. Reason: Arranged the photos with their respective captions :)

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