Today was a very early morning, with us leaving the hotel around 4am to make our way to the Tiger Hill viewpoint – a drive of about one hour. We were here to see the sun rise over the Eastern Himalaya and break its light over some of the giants to the North-West, with Khangchendzonga (at 8586m the world’s third highest) being the most prominent here.

This obviously is a major tourist attraction and the place was packed with other tourists (and per our guide this was not even a too busy day) – it was nevertheless a good thing to do – and the traffic jam the way down probably is just part of the quintessential Indian experience.