Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Renovation of Coronation!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Memencho Lake: New destination for Peace Lovers WithIn Sikkim
It is a beautiful lake located 20-km ahead of Changu Lake. It lies cradled between the mountains below the Jelepla Pass and is source of river Rangpo-Chu. It derives its water from melting snows around. The lake is famous for its Trout and a farm to cultivate these fish also exist nearby.
Joy Ride on DHR's Toy Train
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways.
It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2,200 m at Darjeeling. Since 1999 the train has been a World Heritage Site as listed by UNESCO. In 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the original inscription.
Mongpong Sunrise
Mongpong is situated on the lofty bank of River Tista, just 35kms from Siliguri. Being so close to the buzzing city Siliguri, Mongpong presents a completely different landscape, where the refreshing greenery soon relieves the stress and hassles of daily city life.Surrounded by thick wooded hills on one side and vast wide basin of Tista River on the other, the Mongpong Forest Rest house is a unique resting place for the nature lovers. Placed amdst the high Sal and Teak woods the rooms of the resorts offers a cozy stay.The four cottages stand on a slope of a hillock, facing the Teesta and a patch of forest. The rail line to Alipurduar goes through this forest.
Samsing Garden Fresh!
At a distance of 82 km from Siliguri, it takes about 3 hours to reach Samsing from Siliguri through the most picturesque landscape. Situated at an elevation of 3000ft, Samsing is a nice cool shady place, ideal for nature lovers. The journey to Samsing is a memorable one, as you slowly ride uphill from Meteley through the most picturesque Dooars tea garden on the rolling hill slopes.
This snap from our moving car, passing by the garden owned by the company 'Goodrick'.
Teesta Valley
This was shot from a ridge and a village called Ponbu. Two parts of that village are Upper and Lower Ponbu. After reaching here we got the best view all along this route. From here we can have a fade view of Siliguri (about 30Kms from here). The waterline seen on my right is Teesta and on my left are three rivers Leesh, Gheesh and Chel.
Story : Three siblings, two sisters and one brother went to the jungle to fetch firewood with their mother. They lost her soon and after a long try all of them meets here.
View : You can see Coronation Bridge, Mahananda Sanctuary, Siliguri City, Gorubathan, Teesta Barriage Project through the clear corridor of 270degrees facing south. To the back (north) is Kalimpong. East and West are clear
Jhalong Valley
Due to the Jaldhaka hydroelectricity generation plant, Jhalong is small but busy, full of houses and shops. It even boasts a police station just at the entry point to Jhalong.There is a small and placid Buddhist monastery as well. Everything,starting from Chinese food to photo studio is available at the Jhalong market, . Behind the market there is a fair ground where all things of necessity are sold. The locals come there and shop for the whole week.The best accommodation in Jhalong is the beautifully located two room forest bunglow which is situated just besides Jaldhaka river.There are other private hotels as well.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Lachen - “The most beautiful view is the one I share with you…”
It is said that 'a thing of beauty is a joy forever'... the sentiment lends an apt introduction to Lachen village that clings to the grassy mountain slopes of the eastern Himalayas in the state of Sikkim. With many incredible attributes with respect to landscape, people, culture, seasons...and each more fascinating than the other... this Himalayan village in the north east of India, transcends the most ethereal of travel experiences.
Welcome to Dooars
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A journey through the rolling hill slopes, widespread lush green tea gardens separated by meandering silvery mountain streams, high Sal forests, small quiet ethnic villages, vast meadows with a blue out line of the great Himalayan ranges in the horizon, endless sky..... you are in Dooars! Lying in the Himalayan foothills, Dooars has great natural beauty. The wildlife-rich tropical forests, innumerable hill streams cutting across the green carpet of tea gardens and undulating plains, low hills rising up from the rivers. A drive through the Dooars plains, the gateway of Bhutan and the entire North East of India, can be the experience of a lifetime. The Dooars valley (also called Duars) stretching from River Teesta on the west to River Sankosh on the east, an area coving roughly 130 km by 40 km, the Dooars forms major part of the Jalpaiguri district. The name Dooars is derived from 'doors' as the region is the gateway to the entire north-east India and Bhutan. Dooars is also the gateway to the hill stations of Darjeeling - Sikkim region. Dooars is famous for its rich biodiversity and forests. The most notable of which are Gorumara National Park, Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary and Buxa Tiger Reserve. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Bengal New Destination - Lava! Aha !
Eternal Peace!
Lava is a small town situated 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of the town of Kalimpong via Algarah in Darjeeling district of the state of West Bengal, India.
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