Weekend-Kolkata

Soul of Kolkata – Festivals, Food, and Sports

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Calcutta also known as the city of festivals almost remains enlightened all through the year with various festivals every now and then. Whether itтАЩs Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Laxmi Puja, Kartik Puja, Vishwakarma Puja, Holi, Diwali, Christmas or whatever, the city enjoys them all with full celebration. Durga Puja is ideally the biggest festival of Calcutta (and West Bengal). The city of Calcutta has a completely different look.

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Leaving Thimphu, on to Paro, Bhutan

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Paro is the most gorgeous city in the whole of Bhutan; and far more beautiful than Thimphu (wondering why the king does not stay here). It has the only International Airport in the country, and situated on the bank on Paro River, surrounded by hills. Before reaching to Paro city, we met Paro River on the way and fell in love with it. We immediately stopped the car, got down and went inside a downstream.

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To Thimphu, Bhutan by Road from India

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The international Boarder between India and Bhutan is shared by Jaigaon in India and Phuntsholing in Bhutan.

There is free access between these two places, however you are required to get permit to move beyond Phuntsholing. After an hour of journey, the view besides the road began to change and after crossing large fields, tea estates appeared. Total journey was about five hours and before we realized we reached Bhutan. It was a big gate, painted with colorful dragons and guarded by soldiers from Indian BSF and Royal Bhutan Army.

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Visting Mirik, West Bengal

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almost fully broken road with a 20/25 degree continuous elevation, occasionally screeching of clutch and tyre enabled me to stop and offload heads. It succeeded for a while but finally around 6/7 kms before Rishi Road junction the vehicle was impossible to move up. The burning rubber smell and the sound of throwing pebble underneath by wheel”s thrust made me stop completely

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Along the old silk route – East Sikkim

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The entire zigzag road was blocked with snow. We were the only souls from far off plain lands stuck in the midst of old silk route, completely disconnected from the outside world and covered in a thick blanket of snow. Our journey to Gnathang Valley was cancelled. But what we witnessed was much more than what we had wanted and could ask for no more.

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Heavenly Dooars, Assam

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Samsing is a small hill village and tourist spot in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district. It is known for its beautiful landscape with green tea gardens, hills and forests, which attract a lot of tourists. It lies 18 km from the Neora Valley National Park.

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рд╕рд┐рдХреНрдХрд┐рдо, рдЧрдВрдЧрдЯреЛрдХ part-1

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рд╕рд┐рдХреНрдХрд┐рдо рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рддрд░рдл рд╣реА рдкрд╛рдВрдЪ – рдЫрд╣ рдордВрдЬрд┐рд▓реЛ рдХреЗ рдордХрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдХрддрд╛рд░реЗ рдирдЬрд░ рдЖрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреАред рдРрд╕рд╛ рд▓рдЧ рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рд╣рд┐рд▓ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдкрд░ рд╣реИрдВред рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд╕рд╛рдл – рд╕реБрдерд░рд╛ рдХрд╝рд╕реНрдмрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реЛ рдХреЗ рдШреБрдорд╛рд╡рджрд╛рд░ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ 4.30 рдмрдЬреЗ рд╣рдо рдЧрдВрдЧрдЯреЛрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЧрдПред
рдЕрдм рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдбреЗрдиреНрдЬреЛрдВрдЧ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдерд╛ рдкрд░ рдкрддрд╛ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрдбрд╝реА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреАред рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдореЗ рднреА 4 рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдмреИрда рд╕рдХрддреЗред рд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдЖрда рдмрдЬреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдЕрд╡рд╢реНрдп рдпрд╣ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреА рд╣реИрдВред рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╣рди рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛ рдЗрди рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдЯрд┐рдХреА рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реИред рд▓реЛрдЧ рдпрд╛ рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд╣рди рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИ рдЕрдиреНрдпрдерд╛ рдЗрди рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдирд┐рд░реНрднрд░ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рдСрдЯреЛ , рдЯреЗрдореНрдкреЛ , рдЧреНрд░рд╛рдореАрдг рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛ рдЖрджрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдХрд╛рд░ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реАред рдЗрди рдЫреЛрдЯреА рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд░рд╛рдпрд╛ рднреА рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИред рдкрдВрджреНрд░рд╣ рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░реА рдХреЗ рд╣рд┐рд╕рд╛рдм рд╕реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕рдлрд░ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред

рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд▓рд╛рд▓ рдмрд╛рдЬрд╛рд░, рдбреЗрдиреНрдЬреЛрдВрдЧ рд╕рд┐рдиреЗрдорд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд▓рдЧреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдбреЗрдиреНрдЬреЛрдВрдЧ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдерд╛ , рдЯреВрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдЯ рд╕рдордЭ рдХрд░ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рд╕реЗ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд░ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ 150/- рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдорд╛рдВрдЧрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдлреЛрди рдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рд▓реЗ рд▓реЗрдирд╛ рдЙрдЪрд┐рдд рд╕рдордЭрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдкреИрд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ 90 – 100 рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╕реНрдЯреИрдВрдб рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдЖрдХрд░ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рдХрд░ рд▓реЛред рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╕реНрдЯреИрдВрдб рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдкрд░ рдЖрдпреЗ рддреЛ рдПрдХ рдиреЗ 100/- рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рдорд╛рдВрдЧреЗ рддреЛ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рд╕рд╣реА рднрд╛рдбрд╛ рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИ рдЙрд╕рд╕реЗ 4 рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рд░рд╡рд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП рджреБрд╕рд░реЗ рдиреЗ 80/- рдорд╛рдВрдЧреЗ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рджреЛ рдЯреИрдХреНрд╕реА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ 60/- рд░реВрдкрдпреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдЪрд▓ рджрд┐рдПред рдорддрд▓рдм рдпрд╣ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдк рдореЛрд▓ -рднрд╛рд╡ рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЬрд╛рдирддреЗ рдпрд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рд▓реЛрдЧреЛ рд╕реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкреВрдЫреЗрдВрдЧреЗ рддреЛ рдЖрдкрдХреА рдЬреЗрдм рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╣рд▓реНрдХреА рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдПрдЧреАред

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Kolkata-Sikkim-Darjeeling trip

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After all this, the last thing on our list was a visit to some tea estate in Darjeeling. To go there was one part of the pleasure and the next best part was to sip a hot n nice cup of tea there! It was really a divine experience and I had about 3-4 cups of tea- each of a different variety!

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The mysterious Naga Sadhus and humbling return journey

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Very soon the faint evening glow, which was prevalent in the sky, vanished. The vessel did not have any light in the upper deck area. All the lights we had, was only the cosmic glow in the sky. I could not see anything ahead. The person sitting next to me was a mere silhouette. Up above there were innumerable stars and glowing planets travelling with us and below there was infinite quantum of water through which we were moving.

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Experience Darjeeling Toy Train Joyride

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Recognized as the first and most important link for traveling within the town, it offers a great ride on a heritage mode of transport. You can absorb the most magnificent view of the mountains, visit beautiful villages, and local markets on this unique ride. The facilities on the journey of this private trip include basic essentials like water bottles. On the other hand, you may not find services regarding food and drinks or any kind of accommodation. Just take a trip through the hilly region and grasp the most picturesque view of nature through the windows in the Darjeeling Toy Train.

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