Gangtok

Hundred in Gangtok – Part 1

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What could be the meaning of the title of this post Hundred in Gangtok ? This is about visiting Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in a group of around 100 persons one year back in May 2011. At sharp 2:00 the train started its journey at the right time. The mood inside the coach was like we were in some party. There were different activities happening in different compartments – people were playing cards, watching movies on laptops, senior persons were talking about politics and nation.

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सफ़र सिक्किम का भाग 8 : फूलों की तरह लब खोल कभी, खुशबू की जुबाँ में बोल कभी…

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दुनिया जहान की छोड़िए हम तो बात सिक्किम की कर रहे थे। क्या आपके लिए ये आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है कि सिक्किम जैसे अत्यंत छोटे से प्रदेश में भी इस फूल की 600 प्रजातियाँ हैं। दरअसल सिक्किम का कुछ हिस्सा समुद्र तल के करीब है तो इसके कुछ हिस्से कुछ 17000 फीट से भी ऊँचे हैं। इसलिए इस पूरे इलाके की आबो हवा इतने तरह के आर्किड्स की रचना करने में सहायक होती है।

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Goecha La (Sikkim) Trek

Goecha La (Sikkim) Trek

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After spending a day in Gangtok, I proceeded to Yuksom, a small town about 150 km away from Gangtok which can be reached via Rwangla or Rangpo. This is the place from where the trek to Dzongri, Goecha La and to the base camp of Mt. Kanchenjunga begins. The way to Yuksom is absolutely gorgeous with marvelous mountain views with green/blue watered Rangit river flowing in the middle of this Himalayn Kingdom. I started of on 27th September for Yuksam via Rumtek and Rwangla. At Rumtek, we gave lift to a couple of people from Rwangla.

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सफ़र सिक्किम का भाग 4 : वो तेज़ हवा, बेहोशी और गुरुडांगमार झील…

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पर ये क्या बाहर प्रकृति का एक सेनापति तांडव मचा रहा था, सबके कदम बाहर पड़ते ही लड़खड़ा गये, बच्चे रोने लगे, कैमरे को गले में लटकाकर मैं दस्ताने और मफलर लाने दौड़ा । जी हाँ, ये कहर वो मदमस्त हवा बरसा रही थी जिसकी तीव्रता को 16000 फीट की ठंड, पैनी धार प्रदान कर रही थी । हवा का ये घमंड जायज भी था। दूर दूर तक उस पठारी समतल मैदान पर उसे चुनौती देने वाला कोई नहीं था, फिर वो अपने इस खुले साम्राज्य में भला क्यूँ ना इतराये । खैर जल्दी-जल्दी हम सब ने कुछ तसवीरें खिंचवायीं ।

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Enchanting Sikkim

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Sikkim is a state in East India in the Himalayan foot hills. We started our journey from Delhi, where we took Deccan Air flight to Bagdogra, which is the nearest airport to Gangtok and is around 4 hours drive. At the airport, we took a local cab service (that we had booked in advance), the driver was waiting for us at the airport and thus began our tour of the exasperating Himalayan abode.

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Enchanting Sikkim, Disappointing Darjeeling

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The next day, we visited the main market of Gangtok, M.G. Road. The market is pedestrian friendly, as no vehicles are allowed to ply on this road. Being at this place gave us a feeling of being somewhere in Singapore or Malaysia. The best of brands, right from Bata to Adidas and Lee Cooper to Louis Vitton dominated the signboards. The shops displayed not only the brands, but also the local stuff, especially, trendy woolens and shoes. The locals are well and fashionably dressed to the extent that the tourists from the metros appear to have outdated knowledge of fashion.

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Gangtok-Namchi-Pelling-Darjeeling tour- part 1

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We walked down to MG Road, and found it is such a nice open place with no-vehicle movement and lots of good eating and shopping options. Such large area for pedestrian and kids were just so happy in running here and there. We should also have something like this in Delhi NCR too; all we have here are malls or congested markets with no place to walk. I found Gangtok a very safe place for girls too.

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Ranka Monestry Gangtok

Sikkim : A mystic land

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Sikkim is a truly mystical land, a confluence of advancement and mysticism. It is India’s least populated state, hosts Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak,…

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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 5 (Final)

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But me and my camera was not having any desire of sleeping as I wanted to capture the beautiful Teesta river in my eyes as well in the camera lens. The views from the bus window were amazing. Early morning, cloudy weather, green high mountains and flowing Teesta; I could not ask more from the Nature. I clicked endless photographs. After some time it started raining which made the surrounding more beautiful. Around 7.30 we stopped in the middle near a small tea shop just near the banks of the Teesta. It was a great experience to have tea on the banks of Teesta while is was raining outside.

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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 4

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The very first place to visit was Tashi View Point. It was around a distance of 7 km from our hotel. It is an observation point at an altitude of 6000 ft developed be erstwhile king of Sikkim, Tashi Namgyal. On clear days in early morning, this is the best place in Gangtok to view the mighty Mount Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. One final destination still remained to visit and it was Ban Jhakhri Falls. It is a theme park surrounded by lush green forest on the outskirts of Gangtok.

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