Starting with Travelogue,I start depicting my first travel with my beloved husband.My WeddingDay was 1st March 2002.And My husband planned our honeymoon trip on August 2002, at Darjeeling.
Known for its natural splendour,Darjeeling's best gift to its visitors is the dawn of a new day.The mountains awaken first with a tentative peeking of the sun.The snow capped Everest,Kabru,Kanchanjunga,Jannu and other peaks slowly emerge from slumber to start a new day.As the fog lifts in the slowly penetrating sun,the little town gradually comes alive.Amidst brewing of tea,the sing song Gorkhali,which is the local dilect, rises and falls like music.
We started our journey from Siliguri.We took a taxi and traveled by road.Nestled in the serene Himalayan splendour,the zigzag railway passing through a variety of foliage,linking Siliguri, in north Bengal with Darjeeling.The serenic beauty along the reral is a thing of joy.The tall cotton trees,the buttressed smul palms,the gigantic bamboos all entwined with creepers and loaded with ferns.
My husband booked a very good hotel of ITC group.From the window Iost myself with the serenic beauties of Kanchanjunga
A kilometer from the zoo is the Darjeeling- Rangit Valley ropeway.It was a thrilling ride with splendid views of tea gardens.
We visited the rock garden and Ganga Maiya park.Its a very attractive place with natural waterfalls.The garden is about 10-12 k.m. from the main town.
Known for its natural splendour,Darjeeling's best gift to its visitors is the dawn of a new day.The mountains awaken first with a tentative peeking of the sun.The snow capped Everest,Kabru,Kanchanjunga,Jannu and other peaks slowly emerge from slumber to start a new day.As the fog lifts in the slowly penetrating sun,the little town gradually comes alive.Amidst brewing of tea,the sing song Gorkhali,which is the local dilect, rises and falls like music.We started our journey from Siliguri.We took a taxi and traveled by road.Nestled in the serene Himalayan splendour,the zigzag railway passing through a variety of foliage,linking Siliguri, in north Bengal with Darjeeling.The serenic beauty along the reral is a thing of joy.The tall cotton trees,the buttressed smul palms,the gigantic bamboos all entwined with creepers and loaded with ferns.
My husband booked a very good hotel of ITC group.From the window Iost myself with the serenic beauties of Kanchanjunga
No visit to Darjeeling complete without a visit to Ghoom,which is 6k.m away from the city.The hillock is dominated by the famous Yiga Choeling Monestary which has 15 images of the Maitreya Budha.The museum of Natural History is where we saw a fine collection of Himalayan animals,reptiles,birds and insects.Another place of interest is Liyod Botanic Garden,where marvellous collection of alpine flora and are there.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological park is the only centre in India for the breeding of the rare snow leopard.The Ussurian tigers and the Himalayan black bear are also among its attractions.Near the zoo,there is the Himalaya Mountaineering Institute,established in 1954 by the then PrimeMinister,Jawharlal Neheru,in the wake of the conquest of Everest.
A kilometer from the zoo is the Darjeeling- Rangit Valley ropeway.It was a thrilling ride with splendid views of tea gardens.
We visited the rock garden and Ganga Maiya park.Its a very attractive place with natural waterfalls.The garden is about 10-12 k.m. from the main town.
I remembered the beautiful mall area,and last but not least the Hasty-Tasty restaurant.The food was spelndidly tasty.I still remembering its smokey mouth watering veg.momo
From Darjeeling we planned to visit Gangtok,as it is only 4 hr. road journey from Darjeeling town .But due to scarcity of time we had to postponed that trip.No regrets..Next time.......
