Diary 1: Sandakphu, West Bengal's crown jewel
Day 1 : Destination-Maneybhanjang You get down at New Jalpaiguri Station or Bagdogra Airport and proceed to Maneybhanjang.There are plenty of cars available(mostly 2WD with 4WD decals on them).The SUVs look new but dont glance at their wheels.The tires are the most woeful things that you have ever seen.The treadmarks have been long forgotten leaving behind trademarks of patchwork.But the tires are round and do their work.That means they take you upto Maneybhanjang without fail(ah they might get punctured though :P).Travel time a little under 4 hours taking into account one puncture and few other problems.Maneybhanjang is a quaint little hill town that has somehow been able to cling onto historical Land Rovers of the Fifties....
Trip To The North East Marvels
Highlights of my tour Hotel : 3 nights at Gangtok ; 2 nights at Darjeeling Flights : Mumbai to Bagdogra via Kolkatta , Bagdogra to Mumbai via Kolkatta Car : Intra / Inter cities transfer covering all our trip Journey To Gangtok Day 1 We started our journey early morning from Mumbai Airport at 7.45 and reached Bagdogra(closest airport to Sikkim) at 14.35 , so it took us 7 hours to reach our destination as our flight was via kolkatta ....
Exciting Sikkim
Sikkim is a dream that one can realize and enjoy.Sikkim is a land of rich and varied scenic beauty, magnificent mountains, eternal snows, dark forests, green fertile valleys, raging torrents and calm, placid lakes.It is rich in both art and culture.Gangtok is a neat and well designed city, its buildings aesthetically constructed and with an oriental touch.The exciting five and half hour road journey from bagdogra airport to Sikkim you realize how beautiful It is to leave all the stress for once and relax in the shadow of nature....
