Day 2: Started out for Darjeeling in the afternoon. Didnt want to make things hectic. It was vacation after all. After reaching and freshening up, we just hung around the mall road. Luckily the weather overall was good and the Kanchenjunga range was in full all three days we were there.
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| We were lucky to see Kanchenjunga the entire day in Darjeeling Day 3: We headed for Tiger Hill. It is said that Mount Everest can be seen from the viewpoint if one is lucky. We got to see some mountain ranges but were not sure about Mount Everest. |
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| Maybe Mount Everest ?!! We do see some peaks and mountains from Tiger Hill. Not sure which is what! |
Day 4: We took the train ride. Went to nearby tourist destinations like Ghoom Monastery and tea estates. Basically just enjoyed the pleasant weather of Darjeeling.
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| Ghoom Monastery |
Day 5: We drove down to Gangtok in the morning. There were some pretty steep roads. One was almost perpendicular.
Day 6: We went to Rumtek Monastery.
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| Rumtek Monastery |
Day 7: We went to Changu Lake and Nathu La Pass.
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| Changu Lake / Tsongmo Lake is a glacial lake and is considered to have healing properties |
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| At Nathu La (La is pass in Bodhi / Tibetan). Nathu La is one of the three open trading border posts |
Day 8: We toured Gangtok and close by tourist destinations
Day 9: We drove down to Mirik. It was late afternoon when we reached Mirik. We just relaxed around the lake since we had a long drive back the next morning.
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| Mirik Lake / Sumendu Lake is an artificial lake |
Day 10: We drove back to Asansol. It took us about 15 hours with two stops in between. A stayover somewhere midway would have worked better.