Queer and maginficient queen of hills - darjeeling

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

Darjeeling is a Himalayan city better call it as “QUEEN OF HILLS.” This district is situated in the northern part of West Bengal having border with Sikimm and Nepal. Due to Gorkhaland Movement for a new state you can see many people agitating silently. Unity can be seen in this mesmerize Hills. Bandh means complete bandh no shops should be open. As Darjeeling is in Himalayan Range you have to take road transport.

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

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tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

There are two ways to reach Darjeeling:-

Air Travel nearest Airport Bagdogra, then Taxi take around 10 hrs to Darjeeling.

Rail Travel Nearest station New Jalpaiguri, then Taxi take around 4 hours.

Time to visit Dareeling:
Summers:- May- June
Winters:- Sep to Dec

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

[FONT=&quot]We get down at NJP station and it took us 4 hours to reach Queen of hills. One more unforgettable way of traveling is by Toy Train from Siliguri to Darjeeling. The only steam train exists in India. Having a ride in it is a stunning and spectacular experience. I visited Darjeeling Twice as it is my husbands maternal place once in May 2008 then in May 2011 but I am sharing my both experiences here . But everytime it’s an unexplored visit.[/FONT]

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

tea garden at the foothills of Darjeeling

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

[FONT=&quot]When we board at taxi it was so beautiful and green . Tea Gardens are situated at the foothills of Darjeeling. I get down to smell best aromatic tea in the world. We had already decided to stay in the Darjeeling city though it have many Hotels but we stayed at my husbands Aunt place. It is just one of the tallest building in the city- Mahakal Market. On the way we tasted food of the city- momo’s. It was mouth-watering experience. On the way I had seen many small hut shapes shop which sells Momo’s.[/FONT]

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

1. Tiger Hills -Next Day we visited Tiger Hills to see the Sun Rise. It is situated at an altitude of 2590 metres (8482 ft.), it is 15 km from Darjeeling town. We had an early morning trip around 4 a.m to the Tiger Hill . A view of the sunrise amidst the Himalayan range was awesome. From here we get a glimpse of Mount Everest, the highest mountain and Kanchenjunga range. Nearby is a Sinchal devi Temple where I had experienced Nepalis Pandit and monk praying together.
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tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

sunrise at tiger hills, most wonderful and earliest sunrise in India

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

2. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or the Toy Train: In the afternoon we planned to take a ride in toy train. This fascinating narrow gauge steam engine train still operates with the original steam engine and the loops and the zigzags along the route are remarkable feats of engineering. Now a days diesel engine also runs. My Husband wanted to travel by steam train so we waited for it and then took a ride from Darjeeling town to Ghoom, the nearest station, what a pleasant journey! I can say it is an engineering marvel and one of the wonders of the world, to be preserved forever. There is a small railway museum at Ghum which preserved the memories of these trains.