Setting off from Kolkata around mid winter, I was going to be open to a beautiful adventure. Northeast has been ignored in a slapdash fashion accompanied by a lot of trolls and abuses. But what people fail to realize is that the Northeastern part of India is blessed with hundreds of fascinating places. I left Kolkata about 7:30pm and reached Siliguri at around 7 in the morning. Cleartrip has been a sweetheart throughout my journey. I booked my tickets on cleartrip and got a discount on my tickets through cleartrip discount coupons. I was welcomed with a huge palace-setting hotel with a tinge of traditional Bengali architecture. Thanks to cleartrip, yet again. I had a lovely hotel experience. Cleartrip helped me book reliable hotels at an ideal price.

Siliguri is the centre to almost all the attractions in the Northeast. It takes about 4 hours to reach Gangtok and around 2 and half hours to reach Darjeeling, which is one of India’s most delightful hill stations. We stopped at our destination, Mall road. Mall road is a great place/lane to take a leisure stroll as it is attended by scenic beauty. Chauk Bazaar has Keventer’s and Glenary’s. They are the best places to go for a light cappuccino or even a heavy full-delicious meal like Chicken Sausages. They are places that would make your stomach go like “I just saw heaven!” Throughout the lane, you can find a lot of stores with hand-made chocolates and woolen clothes. You must not miss the chance to buy a memento for back home. The Darjeeling tea is also quite popular and tasty.

Don’t miss the chance to glance the mighty peaks of Kanchenjunga and Japanese Peace Pagoda. The Batasia loop is a treat to the eyes. The Darjeeling Himalayan railway is something which you would have seen only in movies. Ghoom monastery and the Rock garden are yet again majestic. The toy train is fun for both kids and adults. My next destination was Gangtok. Gangtok is a place which one has to visit at least once in their lifetime. It has a million small and big spots where you can just hangout and be at peace. MC Marg is a place where you can shop whatever you want to carry home. But what you want to carry home is the memories you make. It is a great place to organize a reunion with your friends. Nathula pass and Tsomgo lake are places which make you realize that God actually exists and Mother Nature is the most beautiful discovery of mankind ever.

When you see the clouds covering the topmost edges of the peaks, you feel heavenly. It was a magical experience. The Himalayan zoological park has a wide variety of animals which are natives of the Northeast. You can find beautiful creatures like red pandas, snow leopards etc. After a round of amazing journeys, I returned to my hotel and had a great night sleep after which I had to get back to normal routine life. However, this trip would always remain in my heart rather than in pictures.