We recently visited the protected area of Sikkim in the north of India. We were required to obtain a permit to enter this particular area. Unfortunately we were visiting at the wrong time of year so we were unable to see the view we had heard was spectacular due to cloud and fog cover, as well as ride the rope way which we were excited to do as this was closed for maintenance.
We decided to visit Tsomgo Lake which was about a two hour drive from Gangtok where we were staying, along the side of a mountain and insanely bumping roads through extreme fog. It had recently snowed so the lake was frozen and covered in gorgeous white snow. I rode a Yak through the snow and Lish and I had a snowball fight with our guide. It was a really fun day and definitely a highlight of India for me.
We spent a couple of days in Gangtok the capital of Sikkim as well. We felt like we had left India as the people look Chinese, Napali and Tibetan but still spoke Hindi. Their city is surrounded around a mall, not the malls you know though but what we call a mall in Australia. It was a street closed to cars with shops on either side and benches, gardens and a fountain down the centre.
Our final stop before our flight in Delhi was Varanasi. To get here we had to catch a shared jeep for nearly six hours followed by an overnight train. Of course our train was delayed!!!
But more on Varanasi next time.
Not long now.....:) E xx
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