Travelogues

It was 2nd june 2007. Take a trip on Gangtok. I know it's not a right season. Its nice to see you are visiting Gangtok. Its a great place. Infact the whole of Sikkim is great.

You will probably be visiting Rumtek monastery, flower show , museum, a Stupa near the museum, Psango lake, Baba mandir, Ganesh mandir and the sanctuary. Also ther will be a cable car trip in Gangtok city which is not that impressive.

Now in Gangtok to visit there are two more spots, one is Nathula which is Indo-China border. It can be visited on specific days like Wednesday and Saturday with special permit which is about 400 bucks per head. Along with it there is Yumthang valley which is about 250 kms from Gangtok which also requires special permit. If possible do not miss this.

About baba mandir it is mandir about some army official a legend you tend to roam the area and keep a watch on the army.

Gangtok has two markets a Lower Bazaar (i dunno its name) and a Laal bazaar. You will get good shoes (Korean) of Addidaas and all. Some good trax of Nike and all. Do purchase them. But as you will be going from NJP (Jalpaguiri) you might get good bargains there too.

Try and shop possible in early morning hours at it is their Boni time and hey will give you good rates. If you go in evening its hard you will get a good deal.

Gangtok is very temperate, so don't take much woolen clothes only a few when u visit Nathula or Psango. Psango lake road is always exposed to landslides so you need luck to see it. Use plain clothes. Sikkim is made up of round and round roads so you may take time to adjust to it.

There are local taxis available from Gangtok for  sightseeing. Bargain unless you get a good deal. Sikkim govt has strict road rules so you have to walk all the way to the taxi stand to get you deal which can be painstaking climbing up and down. You will predominantly see a Nepali influence in the region. The songs played, language all is Nepali. There is nothing called as a Sikkimese language. I mean its there but you will be hard pressed to find it.

Food is good and you can enjoy some good delicacies if you area non-veg. Here are many hotels, I stay on Hotel Medhabi. Location: Baluakhani, near C.P.W.D. office. Not bad, I hope the review was helpful Happy travelling and hope you write one review about your experiences.