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Hey friends, am back to recollect my Gangtok visit just a few days back. Just in case you have missed out on the first part of the blog heres the link : https://shreerajtalwadekar.blogspot.in/2017/12/my-sikkim-visit-dec-2017-account-and.html So Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim(capital since 1894) situated in the Eastern district of Sikkim. A hub of tourism, this city is also labelled as a colourful city of India. Situated at about a 5500ft altitude , Gangtok has a lot to offer to the nature lover as well as an adventure seeker. When at Gangtok there are three things to do a) Local site-seeing (whole day)  b) Changu Lake(Tsomgo lake),Nathu La and Baba Mandir (whole day) c)Paragliding. All the rates for the same are displayed on a noticeboard at the central taxi stand, on a share as well as full vehicle basis. However, during off season the cab drivers offer better packages combining 4-5 points altogether for a reasonable cost. So we started off the first day at Gangtok with ...

Hi dear friends, I recently visited the state of Sikkim (3rd Dec-10th Dec 17) and have been mighty pleased with the place. Here is a brief summary of my visit which will also act as a sort of mini travel guide for those of you who havent been there already. To start of with, let me proclaim except the roads and travel time, I didnt find even one thing to complain about and thus the whole trip was extremely smooth sailing, highly economical and a heavenly experience. Mind you, we went in a sort of off season just prior to the start of the 'season' which starts from the second half of December from when proper snowfall starts to about Jan after which it gets really snow covered and some of the roads are closed. We did get snow though on the way to Nathu La enough to play around and experience so from a clearly practical point of view ours was a wonderful time to visit as there was not cut throat competition amongst those in tourism industry making it economical, desirable while...