We have been planning this for last two years! Ever since, we were frequently visiting Kolkata for my sister’s work!
And once we visited the Durga Pooja and visited the Pandals!
But, the more we were trying to club our darjeeling trip with the kolkata trip!
It wasn’t making sense!
And then we searched and found a direct flight to Bagdora airport! Which was the closest to darjeeling city. But a few hour’s drive from the airport!
Well! If we needed to travel to darjeeling.It had to happen soon!!
So we planned this three days trip earlier!!but realised gangtok is just another few hours away, so why don’t we do that too!
And so we braved both!
Through the mountains round and round!
We travelled on roads so narrow! It seemed it was made for one way, but they were cars coming from both ways!
The drive itself was so exhausting! We could think of another road journey for our destinations!
The hotels were our most beautiful parts of the journey apart from the road journey we drove around.
The closest hotel from Darjeeling is Taj Chia Kutir!! Where we stayed For a night.
Before we took off for our flight.
There have been quite a few cafes! We visited for coffee and bakes!
But, surprisingly the bakes had no taste! It was disappointing! We only had coffee most of the time then!
The Cafe Fiction, Rachna Books! Was the highlight of my gangtok experience!
They had amazing coffee! And the book collection they had was very impressive! They had a frame of all the Murakami book covers too! The asian and indian regional books they had were unbelievable! I had most of them on my Amazon cart and here all are under one roof!
Meeting Hilton the pet at the gangtok Elgin! Was our entertainment for our stay with Sikimmese and Tibetan food we tried during our stay.
The drive-through tea estate and staying around one was another experience we experienced.
The darjeeling city mall road was a nice stroll! Bakes at Glenary we’re not that good!
But the vibe, and the setting of the cafe were an experience you need to experience.
Darjeeling & Gangtok 2023…
Closest Airport :
#bagdograairport
#pakyongairport is another option. Major Flights start soon from this airport.
Stay :
@elgingangtok @elgindarjeeling @tajchiakutir
Tea Experience:
@mayukh.tea
Coffee:
Himalayan Cafe #Darjeeling
@thelocalcafe.in #Gangtok
@cafe.fiction #Gangtok #darjeelingaltura
Eat:
@dekevas_darjeeling_siliguri
Momos & Ramen
@glenarys @glenarysdarjeeling
@tashidelek #gangtok
Fried Momos, Pork Belly and Thukpa
Bookstore:
@nerdvana_books_and_coffee #Darjeeling
#Bibliothéque Cafe #gangtok
@rachnabooks #Gangtok
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