Darjeeling-The Queen of the Hills
One among the seven sister state's of North East India, Sikkim's Gangtok and India's tea hub Darjeeling with its beautiful hill stations beyond doubt can mesmerize tourists. Nestled by nature, the Darjeeling hills will surely rejuvenate the tourists during summer.
Nestled among the steep mountains with the radiant Mt Kanchenjunga towering over the blue sky, Darjeeling is fondly known as "Queen of the Hills".
It is certainly that Darjeeling in the post modern era comprises of six T's -Tea, Teak, Tourism, Toy Train, Tiger Hill and Trekkers' paradise.
Tiger Hill situated at an altitude of 2590 meters (8482 ft.) and 13 kilometers from the town has earned international fame for the magnificent view of the sunrise over the "Kanchenjunga" and the great eastern Himalayan Mountains.
If you are an art lover the Ava Art Gallery established in 1965 by the Late Bhopal Rao Sett and Ava Devi has a collection of 60 pieces of art work in water, oil and thread paintings.
Once in Darjeeling a visit is must to the Chowrasta, a wide promenade atop a ridge lined with shops and restaurants and considered to be the heart of the town. The beauty of the Brabourne Park attached to the Chowrasta features a musical fountain adding to the enchantment of the music lovers.
Those of us interested to go for picnics can truly enjoy the Rock Garden and Ganga Maya Park with natural water falls with boating facilities.
Similarly, the Japanese Peace Pagoda situated on the slopes of the Jalapahar Hill showcases the four avatars of the Buddha.
An evening in Nightingale Park/Srubbery Park which comprises of a giant Statue of Lord Shiva, a temple, and provides live-interactive entertainment truly refreshes the mind.
None to forget is the Darjeeling-Rangit Valley Passenger Cable Car popularly known as the Ropeway. It is about 3 km north of the town and situated at what is known as the North Point. The Ropeway is India's oldest passenger ropeway and connects Darjeeling with Singla Bazaar at the bottom of the valley.
Known to the locals as the "Holy Hill", is a place where any nature lover would love to spend time. The Mahakal temple atop the hill is a revered place for the locals and visitors will be surprised to find a Hindu priest and a Buddhist monk sharing a common altar.
There are also different monasteries that of Druk Thupten Sangag Choling Monastery, Ghoom Monastery.
Built in 1875 by Lama Sherab Gyatso, this ancient monastery is said to have been blessed by the renowned Tomo Geshe Rimpoche of Tibet.
If you are tea lover, then you cannot find a better place to rejuvenate yourself amidst the nature's beauty with your favourite hot and flavored tea. Be it Black Tea which 90% of the western world are fond of, or Oolong a semi fermented tea, or for that matter green tea which is rapidly gaining popularity for its aroma and medicinal value.
With more and more people coming over to Darjeeling, tea tourism is being promoted. The visitors are encouraged to stay in tea garden Bungalows which has all required amenities. During your stay at the Queen of hills while plucking tea leaves you can enjoy the serene atmosphere of tea garden have an experience of watching the tea manufacturing process and the unique culture of tea garden. Apart from this you can also enjoy your morning and evening walks amidst Nature's beauty, do trekking, rafting and play golf.
And finally for the food lovers, there is variety of Nepalese and Tibetan mom, a form of Tibetan noodle called thukpa, served in soup form, alu dum, and shaphalay, Tibetan bread stuffed with meat.
So here is an opportunity this summer to visit this beautiful city and gets yourself rejuvenated.
Nestled among the steep mountains with the radiant Mt Kanchenjunga towering over the blue sky, Darjeeling is fondly known as "Queen of the Hills".
It is certainly that Darjeeling in the post modern era comprises of six T's -Tea, Teak, Tourism, Toy Train, Tiger Hill and Trekkers' paradise.
Tiger Hill situated at an altitude of 2590 meters (8482 ft.) and 13 kilometers from the town has earned international fame for the magnificent view of the sunrise over the "Kanchenjunga" and the great eastern Himalayan Mountains.
If you are an art lover the Ava Art Gallery established in 1965 by the Late Bhopal Rao Sett and Ava Devi has a collection of 60 pieces of art work in water, oil and thread paintings.
Once in Darjeeling a visit is must to the Chowrasta, a wide promenade atop a ridge lined with shops and restaurants and considered to be the heart of the town. The beauty of the Brabourne Park attached to the Chowrasta features a musical fountain adding to the enchantment of the music lovers.
Those of us interested to go for picnics can truly enjoy the Rock Garden and Ganga Maya Park with natural water falls with boating facilities.
Similarly, the Japanese Peace Pagoda situated on the slopes of the Jalapahar Hill showcases the four avatars of the Buddha.
An evening in Nightingale Park/Srubbery Park which comprises of a giant Statue of Lord Shiva, a temple, and provides live-interactive entertainment truly refreshes the mind.
None to forget is the Darjeeling-Rangit Valley Passenger Cable Car popularly known as the Ropeway. It is about 3 km north of the town and situated at what is known as the North Point. The Ropeway is India's oldest passenger ropeway and connects Darjeeling with Singla Bazaar at the bottom of the valley.
Known to the locals as the "Holy Hill", is a place where any nature lover would love to spend time. The Mahakal temple atop the hill is a revered place for the locals and visitors will be surprised to find a Hindu priest and a Buddhist monk sharing a common altar.
There are also different monasteries that of Druk Thupten Sangag Choling Monastery, Ghoom Monastery.
Built in 1875 by Lama Sherab Gyatso, this ancient monastery is said to have been blessed by the renowned Tomo Geshe Rimpoche of Tibet.
If you are tea lover, then you cannot find a better place to rejuvenate yourself amidst the nature's beauty with your favourite hot and flavored tea. Be it Black Tea which 90% of the western world are fond of, or Oolong a semi fermented tea, or for that matter green tea which is rapidly gaining popularity for its aroma and medicinal value.
With more and more people coming over to Darjeeling, tea tourism is being promoted. The visitors are encouraged to stay in tea garden Bungalows which has all required amenities. During your stay at the Queen of hills while plucking tea leaves you can enjoy the serene atmosphere of tea garden have an experience of watching the tea manufacturing process and the unique culture of tea garden. Apart from this you can also enjoy your morning and evening walks amidst Nature's beauty, do trekking, rafting and play golf.
And finally for the food lovers, there is variety of Nepalese and Tibetan mom, a form of Tibetan noodle called thukpa, served in soup form, alu dum, and shaphalay, Tibetan bread stuffed with meat.
So here is an opportunity this summer to visit this beautiful city and gets yourself rejuvenated.
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