Sikkim & Assam
Monks at Pelling The plan was to visit Sikkim for 20 days. But due to practical difficulties, I had to reduce the trip to 8 days. Day 1: Home – Bagdogra – Darjeeling I arrived at Bagdogra airport by approx 3 PM on 22-Sep-2024. Bagdogra, is a small military airport, located in the plains of West Bengal. I plan to take a cab to Pelling today. I walked over to the Sikkim Tourism Office booth at the airport. It’s bad news. The road to Pelling has been closed due to landslides. He suggested that I stop at Darjeeling for the night. Pelling Skywalk I took a cab from the airport taxi counter. The roads in Bagdogra are quite good. The winding roads begin as begin the ascent to Darjeeling, There are infinite twists and turns on the road. Even a few years ago, the roads were in a terrible state of disrepair. Now, thanks to the good roads, taxi drivers routinely do 2 trips from Bagdogra to Darjeeling in a day. Pelling skywalk As we get closer to Darjeeling, the railway track for ...
