Kalimpong - Some Heaven Offbeat. ❤️????️☁️

After another 9-5 day another usual weekend was not what i had in my plans.
So first thing was to get back home and pack all the essentials and go for another adventure.
And thats how my another solo adventure began.
My escape into the wild.

So i took a train to New Jalpaiguri(NJP) from kolkata(station) in a general (last minute plans does that to you) and slept anticipating about all the majestic views that were in surprise for me.

And early morning i was at New jalpaiguri . Which is kind of a distribution center that supplies you with various eye delight places which includes darjeeling, sikkim,nepal and yes bhutan as well.
So i took a bus and started travelling towards Kalimpong my current destination and the route as usual lush green from the beginning and as we moved further it was all mountains and our own teesta river flowing right in the middle (Can't imagine ? I've a pic for that too ! )

After reaching kalimpong in the afternoon .
I wandered some here and there around the local market and then some more  and then a lil more and reached the famous durpin monestary which is at such high altitude that forms an  mesmerizing view and offers such calm which is hard to express.

There was another view point nearby same goes for that too (pics don't do any justice, but i tried).

And finally after all this i took a lift from a bike rider, he was pretty helpful and informative. Talked to me about all the locals sights and where nearby i can visit he also left me to the city market where i took a room for one and had my good night .

The day started with a titsy bitsy of wrong decisions . Was waiting for a sharing vehicle to reach delo but was on the wrong side and missed one of only 2-3 sharings which were going towards delo.

So later i finally found something that would leave me 2 kms below the actual location and i couldn't say no to it.
I was dropped and then i started walking towards delo park (one of the view points and a must visit of kalimpong) it wasnt too long but steep keeps it an adventure altogether. Then a jolly man gave me lift towards the park and we talked about some here and there and finally i reached delo.

The view was nothing less than what was potrayed by the locals and a simple breathtaking one.

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After delo i went back to kalimpong bus stop and took my ride towards lava (another beautiful  hamlet ) which was at a distance of around 1.5 hr .

I reached there and the silence and peace and the vibe took over me . No air pollution no sound pollution , just clouds, mountains , trees, and what we call pure nature.

Made myself comfortable at the snooker parlour and had some talk with the locals and figured out what all i can visit in and around lava.

Had my visit to monetary and then i started my journey walking towards reshop;(5kms walking from lava) but as the daylight was dying and it an absolute lonely and silent path , i changed my mind.
Took a room,had my stay at lava itself. Spent the night among the clouds. And woke up to the birds chirping and clouds coming through my window.

As i woke up among the clouds and birds chirping it was the day i had to be back to NJP .and there were very few sharings going towards it so i had to be very precise about my timings.

Last night i was told by tge locals that i should take the bus instead of thinking to go to reshop but my heart wasn't very happy about what they were offering.

So as i woke up i checked out of my room and started my journey ( a walk of around 4-5 kms ) towards reshop. And after seeing what reshop had in store for me or any other soul or peace seeker it would have been one of the biggest mistake to miss this.

I wont be able to explain how it really was. I have some pics attached to do me that favor.

Enjoyed my small but beautiful stay at rishop and then left towards 6th mile (another 2kms from rishop) where i was told i could get some sharing vehicles going towards lava and there i found one local that i had already met at the snooker parlour.
And next minute i had a lift from a truck that dropped me at lava.

After another few hours i had my beginning for the end of my journey.
Took off towards siliguri. Had some pretty good views along the way and after such a wonderful peaceful weekend getaway, i was going back to kolkata . It was a hard goodbye to have from such serene but a mandatory one.
And then we bid our goodbyes, until next time. ✌️