20 April 2011

Srilanka Trip: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya

This post is continuation of SriLanka Trip: Planning and onward journey

As per our initial plan, on Day-1 we were supposed to do sightseeing only at Kandy and return back to the Colombo/Negombo by taking Inter-City express at 3 pm. But after reading about Nuwara Eliya in Lonely Planet guide and subsequent recommendations from Tourist Information center we had to think about plan-B. Mr. Kapu, our driver of the taxi which we had booked in advance for the Kandy trip also acknowledged positively about our plan-B by saying morning at Kandy, afternoon at Nuwarilya and back to Negombo in evening/night. However, we decided to keep the itinerary flexible and take a call on A or B after getting to Kandy.

11 April 2011

North Sikkim: Lachen, Lachung, Yumthang, Zero-Point

Yumthang Valley
After sufficient sightseeing in East Sikkim we were due exploring beautiful regions of North Sikkim. If you are in the state at least for a week then North Sikkim is a must visit and major part of energy and time should be allocated for it. For this trip we opted for a 2-Nights/3-Days package trip conducted by Lama Tours and Travel(MG Marg, Gangtok). The total expenses for 6 people was around 16k INR inclusive of transportation, accommodation and food.

Highlights:
  • Panaromic view of Teestha Valley at Singhik
  • Experiencing snowfall at Thanggu
  • A relaxed evening on banks of river at Lachung
  • Breakfast at Pema's shop at Yumthang valley
  • Experiencing sub-zero temperature and 360 degree snow clad mountains at Zero-point(15000+ feet)

03 April 2011

World Champions - It's the Cup that counts !


We are the world ! Team India did it ..defying all odds(a few) won the cricket world cup - the cup that counts in cricketing annals.