Notes from Sikkim Trip

I visited Sikkim in May this year. I liked every single day of my stay there. Every single day was full of fun & excitement.

I have tried to summarize my overall experience in simple notes.

1. People speak Nepali, Sikkimese, Hindi & English

2. Buddhism, Hinduism dominates the population.

3. Sikkim is natures paradise, especially north Sikkim [Lachen/Lachung], it’s mostly untapped and full of beauty.

4. Sikkim has beautiful monasteries, wide variety of flora & fonna.

5. People are soft spoken, hard working, honest & brave.

6. Smoking is illegal in capital i.e Gangtok.

7. Every 5th shop is a liquor shop in Gangtok, thanks to various tax exemptions.

8. A visitor should definitely indulge in local non-veg cuisine & local wines.

9. One of my favorite egg fry wai wai curry.

Network Alert: Vodaphone works well along with 2G in most part of the state. 

Some random clicks

 

Local Wine, made of maize & rice. Popular in Nepal
Local Wine, made of maize & rice. Popular in Sikkim & Nepal
On way to Lachen, North Sikkim.
On way to Lachen, North Sikkim.
Young Lamas from Rumtek monastery.
Young Lamas from Rumtek monastery.

 

Young school girls returning home.
Young school girls returning home.

 

An Old Shiva Temple.
An Old Shiva Temple.
Yaks & ice on way to Guru Dogmaar lake.
Yaks & ice on way to Guru Dogmaar lake.
Gure Dogmaar Lake.
Gure Dogmaar Lake.
Water stream created after heavy rain on way to lachen.
Water stream created after heavy rain on way to lachen.
Flag flying high with holy mantras on it.
Flag flying high with holy mantras on it.
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Samadhi of some Buddhist priest on way to Guru Dogmaar.
Mutton with thick gravy cooked by local chef.
Mutton with thick gravy cooked by local chef.