KANGCHENJUNGA…… THE MOST TALKED ABOUT HIMALAYAN PEAK
We had just come to Gangtok after visiting the Gurudongmar lake, after a gruelling seven hours drive from Lachen to Gangtok we were relaxing in our hotel when we decided to go to pelling, that is eastern Sikkim. This was an impromptu decision that we took. I always love these impromptu plans because then the entire journey becomes an adventure. We checked the net and we made our reservations at a fairly new hotel that was located in lower Pelling. While driving to Pelling we visited the worlds only organic tea plantation known as the Temi Tea Garden. About this, I will write in a separate blog. The Main attraction To go to Pelling was the opportunity to see the Himalayan Peak, Kanchenjunga. Kanchenjunga is a peak which has two important sides the Nepal Side and the Sikkim Side. In Sikkim, Kanchenjunga is revered as Holy and hence it is not climbed from the Sikkim side. This peak has...