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Himalayan Cloud Train |
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by Seshu Chamarty |
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![]() ![]() I realized it was better not to have known fully about the place, only to have the thrill in such surprises. The room boy brought us coffee (My family comprises, we two and our two dear daughters). Some steaming coffee it was. I unpacked my baggage. I pulled out my cameras: one I bought in 1977 and the other had a zoom lens of a recent make. Then and there I shot at a flower of a tiny plant lying on the terrace some five meters below 'my window to paradise'. I duly magnified the image on the monitor and showed it to my wife as if I plucked a flower and offered her. Later I took a careful shot at the distant mountains after allowing the clouds to come into the full view for a backdrop. For the first time I felt like a movie cameraman. My wife was pleading with me to get out of the room and get some real action as though she was my director. Finally, we all trooped out and trudged into the streets and it was quite an exercise to amble across and gradually move upwards over to the roads and on to the terraced slopes where residential units as well as shopping marts existed. The food sold was a multi-cuisine fare both in the hotels and restaurants (meaning disappointment to strict vegetarians). Yes, the good service at the eateries was very evident. Every one wore their broad and open smiles, unaffectedly pure, just like their garnished dishes. ![]() A football stadium we visited, and we heard the famous football player of Olympics fame (Baichung Bhutia) played there - news courtesy, our taxi driver-cum-guide. ![]() Quite stimulating mementos we kept for ourselves are the pictures and memories of that great Gateway to Eastern Himalayas. |
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