Darjeeling?, Suggestion for places to stay |
Darjeeling?, Suggestion for places to stay |
anurag |
Feb 28 2006, 02:18 PM
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Can anyone who has been to Darjeeling suggest some nice place to stay in Darjeeling? I am planning a few days trip there in the early summer.
I'd like to be close to the city centre and preferably a hotel from where the view is good. Would also love to hear any tales from someone's visit there. Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living". I fear if I examined it, then according to Heisenberg uncertainty principle it would somehow change. After all, we are just particles.
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Nimii |
Feb 28 2006, 02:20 PM
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Anu me me me
I went in 2004 to Darjeeling/Sikkim I spent wunly 2 days in Darjeeling and then proceeded to Sikkim! The name of the hotel was Hotel Garuda .. it was in a market place . Hotel Garuda (2 Star) 64, Ladenla Road, Darjeeling Single Bedded 1150 - Double Bedded 2500 - Three Bedded or More 3250 - There are many places to see in Darjeeling Tiger Hill is a must - You gotto get there early hours of the day (say you have to leave the hotel room atleast by 5 am) to view the beauty of sunrise - I have posted some pix taken there on another thread. http://www.darjeelingnews.net/tiger_hill.html Lotz of monasteries to see. We went to see a Japanese Pagoda (That is how I remember it was called! - pix have been u/l in one of the threads under this sub forum) You can get away from darjeeling to Kalimpong - which is another awesome place to be. N |
anurag |
Feb 28 2006, 10:16 PM
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Oh that is fantastic, Nimz. Looks like you had some fun there. I'd surely go to Kalimpong, which I believe is not that far.
Yaar, tell me one thing. What is this one bedded room? Does it mean only one person can sleep on the bed? How does it differ from double bedded? How was this hotel and how far is it from chowrasta? I am also looking forward to doing some water rafting and mountain biking there. Did you do any of that? I could n't find any pics from your Darjeeling trip in any thread. Anu me me me I went in 2004 to Darjeeling/Sikkim I spent wunly 2 days in Darjeeling and then proceeded to Sikkim! The name of the hotel was Hotel Garuda .. it was in a market place . Hotel Garuda (2 Star) 64, Ladenla Road, Darjeeling Single Bedded 1150 - Double Bedded 2500 - Three Bedded or More 3250 - There are many places to see in Darjeeling Tiger Hill is a must - You gotto get there early hours of the day (say you have to leave the hotel room atleast by 5 am) to view the beauty of sunrise - I have posted some pix taken there on another thread. http://www.darjeelingnews.net/tiger_hill.html Lotz of monasteries to see. We went to see a Japanese Pagoda (That is how I remember it was called! - pix have been u/l in one of the threads under this sub forum) You can get away from darjeeling to Kalimpong - which is another awesome place to be. N Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living". I fear if I examined it, then according to Heisenberg uncertainty principle it would somehow change. After all, we are just particles.
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Nimii |
Mar 1 2006, 08:09 AM
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Single bedded yaani wunly one bed - it can house wunly one person *and I know you aint going alone
Well the hotel was certainly centrally placed as far as I can remember. We had a vehicle to carry us all over the place *we were 5 of us and needed a 5 seater - Qualis* No we didnt have the time to do water rafting or mountain biking coz we were hardly there for 2 days.. our main destination was Sikkim! Oh I havent u/l the pix I thought I had !!! But, I have uploaded, I remember in Mandrake's thread - on photography - the sunrise on Tiger Hill. N |
gkshyam |
Mar 1 2006, 01:16 PM
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Hey Anurag!!!!!! You going to Darjeeling??? That's awesome You have me for company I'm going to be there in another 15 days........
Love Music....... LOVE GK
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Nimii |
Mar 1 2006, 01:41 PM
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Abbe Kabbab mein haddi mat ban!! He is going to Darjeeling with you know who na
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gkshyam |
Mar 1 2006, 01:47 PM
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Can't help it Tickets have been booked looooong back Anyways... not to worry Anurag..... I'll make sure I don't book the same hotel as yours...... so no tension of Kabab-mein-haddi Wokaay???
PS: Aur Haan..... agar kahin Darjeeling ki sadkon par if you bump into me... toh tumhaare "you know whom" ke saamne pehchaanne se inkaar mat karna!!!!! Love Music....... LOVE GK
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Nimii |
Mar 1 2006, 01:49 PM
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Arre u can serve us a better purpose poora Anurag ka coverage nikaal ke aana aur ham sab ko batana
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gkshyam |
Mar 1 2006, 04:38 PM
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Arre....... of course..... bas hukum karo...... Aisa coverage leke aaoongaa..... ke bas dekhte reh jaaoge
PS: Anyways..... I've promised only about not booking the same hotel na... Baajuwaale.... aur opposite hotels ke baare mein kuch likkha toh nahin na....... Love Music....... LOVE GK
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Nimii |
Mar 1 2006, 05:26 PM
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Haan GKS ye baat to apne deemag mein aaya na!! Tum to super super ideas leke ghoomta hai...
Plz note he is talking about mountain cycling aur water rafting bhi!!!!!!!! N |
anurag |
Mar 2 2006, 10:02 AM
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Accha, to yahan mere expense per mastee ho rahee hai??
Not to worry, GKS, if we do bump into each other, I'd surely introduce you to her. Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living". I fear if I examined it, then according to Heisenberg uncertainty principle it would somehow change. After all, we are just particles.
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gkshyam |
Mar 3 2006, 12:19 PM
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Hehehe....... that's quite generous of you Anurag bhai Hope to meet you at Darjeeling for sure
Btw...... Nimii .... or anyone else who has visited Darjeeling before...... can you provide more insights as to what all to see over there? Also, I gather that, there's some place by the name of Jalpaiguri/New Jalpaiguri..... till where the normal trains go. From there, we have to go by other means. How long is the journey to Darjeeling from there? Any more insights regarding anything to do with Darjeeling would be most welcome Love Music....... LOVE GK
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Nimii |
Mar 3 2006, 04:16 PM
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Ya I have heard about that place but never been there
I went to Baghdogra and drove to Darjeeling .. stayed 2 days there and left for Sikkim and after 4 days we reached Kalimpong and then drove back to Baghdogra to get the flight back to Kolkata. N |
gkshyam |
Mar 5 2006, 09:51 PM
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Well.. unfortunately Sikkim, Kalimpong etc. are not part of our itinerary (Though I'ld have loved to be there )
We would be going from Kolkata to Darjeeling (by the overnite train) to reach New Jalpaiguri in the morning...... and then wahaan se have to travel to Darjeeling. Now to figure out the means, and how long it takes to go up there...... And yes...... as i said.... please enlighten me more on what all to see in Darjeeling..... more details please Love Music....... LOVE GK
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Nimii |
Mar 5 2006, 10:06 PM
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Darjeeling mein maine likha thaa na TIger hill is important.. There is a zoo there . called Padmaja Naidu.. something.. it is on such a big expanse. An orchid nursery is there which has some of the best orchids.
MOnasteries bahut hai cant remember the names either N |
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