I came to Sikkim with no great expectations. Yes, its a beautiful state, but in order to go in you need a permit. In order to go east you need a permit. To go north you need a permit. So I expected to not waste too much of my time with the permits and to stick around to see what sights I could in the south and the cities.
I came to Sikkim in a shared jeep, so for a three hour ride, I sat squished in a seat of four (though I had a window). I had chatted briefly with these two older German ladies before getting into the jeep in Darjeeling, but hadn't sat next to them and so didn't continue conversation. When we got off, I had absolutely no plan, so I asked if they had a hotel in mind, and we went off searching together.
When we discovered we all wanted to go to Tsomgo Lake, to which you need a permit and a guide due to its proximity to the Tibetan border, so we decided to find a travel agency to fix it up and go together to cut costs. We ended up with something better.
I came to Sikkim in a shared jeep, so for a three hour ride, I sat squished in a seat of four (though I had a window). I had chatted briefly with these two older German ladies before getting into the jeep in Darjeeling, but hadn't sat next to them and so didn't continue conversation. When we got off, I had absolutely no plan, so I asked if they had a hotel in mind, and we went off searching together.
When we discovered we all wanted to go to Tsomgo Lake, to which you need a permit and a guide due to its proximity to the Tibetan border, so we decided to find a travel agency to fix it up and go together to cut costs. We ended up with something better.
We're in Gangtok, the capital. Tomorrow morning we'll leave to go up to Lachung, Yumthang, and beyond that until the road ends at Zero Point. We'll do lots of hiking, see monasteries, and beautiful views along the way. Gone 3 days and 2 nights.
And we get to do the lake as well.
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