Wandering along Kanchenjunga Day 6 Part 3

Day 6 Part 3

It was just before noon when we started from Kalimpong. We decided to break midway for a spot of lunch.

We were driving through the forests... dense teak wood forests, that was on mountainous slope on one side and on the other side of the road was the valley where River Teesta was flowing.

This meandering pathway has hair-raising hairpin bends with very little straight area... It has a rotary which is more than 360 degrees maybe one and a three-fourths of rotation... Simply marvelous...  The entire mountainside road we took both in Sikkim and West Bengal, is paved in a special manner...

The bitumin layer (tar) is embedded with stones... 
(granite jellies) to enable better friction and give better traction to the vehicle in all weather conditions...

On the way we saw Triveni, the point of confluence of River Teesta and River Rangeet. The view  is an awesome treat for the nature lovers. The mountain stream Rangeet with its deep green and crystal clear water gushes in and meets the forceful river Teesta.  The confluence of Rangeet and Teesta takes place after the Teesta bridge as you approach from Kalimpong. 

                                             From the Peshoke View Point

In the picture, the river flowing from left is Rangeet, meets Teesta flowing straight down. On left is the hill of Sikkim and on the right is the hill of Kalimpong and the picture is taken from the hill of Darjeeling.

When we came across a Jain restaurant, decided to grab a spot of lunch and be on our way.  It turned out to be a full meal and very mouthwatering... But was more than what we could eat!


As we neared Darjeeling, we could see the town sprawled out  at the end of the mountain...

The green hill at the far end is the hill of Darjeeling under the full gaze of the Kanchenjunga... The buildings are seen as white spots on the hill..

                                                                                          ~~~ oOo ~~~