The turquoise blue water was glistening and changing its color every minute in the sun. There was pin drop silence except the breeze and fluttering of Prayer flags. Clouds were getting dramatic – One moment they were making formations in patches, whereas other moment they engulfed the snow covered peak. We were totally in awe of the beauty of Gurudongmar Lake in North Sikkim or actually hypnotized by the magical power of it.
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<h3><strong>Trip to Gurudongmar Lake from Lachen</strong></h3>
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<p>It was August and monsoon season was at its peak. The chilliness in weather had increased. We reached Lachen in the evening, around 5:30 pm from Gangtok after 6 – 7 hours’ drive (107 km). Locals were dressed up in sweaters and jackets and in no time we joined their fleet. It was still drizzling in the evening but we wanted to see Lachen, so went for a quick walk. </p>
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If this was our home 🏠, I swear we would have been so useless!! We would have passed our days looking at these landscapes , cloud formations, gushing river, greens and obviously clicking pictures !! What would have you guys done?? #allgudthings . . This picture was clicked while we made a quick stop at Yathang to have our breakfast 🥞, before heading to Gurudongmar Lake in #northsikkim !! . . #travelgram #travelpicture #travelphotography #travellove #landscapephotography #sikkim #sikkimdiaries #sikkimtourism #sikkimadventures #sikkimtrip #whereisnortheast #travelgangtok #naturelovers #natureshots #discoverearth #india_gram #travelindia #discoverindia #letsgo #landscapelovers #earthpix #hippieinhills #himalayas #cntgiveitashot #_soi #photographers_of_india #northeastindia #outlooktraveller
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From her balcony, we could see the huge carpet of greens with a river flowing in between; just that river here had become wider and it was roaring now OMG! This place is no less than a paradise.
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<p>And we left for Thangu, a quick stop at check post and we were ready to go further. The roads further turned bumpier, more rugged and it was amazingly sunny.</p>
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Happy me!! Every gesture make us happy!! We got this glass holder as a gift from one of Indian Army Jawan at Giagong. . Giagong is at 15,000 feet, the last army check post and cafe on the way to #gurudongmarlake in #northsikkim #india . . Stay tuned for complete post on Gurudongmar at #allgudthings . . . #sikkim #sikkimdiaries #sikkimtourism #sikkimadventures #sikkimtrip #northeastindia #whereisnortheast #indialove #travelblogger #travelstory #travelphotography #travelpicture #indiagram #ig_india #instagram #hippieinhills #_hpics #_soi #travelindia #travelgangtok #coloursplash #colorsofindia #india_everyday #natgeoyourshot #travelgram #mytravelgram
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We were at Giagong i.e. at 15,000th feet the last check post and stop with some settlement, café and public convenience. After permit entry, we had momos and tea with some army Jawans at Dare Devil Café and left further.
From here landscape had changed altogether. They looked similar to the ones from Spiti Valley and Ladakh but there was an absolute feel of Sikkim too.
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<p>9 kilometers before our destination the road turned smoother and well-constructed. All we could see now was miles of straight graveled road, snow and cloud covered peak in between the brown mountains and the floating clouds in deep blue sky. This is something beyond our imagination and what we can say is the true shades of <strong>NATURE</strong>. I guess, we were destined to see this!</p>
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