Kolkata--Shantiniketan--MessenjerDam--Tarapeeth--Kolkata

Distance:

Kolkata -- Panagar (NH2 , 140 km , Awsum)

>> SN (Right turn towards Illibazar , ~50 km ,Okay)

>> MD( via Shivdi into Jharkhand , Good)

>> Tarapeeth (via Mohd Bazar ,Bad )

Bikes : 1 Bull & 1 Pulsar 180

People : 3 guyz

Places To Stay & Eat:

Do bargain at all d places, it works evn in festiv season!

SN :

Make adv bookin else will hav to do a lil search & end up wid a huge dent in pocket. We stayed at *******(Horrible food, Okay Infra , 1600@3Beds).

Suggestions:

Hotel : WBCTC hotel has gud infra.(DONT go w/o adv bookin else 400@Buffet !!!)

RangeKutta had Gud food(80 buks for Veg Thali)

Tarapeeth:

Sonar Bangla (Gud food , Gr8 price).

There is a back-door entry at a premium price of 25 bucks!!

Special Note :

Thr is a Punjabi dhaba on d right side(i.e. opp. lane) of the road as u cross Burdwan goin away frm Kol. (Adress is smthg like Badam mod,Burdwan).

Time to Visit :

Holi mela(21 Mar) & Poosh mela(arnd 24Dec)

**Aesthetic Details

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SN was on cards since forevr...feels like i m done wid sight c'in in West Bengal :)

Trip was awsum, tho a bit hectic wid 700km rollin past ovr d weekend. Durgapur expressway was d best f all i hav bn to in WB. Drive to SN & Dam was loaded wid scenic beauty wid rows of tress of orangish-yellow hue side-linin d roads.

At SN, the ambience n environ was kewl. Ppl play gulal . Singing n dancing is in d air. Small groups swarming wid similar activities enhance d festivities manifold. Ladies in Yellow-green sari serve as a harbinger to wut the Vasant month connotes, abundance....

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