Detailed Account : Kaluk, Sikkim & Mirik, WB

Day 1 :
Reached NJP & then begun search of our frenz who were fast asleep with their fones switched off(Mysteriously so). To the extent I tried & eavesdrop into all the waiting rooms @ NJP. All except Room#6 werent locked so we were rest assured our frenz may have found some getaway. Then, Rly Stn not being my idea of a vacation, loitering on the streets wasnt such a bad idea to kill time. Since I had been thr previously, i thot of goin to Hong-Kong market with absolutly NO intention of buying anything. But it came as no surprise when shops were closed on eve of Independence day. I wasnt too disappointed except for the weather. We headed straight back.
After a while via some shortcut we were on our way to Kaluk. It was foggy & raining when we arrived at nite to the warmth of the resort.

Day 2:

Kaluk, Sikkim & Mirik, WB

DOJ : 14/Aug/09
Off-season, Dense Fog & Persistent drizzle

Our iternerary :
NJP -->kaluk(6-8hrs, Max, Rs.2-2.3K)
kaluk-->darjeelling--> Pashupati(Nepal Border) -->Mirik(Max@2k on daily basis)

Places of Accomodation :

P1. Mandarin Resort(mvresort-kaluk.com/aboutus.htm)

P2. Jagjeet hotel, Mirik.

Effects of visiting in Off-Season:
+ve:

• Fewer tourists!
  
• P1 offered a discount of 25% & P2 offered 40% discount(Infact, Mirik was quite particular with 50% flat waver from road-side food stuff to horse ride around the lake!)

-Ve:

• Sight-c'ing diffcult
• Difficulty finding food at places : Pelling, that too!...No food, none.
• Chances of Land-sliding.

Shopping :

1. Clay cups(called kaluk cups)
2. Passion fruit's juice
3. Tea(preferably Darjelling would be better)

Nearest ATM :

• Sbi @ Jorethang
• Sbi @ Pelling
  

Detailed account:
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