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Sikkim
08/11/16 13:16 Filed in: Sikkim
Sikkim
Until 1975 it was a monarchy and not really part of India. And it still feels not part of India. You cannot enter without a permit and if you want to go to the north or east of Gangtok, the Capital, your need even more permits. You are not allowed to drive alone and you must be a group of two at least. Sikkim has a reach landscape from jungles, rainforest like places, rivers, waterfalls and the Himalayas in the north with the third highes peak. And like Ladakh it is a Buddhism place . There are monasterys everywhere, same as prayer flags.
Many of tibtitans escaped from China via this kingdom.
Until 1975 it was a monarchy and not really part of India. And it still feels not part of India. You cannot enter without a permit and if you want to go to the north or east of Gangtok, the Capital, your need even more permits. You are not allowed to drive alone and you must be a group of two at least. Sikkim has a reach landscape from jungles, rainforest like places, rivers, waterfalls and the Himalayas in the north with the third highes peak. And like Ladakh it is a Buddhism place . There are monasterys everywhere, same as prayer flags.
Many of tibtitans escaped from China via this kingdom.