Sikkim-Another Feather in the Cap As quoted by Ibn Battuta Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” The same thing happened while roving to the 22nd state of the Indian Union called Sikkim. The Lepcha people, the original inhabitants of Sikkim, called it Nye-mae-el, meaning "paradise". It truly lived up to its name with great diversity in such a small state situated amidst green mountains & valleys in the north, Buddhist Monastries in west, colossal religious sculptures in south, splendid hill sight in east. Then there are stunning views of Khangchendzonga, the world's third-highest mountain (8598m), visible from almost any viewpoint in the state. Now with the cluster of breaks on the cards in the month of September, leaving Bombay city was a valid excuse. Though, a little apprehensive about the
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