One of the Police Checkposts along the way North of Gangtok

Breathtaking Beauty at 14000 ft at Nathu La Pass near Gangtok

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May 10th 2007
Nathu La Pass at 14000 feet is breathtaking in its beauty and the altitude. Watching the Indian soldiers make banter with the Chinese generals is kind of cute and unreal… I’ve never seen a Chinese soldier on duty … at the Chinese border… its kind of serious… friendly but not friends. You can shake hands with them. But do not overstep any area which is fenced by the military - its sensi ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more