I was in for a very pleasant surprise, Meghalaya is not only culturally very rich but also extremely beautiful. The mountains, picturesque villages, beautiful water bodies, lovely landscapes, you name it and its there!
We landed in Gangtok and went straight to the famous Kamakhya Temple. It's a beautiful temple with rich history.
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| Kamakhya Temple |
We reached Shillong pretty late in the evening so we decided crash at the hotel. Next morning, we were greeted with jaw dropping landscapes, beautiful cherry blossoms in full bloom, and beautiful gardens.
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| Cherry Blossoms |
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| Wards Lake |
One important thing that we noticed as soon as we entered Meghalaya is the amount of cleanliness maintained by each and every individual, this is I think a common sight in the entire north east. Sikkim was super clean too!
Next day, we continued our journey towards Dawki and Umgot, on the way you can see some majestic views of mountains with full green cover.
At Dawki you can see the India-Bangladesh border and the friendship gate.
Next we went for a boating trip on the Umgot river.
Umgot river is a beautiful river, you can see the bottom of the river bed through the crystal clear water!
By this time, we were truly mesmerised by the beauty of Meghalaya. In the next post, I will cover the remainder of our trip.
