The Young Chronicle: For Grade 3 June 6th, 2015 | Page 7

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A travelogue on the place you travelled this summer: Dyuti Chakraborty
My father had planned to take us to Chibo during the summer vacation. Chibo is a small village near Kalimpong, in Bengal.
On the D-day, we reached the railway station at the correct time. We were traveling in a group. We enjoyed the train journey very much and reached New Jalpaiguri station soon. At the station, cars were waiting to take us to the resort at Chibo.
Along most of the route, the river Teesta accompanied us with the hills at a distance. The rains added to the beauty of the
surroundings. It took almost 3 hours to reach the resort. The weather was very pleasant at Chibo. The resort had several
wooden cottages and we were asked to stay in one such cottage. Kanchenjunga could be viewed from the balcony of our
cottage and we were lucky to catch a glimpse of it on reaching the resort as it eluded us for the rest of the time we stayed
there. That evening was spent by singing songs and reciting poems.
Next morning we went to visit Delo hill where some of our group members decided to paraglide. Next we visited the
Gorkha guest house where we enjoyed horse-riding. After lunch, we visited the Orchid House which had different types of
cacti on display. A visit to the golf course left us awed at the beauty of the place. Our last visit was to a monastery, which
was located in a secluded part of the town.
We visited Sillery Gaon the next day.. Sillery Gaon is a small hamlet near Kalimpong. From there, we trekked for twenty
minutes and reached Ramitey View Point. The View Point offers a breathtaking view of the various bends of the Teesta river along with Kanchenjunga at the back. The evening was spent shopping in Kalimpong.
We bid adieu to the hills, with a heavy heart, the next day.

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