Trip to India (Part 4: Mirik) Siliguri-Mirik Highway

Mirik from the sky. Located at an altituded of 1767m (Credit to Wikimapia)

Orange juice

Lake Somendu

Lake Somendu

Toilet but closed

School children

Deep in discussion

Trip to India (Part 3: Bagdogra to Dudhia) Siliguri-Mirik Highway

Bagdogra to Dudhia (Credit to Wikimapia). This area is part of the Eastern Himalaya.

Satellite view of  the bridge that crossed the Balason River (credit to Wikimapia)

Not much trafffic on the road

Main transportation between Bagdogra and Siliguri

Unfortunately we are not going to Siliguri which is the transit point to the Eastern Himalaya

The tree is painted with white to scare off the pests.

Unmanned check-point

Waiting for bajjaj/taxi?

Tea plantation along the Siliguri-Mirik highway

River Balason

Local resident with expensive camera crossing the road

Gravel form River Balason

Panigatha village accessible through small "causeway" to the bridge