Trip can really change a life ,a situation, a person. The person I was before this trip is like a stranger to me now. These days I wonder how materalistic I had become in those days. This trip helped me to know the real me and energized my soul.
When I got in the bus of Delhi from Kathmandu, I was unknown that I had that power to take my life from negative to positive. Slowly, I was leaving Kathmandu behind. At the end of the day, I left Nepal behind as well. I was excited entering India. It was really late when I saw Ayoudha city from the window of my bus. It looked so amazing. It was sparkling in the dark.
Next day, I reached my destination Vrindawan. The divine land welcomed me with its cool breeze. Three days spent there were wonderful. Four years back the feeling was different and now I felt something else. Now it was time to leave Vrindawan and move to Haridwar. I travelled to Haridwar in the night bus and reached my destination the next morning.
My father's friend was organizing "Saptaha" in the holy place. It lasted for 7 days and it was really great. I met a lot of new people and felt blessed. I wanted to see Deharadun city which was only 2 hrs far from Haridwar. I forced my parents to take me there on the 7th day. We went there and I found the place to be 'twin brother' of Kathmandu. It reminded me of Kathmandu. We returned hurring and exchanged good byes with them. All of them left the place on the 7th day but we had a train on the 8th day so we stayed. When they were leaving I felt a bit bad. I was really thankful to them for these wonderful days. The place seemed really empty without them but I had already understood too much attachment was not good.
The next day , we took the train to Puri. I still remember when I was in grade 4, I had a friend with surname Puri. Oneday, I heard that there was a temple named "Jagannath Puri" in India. I was really shocked and who knew today, I would be seeing the place with my very own eyes.
It was a long journey from Haridwar to Puri. Those two days were somehow beneficial. I got opportunity to see different states of India and "Chattisgad" was really beautiful. It was mainly industrial area but its natural beauty was gorgeous. Even "Tatanagar" looked great, which was full of light in the dark night. My father told me that all the items of tata brand were made there. I said to myself "Really India has progressed a lot". I met many people during this trip and got an opportunity to view their life closely.
We had almost reached our destination. It was 4 o' clock in the morning when I got awakened. When I looked around, almost all the passengers had left and I could see the sprinkles of rain in the window glass. A passenger of our compartment had told us that it was raining in Odisha and it really was. Few people were saying that it was due to the cyclone.
As soon as we reached Puri, I was delighted by the atmosphere. We visited the "Jagannath Temple" and went to the beach. I can't express how great I felt being in Puri. It was a great feeling which I may never experience again.
Next day was the time to leave the place. We went to the temple and the beach. I captured these places in my camera and eyes. Now, we were heading to Kolkota. I was too excited to see this place. Few years back, Messi was in Kolkota so, I was very eager to step on this land.
Our train got late by 2 hrs so, Kolkota welcomed us at 12 am. The city looked great in the night. The city was covered all over with lights. It was too late so, we had some difficulty finding a vehicle and a place to stay. It was almost 1 am when we found a place to stay but it was not as good as expected. I found Kolkota to be worst than Kathmandu. There were long traffic jams, the city was too dirty and crowded.
Next morning, we went to "Nawadip Dham" the birthplace of "Chaitanya Mahaprabhu". This place was really peaceful but our journey to this place was really hard. For the first time, I travelled in local compartment and experienced the real life of people in this city.
Second day in Kolkota was a bit good. We had a lot of bus trips and it was fun. Buses in kolkota are really big. I think Kathmandu needs such buses which would make the trip more easier. Early in the morning, we went to the famous 'Kalighat' temple and 'Dakshineshwor' temple respectively. Later, we visited zoo where we saw 'Giraffe, Lion and the Bengal Tiger' too closely.
In the late afternoon, we took a train to 'Gowahati'. I was a bit sad as I hadn't tasted 'Misti Dahi' of Kolkota yet and now I was leaving the place. But luckily, I tasted it in the train. Next morning, I got awekened and felt the cold atmosphere. We had almost reached our destination. I saw many lotus in my way. I was stunned seeing the Brahmaputra river. It was really huge.
During this trip to Gowahati, I found something really strange. The police were marching here and there every single hour. They were moving from one compartment to the next. My father told me that 'Assam' was terrorist affected area so, the police were observing every single individual travelling to 'Assam' more closely.
A day in 'Assam' was really great. In the morning, after completing breakfast, we went to the zoo. This zoo was the best zoo I had ever visited. The zoo was inside a jungle where wild animals were semi-caged. In the afternoon, we went to the 'Kamakya' temple. While returning, I was delighted seeing the city full of lights. I liked 'Assam' a lot. It was clean and really beautiful as it was situated in the bank of 'Brahmaputra' river.
Next day, we had a train to New Jalpaiguri, from where we had a plan to go to Darjeeling for a night stay. Slowly, this trip was coming to an end. The journey in the train was fun. Few hours before reaching the station, there was a wonderful view of mountain, which gave a signal that Nepal was near. We reached the station and took a vehicle to Silguri, from where we had planned to go Darjeeling. But unluckily, we couldn't find any vehicle going to Darjeeling so we decided to stay in Silguri and go to Darjeeling the next morning.
Next morning, we got up very early and travelled to Darjeeling. The way was perfect, well paved way, surrounded with trees on both sides. We even saw the sun rise and the beautiful sceneries. As soon as I saw Mt.Kanchanjunga, I felt like it was heaven. I felt God always plans best for us. If we had reached Darjeeling the previous day, we couldn't view Darjeeling in this way. And what an artist God was I saw the ocean, I saw the mountains, I saw the deserted land, I saw the evergreen forest, I saw the hills, I saw the flat lands and everything was so perfect. Everything looked beautiful in its own way which taught me that everything in this world is beautiful.
After that, we went to Illam and than Jhapa, where we viewed the tea estate. Now, our next destination was Kathmandu. It was time to bring this trip to an end. Finally, we reached Kathmadu. After staying in India for more than 22 days, I realised how good were the roads of India.
During this trip, every single individual I met thought that I was a Bengali girl. This thing always made me laugh. This trip was refreshing and really beneficial for me. I learned the importance of every creation of God.
