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Old 9th May 2010, 15:10   #16
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Part-10

Tawang

The 27 ft high Golden Buddha
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The War memorial at Tawang
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Tawang Monastery
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Tawang monastery
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On the way to Sangetsar lake, 42kms from Tawang town. A Permission from Army has to be taken to visit this place. When asked for permission we were told 2wd cars have difficulty reaching this place, we wanted to try.
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Part-11

The Drive to Sangester lake, this lake emerged after the Earthquake of 1950(According to district website), but the board at the lake says 1971 earthquake.

We reached the Lake without much difficulty, only at some sections with steep incline we experienced some wheelspin.


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Part-12

Last Batch of Photos.

On the way back we stayed at the Army camp in Tenga. We were alloted VVIP cottages just next to the river, a nice place to relax.

The next day afternoon we drove to Guwahati to catch a flight to Delhi.

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The River just next to our cottage in Tenga.
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A long exposure try.
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A Snake in our room at Tenga.
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Special Thanks to our driver, Ali. He sat quietly all the time and let us drive all the way.


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Hi Anshuman,

Awesome pictures and by the way what you guys did with that tiny snake ??

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Breathtaking pictures anshuman, loved the greenery all around. What was the total distance you covered and in how many days ? Oh and BTW the snake looks non poisonous or was it ??
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Greenery, Blue mountains and waterfalls. Great photos - Eventhough it was taken long back, the freshness is there and they are new ones for us.
Thank you, I had plans to post the pictures the time i came back from North-East but i did not have a broadband connection that time. Later i forgot.


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Great start, keep going on full throttle.
Also a little bit of story with the photos wont be bad.
Thanks, Since the trip was done in May2008 i don't have much to write.


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Wonderful pics there, anshuman. Ye dil maange more..
Thank You, Hope your Dil got more.


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It seems to be an amazing place. Definitely not something people from the north usually head for but its refreshing and different (or refreshingly different). So much greenery all around that I am sure after coming back to NCR your eyes would've hurt for a while in the concrete jungle.
We found the climate and Vegetation very different from what we have here in North. I had never seen so much rain before this.

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Meghalaya, seems to be a nice and green place.
Any more pointers on what all can be seen there?
I don't know much about Meghalaya, we spent one day and two night here, we visited Shillong town and Cherapunji.


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beautiful pictures. This is one part of the country I would love to visit and have plans to do say in the next 2 years or so.
Thanks, North East is very beautiful and different. The Only concern is security in some states.


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Hi Anshuman,

Awesome pictures and by the way what you guys did with that tiny snake ??

Regards,

Vikram
Thank you, We called up the Army guys, they chased the Snake away.


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Breathtaking pictures anshuman, loved the greenery all around. What was the total distance you covered and in how many days ? Oh and BTW the snake looks non poisonous or was it ??
Thank you, We covered around 3000kms in 10 days. The Army guys said it was poisonous.


Those who liked the pictures may also like pictures posted in these threads by me.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ndom-pics.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...sept-07-a.html
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Man awesome pictures. The monastery especially. I feel that in all these areas when one does meditate (here religion does not matter just that you want to be quiet and try to communicate with the one that created all this) it must be a magical experience. It must be all mysterious too with all those mist covered mountains , cold air. Truly amazing and away from the hustle-bustle of the city.

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Very nice - truly enjoyed this thread
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Man awesome pictures. The monastery especially. I feel that in all these areas when one does meditate (here religion does not matter just that you want to be quiet and try to communicate with the one that created all this) it must be a magical experience. It must be all mysterious too with all those mist covered mountains , cold air. Truly amazing and away from the hustle-bustle of the city.
Thank you, Even i find visiting Monasteries a magical experience unlike any other place. The Tawang Monastery is the biggest Monastery in India and second largest in the world after Lhasa Monastery.


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Thanks a lot.
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Good to see another travelogue on Arunachal. This one being summer and I think the earlier one by adc was during the peak winter

I love those quaint little towns in Megalaya. Looks lovely in overcast weather - seems like time has forgotten this place
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Hey Anshuman, nice pics and narration man. This thread has inspired me even more to visit the charming NE.

A quick question, what (if there were) were the problem you encountered doing the trip using a car with low GC?
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Awesome travelogue though a short one.
The long exposure shot of the river has come out really good!

I want to go to Tawang again!
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Psst Naz ..... I'm back there in Aug maybe for 6 months
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Good to see another travelogue on Arunachal. This one being summer and I think the earlier one by adc was during the peak winter
I love those quaint little towns in Megalaya. Looks lovely in overcast weather - seems like time has forgotten this place
Thanks, hope you liked the pics.

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Hey Anshuman, nice pics and narration man. This thread has inspired me even more to visit the charming NE.

A quick question, what (if there were) were the problem you encountered doing the trip using a car with low GC?
Thank you, Cars with average GC can manage with careful driving, even with 4 people onboard we never felt the need for additional GC.

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Awesome travelogue though a short one.
The long exposure shot of the river has come out really good!

I want to go to Tawang again!
Thanks Pulsar56, The long exposure shot is a try without tripod using a Prosumer camera by a beginner.
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