The last part of our summer vacation to Kalimpong, Lava, Lolaygaon and Deolo

My birthday on 29th May began with a surprise cake cutting just as the clock struck 12. It was the last day of our vacation.

Mayfair Kalimpong resort is one of the most gorgeous properties I’ve stayed in. Watching Kanchenjunga from our room, spending hours inside the library, exploring their natural blooms and sitting at the deck with a cup of coffee turned out to be the small joys of this vacation I will always cherish. 

Here’s the last part of our trip to Kalimpong, Lava, Lolaygaon and Deolo.

Part 3 of our summer vacation to Lolaygaon

On day 3 of our vacation, we visited the Cactus nursery (Pine nursery) followed by a trip to the Durpin monastery and Durpin Dara view point. It was late afternoon by the time we finished lunch and it started drizzling when we started for Lolaygaon. The picturesque view during this road trip amidst the cloudy, foggy and rainy weather led to a surreal experience.

Here are a few more snippets (Part 3) of our recent trip to Kalimpong, Lava, Lolaygaon and Deolo.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wRPEV5qvyZY

Part 2 of our trip to Deolo Hills during summer vacation

Savoring the view from Deolo followed by a visit to Graham’s home, Triratna Buddha park & scrumptious lunch at Cafe Kalimpong.

Some more snippets of part 2 of our recent trip to Kalimpong, Lava, Lolaygaon and Deolo.

Follow my YouTube channel ‘@soniasmusings’ for more videos.

https://youtube.com/shorts/mBixgboWZHo

My blog reaches readers of 150+ countries

I started blogging in Sep 2017 when I was seriously considering switching careers from banking to writing after moving cities. 8+ years later, soniasmusings.com is still going strong and my articles are ready by people from 150+ countries.

It took me a moment of faith to take this leap and today I look back at my journey as an author with heartfelt gratitude and satisfaction. Thank you, WordPress, for the stats.

Snippets of the book signing of ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ at STORY

I had an amazing evening signing books at the STORY Bookstore, Salt Lake.

The arrangement
Book signing

I loved the staff interaction.

With the staff at STORY

Thank you, Srishti Publishers & Distributors, for organising it.

After signing
On display

Book signing of ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ at Story Bookstore

I’ll be signing copies of my book ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ at the STORY Bookstore, Salt Lake on Monday, 11th May around 5 p.m.

Book signing

If you haven’t read the book, please don’t miss the chance to grab a signed copy of the true story of the Bhawal Raja set in pre-independent India. And if you have read it already, pls drop in to say hi and let me know what you think about it.

Thank you, Srishti Publishers & Distributors, STORY and The Book Bakers