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Pelling

Pelling is a small place. To divide it into three parts: upper, middle and lower definitely looks like an overkill. Indeed, if you are pushed hard from Upper Pelling you are bound to topple into Middle Pelling, and before you can arrest your fall the roadside signboards will read "Lower Pelling".

It is very easy to draw a map of Pelling. You just draw a big dot, and extend tentacles from it in all possible directions. Well, it was at this dot that our car left us. We alighted turned to our right and saw what you see in the picture below.

Upper Pelling

You see Hotel Window Park in the photo. That's where we stayed. It was off season. So we could easily find a double bedded room for Rs 250. It did not have a television, but the wide window provided a better alternative:

Kanchanjunga from our hotel room

If you look carefully you'll see plenty of banana fronds near the window. I have never seen so many banana trees in a hilly region before. Unfortunately, there were not many bananas to be found in the shops. Does the Kanchanjunga in the background make it difficult for you enjoy the serene beauty of the banana trees? Don't worry, here's a closer look at them, free of Kanchanjunga and other disturbances:

Bannana trees