Trip to Shantiniketan
First trip alone, all by myself with friends and school teachers. It was my first ever batch trip from school!! 6th of January and 7th of January were the days chosen for the trip. We boarded the bus and
were out of school by 7:00.
While travelling I was gazing out of the window to spot something extraordinary. I could not believe that west Bengal was so beautiful!!
The Beginning:
After an exciting journey of 4hrs, we finally reached our hotel “Camellia”. We stayed in a suite room with 4 people in it. The name of the room was “Sonartali”.
Golden Memories
After lunch we went to the Shantinekatan market which is also referred as the”Haat”. It was in the Sonjhuri Forest. The Sonajhuri Forest is probably the cleanest forest I had ever visited. My early walks were a real success.
Shonajhuri means “droplets of gold.” In winters, the Sonajhuri trees shed their tiny yellow flowers and the whole forest seems to have a downpour of gold.
In the evening we had to be down by 6 for the Bonfire. We were welcomed by an extraordinary Tribal Dance, by the locals. After the bonfire we had a DJ who made us dance till our legs ached. After 3
long hours of dancing the delicious food awaited us in the hotel.
..And it Ends
Next morning we were taken to the famous university of Shantinekaten. We literally saw how beautiful the museum was!! The garden was lovely and spacious!
After lunch , It was time to go back to Kolkata. Time really flies !! It just seemed like yesterday, that It was announced we would be going for the trip. We stopped for a few pictures which would make us
remember how exciting this trip was!!!
