Written by: Suprabh Acharya - 27014, Grade VIII
Posted on: 27 July, 2022
Travelling has always been one of my favourite hobbies. Travelling helps me become fresh and explore many new things. So, I am gonna share a travelogue of Baisakh 1, 2079 where I travelled many places with my siblings.
The weather was gloomy. My travelling was very fun. The happy smile, and the fresh air, everything was just perfect. I went to the Thakali place to eat my lunch. After having lunch, I walked to a nearby cafe, had coffee with my sister, then we had a long drive to Saga. I was shocked after seeing the 108ft Statue of Shiva located at Sanga and the crowd on the Jholunge Pul was just unbelievable. I found out that the statue was built on 75 ropani fields. After the view of Shiva statue we decided to go eat sekuwa in one of the sekuwa centres which is located on the way to Dhulikhel. We stopped at the Chowk and ate different varieties of chicken meat which was fortunately so delicious. The sculpture of Sanga was still visible from there and kept me in more shock thinking how they made the statue. After the meal, we were confused about how to get back home because of the busy traffic on the road.
We then decided to visit Dhagpo Sheydrub Ling Monastery but none of us knew the way to the gumba. So, we used google maps voice assistant to guide us to the monastery. After 4km of travelling we reached the Nala Gumba. Unfortunately the monastery was already closed. Although we couldn’t visit Nala Gumba, the environment was so peaceful, clean and refreshing and I still feel like I'm in heaven when I think about it. The eco-friendly attraction present there was just fabulous. Being disappointed, We used the same road and google assistant to guide us till Radhe Radhe Chowk because it was closer than we expected it to be. After we reached Bhatbhateni, we decided to go buy vegetables in the newly opened place near Kamalbinayak. The place was very big but empty. We clicked photos of the place because it was beautiful. After we finished with the shopping we returned back to our home.
That day I visited various stupas, got to learn so many things about buddhist culture, festivals, jatras and many more. The welcoming nature of the people in the places we visited made us nostalgic. The deluge of people enjoying with each other playing water slides in hoopie land, coasters etc. is still evocative to me. The day was so exciting that it has to be one of the best moments of my life, visiting such peaceful places, getting to eat new varieties of food, and enjoying it with my siblings. The places are simply so quiet and restoring. I wish I could visit these places again every week as it was a fantasy anyone would want to experience.
