Saturday, July 3, 2010

Photos from Mirik Sumendup Lake

SOME BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS AND SNAPSHOTS OF THE MIRIK SUMENDUP LAKE





Panaromic View of Mirik Sumendup Lake at Krishnanager


The Red Sky at Dusk after Sunset in Mirik Lake


The Huge Fishes in Mirik Lake


People Taking a view of the Lake from the Garden




Sumendu Lake


The Water Logged Park at Lake Side in Krishnanager during Monsoons


Mirror Image




Lake of the Hill Station Mirik


Hamro Mirik Jhil


The Blue Water in Mirik Lake


Boats in Mirik Lake


Indreni Pool or Rainbow Bridge over Mirik Lake





Boating in Mirik Lake


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Friday, July 2, 2010

Hotels and Accomodation in Mirik

Hotels in Mirik




The town of Mirik, being a tourist spot, facilitates the tourists with various hotels in Mirik. Most of the hotels in Mirik is situated in Krishnanagar as it is situated near the Sumendup lake and hence is easily accessible to this tourist destination. Below are some of the hotels situated in Mirik.

• Orange Country Retreat – Also known as Mirik Swiss Cottage and Motel, is a deluxe hotel in one of the most beautiful site in the whole Darjeeling district. This hotel, Orange Country Retreat gives an excellent view of the Mirik Sumendup lake, the Bokar Monastry and Krishnanagar. There are 12 cottages and a restaurant. This hotel is also a very famous site for movie shootings.




• Hotel Jagjeet – Hotel Jagjeet is one of the first hotel that came up in Mirik and is still known to be one of the best hotel in Mirik. The restaurant of Hotel Jagjeet is indeed the best and the most visited restaurant by the tourists in town. The tarrif of Hotel Jagjeet ranges from Rs. 750 to Rs 4000. For the hotel's website CLICK HERE




• Hotel Ratnagiri - Hotel Ratnagiri is a family-run hotel located in the beautiful village of Mirik, West Bengal, India. At an altitude of 1,767 meters (5,800 feet) it provides a cool respite from the summer heat. Mirik is easily accessible to domestic and international travelers arriving via rail or air. Telephone: (0354) 2243243 and 2243718 • Mobile: (+91)9832010013. CLICK HERE FOR HOTEL'S WEBSITE






• Mirik Hotel Park – Mirik Hotel Park is a standard hotel situated just beside the Sumendup Lake in Krishnanager for tourists. The hotel has nice rooms a few of which provides excellent view of the the surroundings including the Mirik lake.

• Mirik Tourist Lodge – Mirik Tourist Lodge is a very good hotel in Mirik and is owned by the government, probably the hill council of Darjeeling, tourism, DGHC.




The other hotels in Mirik are:

• Ashirbad Lodge
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443272
• Baudi Hotel & Restaurant
Mirik
Phone: 2443507
• Mhelung
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443228
• Prem Deep
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443337
• Sadbhawan
Mirik
Phone: 2443651
• Shivananda
Mirik
Phone: 2443504
• Sayapatri
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443219
• Lodge Hitaishi
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443284
• Lodge Panchashil
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443284
• Wooden Lodge
Krishna Nagar
• Zimbala Guest House
Mirik Bazar
Phone: 2443599
• Tribeni Lodge
Krishna Nagar
Phone: 2443020





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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Schools in Mirik - Getting Educated here

Education in Mirik is good with lots of schools located in this hill station of both English and Nepali Medium. School at Mirik are affiliated to ICSE, ISC (Delhi) and Madhyamik and Higher Secondary (West Bengal).









 Orange Lake School – Orange Lake School is an English Medium School in the hill station of Mirik. It is affricated to ICSE and ISC. It is located at 5, Mirik Bazar, Mirik Darjeeling. The School can be contact here 03554 43320. You can even join the ORANGE LAKE FACEBOOK GROUP BY CLICKING HERE



 Lewis English School – Lewis English School is an English Medium school affiliated to ICSE board of council. This school is Mirik holds one of the most numbers of students of the ICSE background from in and around Mirik. The address for the school is: Lewis English School
Ward No.- 2, P. O. Mirik, Kurseong
Darjeeling - 734405,
West Bengal
You can even join the LEWIS ENGLISH SCHOOL FACEBOOK GROUP BY CLICKING HERE





 Don Bosco School – Don Bosco School is a Christian Missionary School in Mirik. It is an English medium School and is affricated to Madhyamik (WBBSE). You can see more about Don Bosco here



 Mirik High School – Mirik High School is a Nepali medium located at Krishnanagar, Mirik, just beside the Mirik Sumendup Lake. It is affiliated to Madhyamik (WBBSE) and HS (WBCHSE)

 Soureni Rabindranath High School – Soureni Rabindranath High School is a Nepali medium school located at Soureni which is a bit of a distance from the main Mirik town. It is affiliated to Madhyamik (WBBSE) and HS (WBCHSE)




 Phuguri High School – This one is a Nepali medium school of a Madhyamik background (WBBSE) located at Phuguri.

 Woodland Academy is an English medium school at Krishnanagar, Mirik. It is affiliated to ICSE.
 Glenmore International School is an English medium school affiliated to ICSE.
 Pine Hall Academy, Soureni is an English medium affiliated to ICSE
 Temple of Wisdom, Soureni is an English medium school affiliated to ICSE
 Green Lawn School, Soureni is an English medium affiliated to ICSE.
 Mirik College – Mirik College is the only college in the town of Mirik affiliated to North Bengal University.






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An Introduction to Mirik - The Burst Hill Tourist Spot


Mirik is a small hill station in the district of Darjeeling, in India which is a very famous tourist spot in the area. Mirik, located at an altitude of 1495 metres (4904 feet) has an all round pleasant climate throughout the year with a maximum temperate of 30°C in the summers and 2°C in the winters. Mirik is often referred as 'The Burnt Hill'.
The most attracting thing about Mirik is the beautiful Sumendup Lake which is a natural feature in this hill station. Due to this lake, hundreds of tourists from India as well as abroad visit this place. During winter times, the lake spot is filled with people who come for picnics, excursions and tours. The Sumendup Lake is also an important place as a picnic spot.
Mirik is connected with roads from Siliguri, Kurseong and Darjeeling. Mirik also acts as a pathway to Nepal as the Nepal border Pasupati, is just 14 kms away from the town of Mirik, which takes about a half an hour drive from this place. Therefore, tourists visiting Mirik, often visit Pasupati too as Pasupati acts as very good shopping destination for tourists.
Mirik is about 55 kilometres from Siliguri and 50 kms from Darjeeling. Both the places are connected with road by taxi and buses. The Bagdogra International Airport is located about 55kms from the town and the New Jalpaiguri Railway Station is about 60 kms from Mirik.


Tourists visiting this place mostly accommodate themselves in hotels located in Krishnanagar, which is a place near the lake as hotels here are near the lake and thus attract more tourist. The market place Mirik Bazar is located at about 2 kms away from Krishnanagar which is a small market for the local people.


MIRIK BOKAR MONASTRY







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