MIRIK: A place to be remembered.

 Mirik is a beautiful place which is located in the serene hills of Darjeeling district of west bengal. When my brother told me about that place I was so excited to visit Mirik. On 23rd of October 2022, I started my journey from kurseong to mirik along with my cousins. It was almost 10:30Am when we left for Mirik and we travelled by a car. Our journey was so beautiful with a bright day and fresh road with classy tea garden views  though on the journey to Mirik we came across thick fogs but we proceeded it lights on and I enjoyed that journey a lot by singing bollywood songs, eating and enjoying beautiful view and we finally reached mirik and there one uncle told us about the mirik that comes from a lepcha word Mir-Yok meaning "place burnt by fire" I was too curious to know the history of mirik but that uncle was in hurry and left. Mirik is a popular destination for its climate, natural beauty and easy accessibility, the center of all attraction is the Sumendu lake surrounded by a tea garden on one bank and pine trees on the other, linked together by an arching food bridge called Indreni pull ( Rainbow Bridge) we went for a boating on that lake after which we went to rainbow bridge which was 3-5 km long used for walks with the view of kanchenjunga on the far horizon. A part from sumendu lake we visited Ramitay dara- a view point near the surrounding mountains and the vast plains below. There was one monastry named Bokar monastery it is located on the way to Ramitay dara and is famous as a buddhist meditation center. And our journey finished there as we returned back with lot of memories and fun I was so happy to become a part of a beautiful journey to mirik.