Kolkata Metro: The only Metro of IR. কলকাতা মেট্রো : তিলোত্তমার জীবন রেখা ।। - PPG

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The Climb Down : The Climb down from Hillgrove station to the road was no easy task either. Slippery stones and narrow pathways with a need to lookout for snakes and elephants was an experience. The sound of this fresh flowing stream was music to the ears
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Watching Out : Each one of watched out for the other to ensure they pass this final frontier without any incident. Needless to say without the help of the railway folks, we would have been lost in the Jungle
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Steady & Careful : Look at the concentration in each one as they pass through a very slippery stretch downhill. Two NMR employees guide us through this terrain
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At Last : After an 8 hour walk through the Jungle, passing streams, crossing bridges and tunnels, looking out for animals and snakes, atlast we found our feet on the road. Was it the satisfaction of completing our journey or was it being back in civilization or was it the gentle pain settling in on our muscles, we had no idea, but feeling accomplished
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Exhausted ? : Can you feel the exhaustion ?
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A Few More Steps : Just a final few more steps and the entire group would now be back on the road. Mission accomplished
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Just A Few Minutes : We spend just a few moments for the experience to sink in while we wait for our pickup to take us to our nightcap estate
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Good Morning Folks : We were too tired to click snaps once we reached our tea estate. The morning greets us crisp and clear with bright sunshine
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Show Me Your Clicks : The group busy looking through a few clicks taken on our mobile phones
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Fresh & Clean : The morning welcomed us with beautiful sunshine spread across the beautiful Glendale Tea Estate
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The Private Paradise : With the entire tea estate booked by us, we were free to roam around anywhere and enjoy the flavors of Glendale tea estate
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The Light Is On You : Sun Rays sneak through all trees and gaps and bathes the Glendale Tea Estate in a bright and cheerful sunshine
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That Satisfied Look : One of the best organizers and planners I have come across. One of the 3 organizers who worked his butt off to make this dream a reality
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Lazy Unwinding : With nothing else to do than just relive the last 24 hours, we spend a very relaxed morning at the Glendale Tea Estate
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The Fog Descends : Suddenly out of the blue, the beautiful sunshine is replaced by a low lying mist and was quickly accompanied with some rainfall
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Compare & Contrast : Just check how the weather changes in a matter of just couple of hours
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Before & After : Remember that Sun Ray's passing through etc description a few slides ago. Same place with a time gap of 3-4 hours
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Engulfed : The estate now engulfed in fog replacing the bright sunshine just a few hours ago
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It is Never Too Much : You can never have too much of goodness and freshness :)
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ND Experiment : Well, this is just an experiment using the ND filter
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Tea Mountain : Tea mountain on the blue mountains at Glendale Tea Factory
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Adieu : After having a great time trekking and a lovely experience at Glendale Tea Estate and factory, it was time for us now to move on. Plans made, plans cancelled, members joined, members dropped out, surprises galore, great food, amazing company, lovely trek, friendly railway employees, non red tape permissions and wonderful care and concern by the NMR employees and SR officials, heavy legs, cramped muscles, fatigued body and an extremely fresh and rejuvenated mind. This is in short my NMR trip of 2015. Hope to have more in the future and capture these memories of a lifetime
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