Shillong the Youngistan

Shillong Is the beautiful capital of beautiful state Meghalaya. Surrounded by hills from all sides, it provides picture perfect location for hill station.

   One has to travel around 90 Kms from Guwahati on NH44 to reach Shillong. The road from Guwahati to Shillong is very scenic & you won't realize when the 2:30 hrs of travelling are over.

   One amazing thing about Shilllong is the crowd of this town. You will really be amazed by the young & stylish crowd around you.

   Very important thing I noticed is how liberal this region is, when it comes to females completely contradicting to other regions of India, especially north India.

   One can see plenty of groups of young student wearing funky clothes, jacket, shoes & maintaining latest haircuts enjoying on roads of Police bazaar, which is prominent marketplace in the town.

   If you roam around police bazaar for a while, one more thing worth noticing is shoe shops in the town. I guess every third shop in this market sales shoes & still all shops are crowded.

   There are many restaurants & malls in police bazaar that's another reason why the area is always full of people.



   Places of Interest:

      Police bazaar: I guess I have written enough about it above, but just to add one point if you want to purchase artifacts of Khasi or Naga style, this is a place.

      Bada Bazaar:   Another shopping destination, this is bigger market, but not as happening as PB. (note: both bazaars are closed on sunday)

      Shillong Church: Very beautiful church at the heart of the town.

      Shillong Peak: It's a hill top very close to the town. Vehicle goes till the final point. The view of Shillong from this point is wonderful.

      Airforce Museum: Few kilometers ahead of Shillong peak, here you can see many miniature aircraft models, & know many things about Indian Airforce.

      Elephant falls:  3 stage falls few kms away from Shillong. Till 1897, shape of rocks in this falls was resembling to elephant hence called elephant falls, but the rock structure vanished in earthquake &
now the elephant is gone only falls exist, but its pleasant spot & its on the way to Cherrapunji.

      Wards Lake: Its very picture perfect lake.. Very close to Shillong town. It's a small lake & garden is built around it. The overall set of lake, garden & small wooden bridge over it looks pretty.

      Badapani: It's a huge dam 20 kms before Shillong on Guwahati - Shillong road. Looks fabulous in the morning & its really huge in size. There are few small Island in this lake. Orchid resort built besides the
lake is very good place to stay if you want to relax with your family / partner. One can also opt for Boat house in Badapani.

     
     Places to be covered along with Shillong:

      Cherrapunji, Mawsmai caves, Dainthen hills, Thadlaskein lake, Cherrapunji waterfalls, Living root bridge, Dawki, Jaren..

Mawsmai Caves

     So what are you waiting for? Pack your bag & head to youngistan of Hindustan.
 
     One more important note just before ending the post.

    There is a helicopter service from Shillong to Guwahati & its very cost effective 1000 Rs. Per person. The helipad is at Airforce base near Shillong.