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Saturday 11 January 2014

SOUVENIRS FROM SIKKIM


HEY ALL,
RECENTLY MY AUNT HAD COME TO DARJ, WITH A GROUP OF SCHOOL KIDS FROM KATHMANDU, NEPAL. THEY WERE HEADED TO GANGTOK,SIKKIM AFTRE ROUNDING OF THEIR TWO DAYS TRIP IN DARJEELING, SO I WAS INVITED TO ACCOMPANY THEM TO SIKKIM AND SO I WENT OFF WITH THEM :)
I HAD BEEN THERE MANY YEARS EARLIER, NOT TO FORGET MANY POUNDS LIGHTER TOO, BUT TO MY ASTONISHMENT MANY THINGS HAD CHANGED THERE. WELL! I HAD A GALA TIME THERE AND DID A LITTLE BIT OF SHOPPING TOO, HERE ARE A FEW SOUVENIRS I GOT FROM SIKKIM, HOPE YOU GUYS FIND THEM INTERESTING





THESE LITTLE CUTE ITEMS I GOT FROM NEAR RUMTEK MONASTERY, THEY ARE SO CUTE AREN'T THEY?



THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS A KIND OF A DECORATIVE HANGING, THE SMALL COINS LIKE THINGS HAVE DRAGON MOTIF ALL OVER THEM AND ARE HANGED IN HOUSES TO BRING LUCK AND PROSPERITY. I GOT THIS FOR 40 BUCKS
THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS A INCENSE STICK ( AGARBATI ) STAND. LOVED IT AND BOUGHT IT FOR MY MUM'S CHESAM (WORSHIP ALTAR), JUST PAID 50 RS FOR IT :)






LUCKY CHARM


LUCKY CHARM


MY AUNT BOUGHT THIS CUTE LITTLE LUCKY CHARM FOR ME FROM THE SAME STORE, AWWW I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS. INSIDE THE POTLI THERE ARE TWO LITTLE GOLD AND SILVER BLOCKS THAT SOMEHOW MAKES ME FEEL REPRESENTS THE LIFE FORCE YING AND YANG, BUT THATS JUST MY THEORY. HOPE IT BRINGS ME TONS OF LUCK :)

CHOPSTICKS WITH COVER


I GOT THESE LOVELY CHOPSTICKS AT JUST 30 BUCKS FOR TWO PAIR. INDEED IT WAS A STEAL DEAL 

LATER ON WE WENT TO THIS STUPA WHOSE NAME I COMPLETELY FORGOT AND ON OUR RETURN SAW THIS HANDLOOM STORE WHERE SO MANY PRETTY STUFFS WERE ON DISPLAY




I BOUGHT THESE TWO SCARFS FROM THERE AND THAT TOO JUST FOR RS 180, THERE SO MANY OTHER LOVELY PRINTS THAT I SPENT A LOT OF MY TIME IN DECIDING WHICH ONE I WANTED 






GOT THESE LOVELY HOOPS FROM THE SAME STORE ALONG WITH THESE PINK AND GOLDEN BANGLES :) PRETTY AREN'T THEY ?



LOVING ALL OF THEM. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THIS POST DO LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BEHIND
CIAO



4 comments:

  1. What beautiful chopsticks! I bought some from Tokyo, for at least 20 times the price :( And they're still brand new, because I don't even know how to use them :P

    I'd appreciate it if you check out my giveaway: http://thechainnail.blogspot.com/2014/01/giveaway-orly-lakme-faces-sally-hansen.html

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    1. HI RHEA, INDEED I GOT THE CHOPSTICKS AT A GR8 PRICE, WILL DEFINITELY PARTICIPATE IN YOUR GIVEAWAY. THANXS FOR STOPPING BY

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  2. Wow...loved all your stuff...so cute Shikha n hope those lucky charms bring you luck and love :) <3

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