Shillong

Romantic and picturesque and blessed with an abundance of nature’s gifts, Shillong is described as the ‘Scotland of the East’ because of its striking similarity with that of the Scottish Highlands and has been attracting native and foreign tourists for decades. The city boasts of many beautiful churches and cathedrals.

The colonial hangover of Shillong is not yet over. People still do not feel emabarrassed to describe their city in terms of Scotland of the east or Glen Eagle of the east. Picinic spots in and around Shillong include Elephant falls in upper Shillong, Spread Eagle falls,Beadon/Bishop falls, Ward Lake, Bara Pani (16 km from Shillong).

There are many opportunities for adventure travel in Shillong. Cave exploration,trekking etc. The possibilities are endless.

This is one of the few hill stations with motorable roads all around. Shillong has no rail lines. There is a small airport at Umroi, around 25 miles (40 km) from Shillong. The tourist towns of Cherrapunjee (around 40 miles, or 70 km) and Umiam lake (around 20 miles, or 35 km) are close to the city.

A natural scenic beauty with a pleasant weather. Called as “Scotland of the East” as well as “Vatican of the East”, has a vicinity town call Cherrapunji, the rainest place on earth. A ideal tourist destination in summer.

I was born here. I’m back for a while. :)

Shillong is the capital of the hill state of Meghalaya (abode of the clouds in Bengali). A resort hill station built by the British during the Raj, it is not a popular summer destination for tourists.

Check out the entry for Shillong in Wikipedia.