CATCH SOME AMAZING VIEWS OF SNOW-CAPPED HILLS FROM NEUGAL CAFE @ PALAMPUR (with Travelling-Camera) : PART-5

Neugal Park is a beautiful picnic spot which is situated 2.5 km from Palampur of  Kangra District in Himachal Pradesh(INDIA). This 320 m wide chasm through which the Bundla stream flows commands a fine view of the Dhauladhar range. It is also known as Bundla Chasm. The Himachal Tourism Café, situated here, serves a wide variety of delicious food. Neugal Khad is situated close to Bundla mata Temple.

Here is the next series of Photographs from Road Journey in Himachal Pradesh. Check out PART-1, PART-2, PART-3 and PART-4 of this journey before proceeding further...

 

Some folks from Delhi, enjoying ice-cream inside a Tea-Garden @ Palampur
After a long journey from Mandi to Palampur through Hamipur and Sujanpur, we planned to celebrate the evening at Neugal Cafe. In above picture you are seeing a small shop on the way to Neugal cafe, where different varieties of KANGRA-TEA are available...

 
A view of Tea Gardens on the way to Neugal cafe from main Market of Palampur...

Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that makes Palampur a special interest place. Abundance of water and proximity to the mountains has endowed it with mild climate.

 
Dhauladhar Range with snow-capped hills 

Palampur is a  green and fascinating hill station in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh which is surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges.

 
A zoomed view of Dhauladhar range from Neugal Cafe @ Palampur

Palampur is at the confluence of the plains and the hills - so the scenery shows the contrast the plains on one side and the majestic snow covered hills on the other side. Behind this town stands high ranges of Dhauladhar mountains whose tops remain snow covered for most part of the year.The town has derived its name from the local word "PULUM' which means lots of water. There are numerous streams flowing from the mountains to the plains from Palampur. The combination of greenery and water gives Palampur a distinctive look. There is a water stream just in front of Neugal Cafe where children always enjoy to have naughty bath...

 
Here comes the photograph of Neugal Cafe.. Special thing about cafe is it's location.. I have been to this place many times but nevere entered inside this cafe.. We always preferred to have beer  on the edge of the hills in front of this cafe...


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