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Ever since I have started writing, I always wanted to write about this trip, as North East of India is very close to my heart. Tawang is a small hill station situated in the beautiful ranges of Himalaya and it shares the country's border with China, Tibet and Bhutan.Tawang houses India’s largest monastery and is a revered destination among Buddhists. Monpa people dominate Tawang and they categorised based on the language they speak. They are Buddhists and Buddha statues are found in every house of Tawang. I started my roadtrip from Tezpur, a place in Assam.It was time to start romancing the roads to Tawang. Sitting on a window seat, I was experiencing highly dense forest on one side of road and the picturesque view of river Testa on other side, with occasional sun rays sliding through trees . It will take 5-6 hours to reach Bomdila where you can have lunch. Bomdila also offers a lot for visitors. There are number of monasteries which you can visit to get the glance of Buddhist culture. After 2-3 hours drive, I entered Sela Pass region. Area is situated at 13680 ft above sea level. Winding roads, clouds, majestic mountains and lake with shiny sun made me feel I was in heaven. Road on the clouds was indeed something which I will never forget and its image has got stuck in my mind. During winter, this lake gets frozen with entire surrounding covered with snow. We were tired enough to hit the bed by the time we reached Tawang. AP is known as the land of rising sun,so it was just 5 am in morning and sun was already peeping through the mountains. We started our day by visiting the famous Tawang Monastery. It's the second largest monastery in Asia and first in India. Amazing collection of books and artifacts increases its value. I was lucky enough since His Holiness the Dalai Lama was about to visit the town during my stay and entire town was well decorated with vibrant prayer flags that flutter joyfully to welcome him. Bumla is just 40 kilometers from Tawang town but towards the mountain and there we share Border with China. Unfortunately due to heavy snowfall we were unable to reach Bumla pass, but we definitely had a great time at PT sho lake. Lake offers a different view and experience accordingly to the time you visit. Since it was -10 degree when I visited the places, I got a chance to see half frozen lake. We walked around the lake, played with snow, tasted fresh water and got to see amazing view of entire town from such height If you have more days , I would highly recommend you to visit near by villages to understand the culture well. Lhou, Jang, Lumla, Zemithang are few villages where you can go to get the highlights of tradition and lifestyle being followed by Monpa people. Do not just visit the town to cover tourist spots mentioned in sight seeing list. Spend your time in nature and I bet there is no other better place to think about your life and your approach towards life. Try to relax your mind and feel positive about life. After all, that is why we all go on vacation. I stayed at Thrillum village during my trip. During those 10 days, I truly lived among isolated and splendid nature completely disconnected from rest of the world. We used to go to near by river to have relaxed time, walked around sloppy ways , had random talks to local people , tried few local cuisine. We even tried to climb to one of the peak of mountains. Though we couldn't make it to the top, but it seemed we are in different world with just love and nature around us. Experiencing it was no less than a blessing for us.