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Scotland of the East

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As many know, Shillong is considered "the Scotland of the East." As a young girl growing up in Shillong, we wore a lot of plaid in the winter but during the summer, we loved to wear summery dresses. My mother would sew identical dresses for me as well as for my best friend whenever she would sleep over. At one point, Denim "pedal pushers" were a craze and very popular. My best friend and I had our parents shop for identical pedal pushers for us. It was so much fun. I looked at Belle Lily for other fashion merchandizing:

Dimapur, Nagaland, India

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I was so excited to come across this video of Dimapur. My father lived in Dimapur, Nagaland, India for a few years and he was an officer in the Indian army.   Our mother, my younger sister and youngest brother would visit him for holiday while my other siblings (we being older) would live in Shillong while attending school.  This was in the early the1960s.  This video below brings back warm memories. Enjoy Jaunt Monkey's cool video:

Laitumkhrah

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This definitely makes me homesick for Shillong

Lots of videos on Shillong

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I had not been writing for a while and so when I looked up Shillong recently, I am now amazed; it has developed in every sense of the word.  Frankly, I'm in awe.  Of course, I have been popping in and out watching videos on Shillong and surrounding tourist-ty sights including Cheerapunji.  I will try to obtain and attach a few videos as soon as I can. In the meantime, if you are planning on flying to India, I am told by some of my colleagues that a good agent is Cheap Fares To Top 20 Spots! Take up to $20◊ off with Promo Code TOP20. Book Now!

Shillong - you're the best

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I am in awe: this is so beautiful; as children, my siblings and I would accompany my parents on a drive to Cherapunji where we would have a picnic. My parents would leave bottles of drinks in the clean cool water to the drinks cool. I miss Shillong a lot.

Shillong on my mind

Today, I talked to my sister who lives in England. We talk all the time but today is special. All my siblings and I spent our teenage years in Shillong. It was where we made friends and bonded. Today, we are in touch with many.

Missing a place where I grew up (Shillong)

As a teenager, I grew to love Shillong. It's rightly referred to as "The Scotland of the East" Nostalgia is what I'm experiencing at this moment as I saw this on Reddit https://flydealfare.com/