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Today, we are going to take you to a journey that certainly will remind you of the famed Titanic. FYI, we will be not be delving into the ocean floors nor traverse any museums where the old remnants remain treasured. Wondering, where exactly? So, let’s unfold our quest!
Snuggled at an elevation of about 5,500 feet in the Southern part of Sikkim, Titanic View Point is steadily gaining the attention of travel fanatics from across the country. Situated at Namlung village of Ralong in South Sikkim, the place is 17.7 km away from Ravangla. (Ravangla is one of the major towns in South Sikkim). The calculated driving time required to reach Titanic View Point from Ravangla via Ralong Road is 50 minutes.
Secluded from the city rush, Titanic View Point is regionally called as ‘Chuchey Dhunga’ and ‘Titanic Dara’ because the massive rock fairly resembles with the bow or fore of a gigantic ship. Thus, anyone visiting the place for the first-time and beholding it from a particular distance will designate the area as the bow of a massive ship. (For the shape closely equates to what the Hollywood movie ‘Titanic’ depicts wherein the protagonists stands on the edge of the bow, with arms outstretched against the striking sunset skies).
The recently discovered Titanic View Point in Ralong adds to the major attractions in South Sikkim. Considerably offbeat, the place promises the breathtaking backdrop of Himalayan landscapes encompassing of eye-soothing lush green valleys, both steep & gentle slopes, scanty settlements, snow-clad peaks, and the silver waters of Rangeet River streaming at the bottom of the valley. The silver watercourse also forms a partition of West Sikkim and South Sikkim.
The viewpoint has well-built iron bars, perfectly framing the bow-shaped edges of the viewpoint. Well-constructed pathways are built leading towards the viewpoint. Titanic View Point Project was initiated by the authorities of Sikkim on 18th February 2018 and it was completed on 14th August 2018. The natural viewpoint faces the engrossing vistas of the serene mountains. The place further retains a soothing environment that bequeaths you the whiff of pure mountain air and an exceptional rejuvenation.
Getting There
Once you reach Ravangla, South Sikkim, you need to drive for another 50 minutes to get to Ralong Village. You will surely enjoy driving through the scenic and empty mountain routes. En route, you will get to observe the beautiful villages, lush paddy fields, unceasing greeneries, snow-capped peaks at the distance, trees covered in pink blossoms. Furthermore, enroute, you will traverse the famous Buddha Park of Ravangla. And once you reach your planned spot, you will be able to catch a glimpse of Ralong Monastery based a little block away from the parking area. To get to the exact viewpoint, you need to walk a small distance downhill (and remember the pathways? so anyone can do it).
What To Expect?
Prepare yourself to unfold an extraordinary experience! Standing on the prow of the viewpoint indeed will render an ineffable feeling. Due to its offbeat location and incomparable setting, there will be scanty crowds. So here you can revel in absolute solitude and peace. The viewpoint is located so, from which you can capture the 360-degree view of the surroundings. The elevation of the viewpoint ensures a thrilling experience of looking down towards the valleys, curvy roads, rivers, villages, and more. The beautiful landscapes offer promising vistas to photography enthusiasts as well.
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Share This PostBefore we look into formal document formatting you should clearly understand one fundamental concept; the concept of?em'. This is the measurement used for indent and spacing, that you should employ, and is used to determine proper spacing when laying out your document for print. An?em' is an assessment based on the size of font in use. For example, consider the font size of 12 pt (point). I am sure you have frequently seen that measurement option in your word processing documents. If we consider this situation the 12 pt is considered 1-em. So when I say your indent should be equal to 5-ems you now know that the indent should be five times the width of a 12 pt letter. If the maximum width of a 12 pt letter is 1.5/32-inch then 1.5/32 x 5 actually converts to an indent of almost 1/4-inch. This is the standard measurement and is the reason most word processing program default tab is set at?-inch.
Now for the spacing between paragraphs you should typically adhere to the 2-em rule. Remember this is to be accomplished with one carriage return, not two, so you should use your format paragraph options to set it.
Of the many writing errors I have corrected the most frequently occurring is that of excessive spacing and carriage returns. Two?hard returns? are in most instances used in error to differentiate between paragraphs. The better solution is to format your document to accommodate the desired spacing. The most common error of all, though, has to be the overuse of spaces at the close of sentences. That practice is what frequently causes the final sentence in a paragraph to be followed by one unnecessary extra space.
To help you better understand this concept give consideration to the age old typesetter. Their job meant that for each and every letter, symbol, or space they had to select a piece of metal that contained that image or indented space and set in place.
So let's say you are going along and you see two spaces after a sentence. You pick up two metal space holders and fix them in place. Then you arrive at the conclusion of the paragraph where you find a period with a space after it. What do you do? You put a space holder in place. Seems redundant doesn't it. Can you image all the extra work it would take to put all of those unnecessary spaces in place? That can be a terrific waste of time and energy besides being pointless. I am sure you can clearly understand the problems associated with this seemingly minor error. However with the advantage of a personal computer and a decent word processor these extra characters are easy to track.
Most word processors allow you to view hidden characters. Before you start typing your document be certain to turn that feature on. Microsoft Word's tool to accomplish this resembles a backward?P? and can easily be found on the toolbar. Next be sure to set your paragraph format. For articles, a simple?First Line? indent is recommended. However when setting up the format for a book it is much different. One final note on this subject; when formatting for print whether for an article or a book, if you use the?First Line? indent don not use double spaced paragraphs and visa versa. Always use one or the other; not both.
Next time I will continue our discussion with basic page layout. What you should take into consideration, what type sizes and fonts and much more. Until then happy writing.
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