Meghalaya was an unlikely choice for a family vacation in the middle of winter, around the corner of the new year. Yet, with all the usual clouds, rain, and mist swept away, we got to enjoy the sunniest side of the wettest places on Earth! Well known for their natural beauty, the twin hills of Khasi and Jaintya, folded like a thick skirt of mother nature, soaked in embellishments of lakes, creeks, streams, gorges, valleys, plateaus, and cliffs. The most amazing were the refreshing waterfalls, the ancient caves with fossils, the knotted living root bridges, and the crystal clear Umngot river in Dawki as it meandered from between the twin hills into the plains of Bangladesh. Here's my list of top picks from the wonderful short trip to Meghalaya. The amazing sun-rise and sun-set views, a heady cocktail of sun's warmth with the nip of the crisp winter breeze. The views from the tops of trees which could be climbed through a maze of narrow bamboo walks. A humming tree in Asia