M at the Vice-Regal Lodge

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

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April 7th 2012
SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA. Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April, 2012. The town of Shimla is spread over 7 or so hills and is the most densly populated hillside in the world. The centre is fairly compact, located on a shoulder of high ground known as 'The Ridge'. On Saturday, we strolled from the hotel into the town. We passed a sign which declared that Shimla was a 'Smoking F ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more