Blogs from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia - page 4

Got up early(ish) as planned and went into town to find breakfast. Found a nice looking place, one of the nicest looking places ive been, the staff were wearing uniform suits with bow ties and there were old ships wheels and paintings decorating the walls. The food was good, i went foreggs, chips and more mystery meat sausages. After breakfast i decided to explore another part of Shimla called MIddle Bazzar, a jumble of winding streets working their way down the hill and jam packed with shops and stalls selling just about everything. I took the oppertunity to buy a few bits and after a few hours i worked my way back to the hotel. Soon after i got in it started to pour with rain (it rains at least once a day here but rarely ... read more

So we left you with a cockroach in the breakfast, I'm glad to report I didn't get ill after that and we're both feeling very healthy at the moment. We spent a few more days in McLeod ganj. Most days we did the conversation classes with the Tibetans refugees which involved an hour and a half or so of talking with Tibetans about their lives, culture and where they've come from. Not only was it very interesting for us (neither of us realised how bad the suppression of Tibetan culture is) but it helped them improve their English and gain in confidence. We left and had the worst night bus experience yet, it had absolutely no suspension, (we were literally being shaken off our seats) and we arrived in Manali at 3.30am. Fortunately, after an hour ... read more

DAY 5 After a ‘quick’ breakfast of mouldy cornflakes and dry toast............. Took about an hour to get from Chandigarh to Kalka and as we were there in good time to catch the Himalayan Queen 12.10 train to Shimla, we decided to have a look around the busy town of Kalka. The town was buzzing with cars, bikes, buses, people and cows!! The shopkeepers shoo these Sacred Cows away from the shops as they try to eat their wares ie peanuts, popcorn, veggies etc and the cars and bikes just drive around them as the cows stroll about wherever they choose! Bought some freshly made popcorn from a street seller and back at the station discovered that the train was delayed an hour as they were waiting for the Shabti Express from Delhi and this train ... read more

Hi, this is a description of our trip to Himachal Pradesh, encompassing Shimla, Manali, Kasol. From Kalka to Shimla: We started the first leg of what was to be an eminently memorable & enjoyable trip, from Kalka. We reached Kalka from Delhi by the Delhi-Kalka mail, which is an excellent train, in terms of comfort as well as promptness. We reached Kalka quite early in the morning, and boarded the Shivalik Express. This was an unforgettable journey. The train went all the way through a narrow path amidst the mountain and the sight of all the natural, unscathed greenery is simply breath-taking. If you reside in a concrete jungle, and all of a sudden you come across nature in all her glorious beauty, I am sure you would be equally amazed. We were served tea & ... read more

Nase bludenie Himachal Pradeshom sa pomaly blizi ku koncu. Po sialenej dvanast hodinovej ceste local busom po Hindustan - Tibet 'highway' (high to sice je, ale way urcite nie) sme dorazili do Shimly. Je to nasa posledna zastavka pred navratom do New Delhi a odletom domov. Po vsetkych tych nebetycnych horach a skalnych hradbach je toto mesto prijemna zmena. Je to hlavne mesto oblasti a teda je aj nepomerne vacsie ako dedinky v ktorych sme doteraz nocovali. Co ho ale robi specialnym je to, ze to bolo pre britov letne hlavne mesto Indie. Je to teda cisto kolonialne mesto vybudovane uprostred zelenych hor a na prvy pohlad neposobi ani trochu Indicky. Architektura aspon v centre je Europska, ulice sirsie, plne luxusnych obchodov. Ako vyhlasil Kosto po prichode, vyzera to tu ako Eindhoven. :-) V sucastnosti mesto ... read more