Blogs from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia - page 9

Francais ci-dessous Today June 5th, I am in my country and my hometown remembering a friend (whose birthday is today) who loves those mountains so much. I wanted to include my last circuit so this blog of my wonderful journey will be complete. Happy birthday dear friend. Happy reading. April 19th It's 43C in Delhi today. Thank God I leave for the mountains today. This heat is unbearable. One want to sit indoors under the AC forever. A circuit I am so looking forward to, having heard about this region and some towns like Shimla and Manali by so many people, locals and toursits alike. Our first stop is Shimla. Wow I am pleaseatly surprised. Shimla does not look like any town or city I have visited so far in India. Nestled in the mountains ... read more

Opps, I accidentally deleted my last two entries. Had the Shimla one saved in my email though... Hello all! We are now arrived in Shimla. Sunday I took an exciting autorickshaw drive to Taru's aunt's (Sangita) house. Cows in the middle of the motorways (apparently they escape from their sheds and are everywhere), more shocking driving and far too many cars honking. Somehow made it alive and had a refreshing coffee and chat with Sangita and her daughter. Then Sangita took me on a sunglasses hunt, where we got delayed for a good hour by the opticien who wanted to demonstrate his knowledge of India, before going for food, then checking out a place Sangita wants me to stay. She thinks the place I was booked into is in too 'shady' an area, so I ... read more

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Apres 2 jours a Delhi incroyablement polluee, surpeuplee et bruyante, nous voici enfin a Shimla :2205m d'alt., petite ville tres british envahie de singes, capitale de l'Himachal Pradesh ! La 1ere nuit pas de chauffage, on a dormi habilles, bonnet et double chaussettes, la petite chauffeuse qu'on avait loue ayant vite rendu l'ame. Maintenant c'est beaucoup mieux ! Hier nous sommes alles au JAKHU TEMPLE dedie au dieu singe Hanuman: c'est bourre de macaques comme a Shimla mais ici ils sont agressifs parce qu'ils s'attendent a ce qu'on les nourrisse. Resultat des courses je me suis fait taxer mes lunettes (que j'ai pu recuperer moyennant de la bouffe !) et Tom s'est fait mordre (sans gravite). Ces jours ci retour pour Delhi et expedition vers le Rajasthan. A bientot Pat et Tom ps: petits soucis pour ... read more

Woke up at 5.00 am after a pitiful 4 hours sleep. Caught a cycle rickshaw to the train station as were too tired to walk the distance w/bags. Got on the train and Chloe began to feel ill... She kept feeling as if she was going to throw up, then going to the toilet and not being able to, then feeling better, proclaiming recovery, before it returned in a more vicious wave than before. The sickness finally passed, and in an attempt to reassure a shaken Jesse, she jollily told him how great she felt. Little did she know that Jesse felt rather hellish himself! However, both of these passed with the arrival of our friend Bobby, at about ten o'clock! A very cheerful and camp young Indian student who succeeded in making the entire student ... read more