Stunning Shimla Photo 3

Stunning Shimla

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March 11th 2011
Stunning Shimla Bit of History to Tiggle your Curiosity Previously known as Simla and also nicknamed the Queen of the Hills, it was the Brits Summer Time retreat in 1864 (when bathing suits were full garments). A nice Scottish guy called Charles built the first British summer house in 1822!! There are still a lot of houses that have not been touched since! Shimla is a mountain/h ... 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