Shimla

Cool clean Shimla

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September 9th 2006
Hi all Back to Delhi for another quick change, but we still need some warm clothing to go to Shimla. Train is our mode of transport this time and it’s a 12 hour journey. First it’s a normal train to Kalka then narrow gauge to Shimla, both trains are called the Himalayan Queen which sounds very grand but isn’t really. The 2nd part of the journey is quite spectacular, very twisty and throug ... 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