Shimla

Shimla

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November 29th 2006
Getting here was a test of patience and willpower due to the number of times we were given the wrong travel information and the journey which eventually lasted around 15 hours from room to room! We spent most of this on a local service bus from Ambala to Shimla with only a quick 20 min break in Chandigarh bus station to get breakfast and the sweetest coffee in the world. The views as we climbed ... 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