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How did they all get up here
. It was a beautiful 5 hour train ride. We got to Shimla and realised there were no rickshaws here so had to walk up the steep hill into town. We tried a couple of hotels but they didn't have a room. I was still feeling sick so Fraser left me in a hotel reception while he looked around at other hotels. Over an hour later he came back saying he …
Shimla
We arrived in Shimla after a pretty gruelling 10 hour bus journey. It started off with me dyeing for a wee for about 2 hours until we stopped for petrol and I dived off. I also tried to get some sleep but my back rested on the top of the seat and the neck rest was too far back unless I ended up snapping my neck so I just did some dozing all the way …
Toy trains and back to the cold
The journey to Shimla was a long one, taking the best part of a day; this started with a train from Delhi to Kalka and then a toy train up the mountain to Shimla. The train is known as a toy train due to the narrow gauge. The journey was a long but scenic one as we saw the changing countryside as we climbed higher and higher. Unfortunately, delays are par for the course and when we finally arrived in ...
Three Days in the Summer Capital
... lodge. We knew it was up, up and up from the road. Shimla is steep with many shortcuts on steps and walking paths where cars can’t go, and the porter system has developed. We declined the porter’s offers and took a taxi to our lodge.
Spar’s staff met us as our taxi arrived and whisked our luggage away to our room, also a first in India. Taj Mahal was playing on the sound system in the cozy lodge. Not ...
Un air britannique à Shimla
... et anglais, reposant au centre d'une grande propriété aménagée. Nous ne pouvions entrer qu'accompagnées par un guide, et c'est avec délice que nous avons visité quelques pièces de ce bijou architectural. Gandhi y a résidé un moment (une partie du film sur sa vie y a été tourné), et les discussions sur la partition de l'Inde s'y sont déroulées en partie. L'entrée était tout de bois de teck sculpté, la salle de bal, grandiose, a ...
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