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Beautiful Himachal
Swastikaganesha stayed here on Apr 18, 2012 during their trip titled: Swastikaganesha's Great Adventure.
Toy trains and back to the cold
... was dark and freezing cold! The clean air made the entire journey worthwhile!
Walking around Shimla was enjoyable - the streets are spotless and vehicles are prohibited in the central area – we did not feel like we were still in India! The views were also spectacular. Unfortunately we only had 24 hours in Shimla before we had to catch the next toy train back down to Kalka and ...
In and around town in Shimla
... around 1,000 monkeys live along with the 2455 meters high cement monkey, orange in colour.
There were some rules:
Don't wear sun glasses - the monkeys will take them and won't give them back until you give them some food. Maybe that explains the food cart vendor at the entrance?
Don't take food in there - the monkeys will know and will take it.
Don't show you are nervous - the ...
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Much waiting around for a bus that never appeared
... marriage was a useful fall-back for him, and both him and his wife understand the tradition so they cannot really complain that this was forced upon them.
Anyway about 4pm I gave up waiting and got on a normal bus instead, which arrived in Shimla about 9pm. I don't know why I waited for the deluxe bus anyway - I didn't need the a/c or the extra comfort; I think I just decided to wait as an exercise in patience!
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