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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 ...
Off to the hills
... The older ones are representing themselves. He now features on a milion facebook pages and has the following of everyone in Rajestan and Himashel Pradesh. Arrive at Kalka after 4 hours and get on toy train. One of the masterpieces of British railwaying, it wanders 98 K into the mountains over a million stone via ducts and a zillion tunnels goind back and forth through switch backs. One tunnel is 1.1 KM long. Don't think comfort here, ...
Refuge in the hills
Arrived at Kalka from Delhi on one of the best trains I've been on. The Shadabdi Express Train.
At Kalka I switched trains on the the meter gauge line that makes its way into the hills. The train is known as the Kalka-Shimla Toy Train. The tiny train clunks its way slowly up the track winding through Kalka steadily getting higher and higher. Soon there are big valley views and great countryside. An hour and a half into the ride the train comes to ...
Monkeys & weddings
... 1488;: נכנסנ 93; למסעד 92; בשימל 92; ושאלנ 93; אם יש תפריט. קיבלנ 93;, התייש 89;נו והחלט 04;ו מה בא לנו. ...
Journey to Sangla Valley
... malaria medicine, and the adjustment to high altitude I was facing. A good nap and some peanut butter seemed to be the magic solution though. In addition to the terrain, slight problems arise when another vehicle is coming from the opposite direction but is almost always handled with incessant honking and skillful maneuvering; and, a little leaning by the vehicle occupants, often along with silent prayer, seemed ...
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