Shimla, India

Travel Blogs from Shimla (148)

Raj hill station, Shimla, India travel blog
Raj hill station
Jun 23, 2005

... cast a dappled shade across the line. Our destination lay some 6 hours or so up the mountain, Shimla was the summer retreat of the British in India with the first 'English' house being built there around 1822. The entire Indian government would decamp ...

A travel blog entry by meandher
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Mutual People Watching in Shimla, Shimla, India travel blog
Mutual People Watching in Shimla
Jun 27, 2007

... plains into the Himalayan foothills, through tunnels and over hundreds of small bridges. The hill station of Shimla, once the summer capitol of British India, was our first stop in the mountains, highlighted by breakfast in the Indian Coffee House, a ...

A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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Monkeying around, Shimla, India travel blog
Monkeying around
Jul 8, 2007

Rudely woken at 5.30am by what sounded like someone beating a sheet of metal with a stick. Turned out to be monkeys on the roof. They are everywhere - the males grinding their teeth at each other and getting the dogs all excited, the smaller females and ...

A travel blog entry by izzie
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Food Food Food, Maling-Recong Peo-Shimla, India travel blog
Food Food Food
Apr 10, 2005

... a bottle of apple liquor. My second breakfast is 6 red, juicy apples, fresh from the orchards of Himachal! My day in Shimla is spent in gastronomic excesses and watching the cricket match between India and Pakistan. The day ends too fast and I realize ...

A travel blog entry by vagabond
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Attractions in Shimla (7)

Kalka - Shimla Railway
Kalka - Shimla Railway

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.50

This railway was built in 1903 to connect the summer capital of India to Punjab.
Jakhu Temple
Jakhu Temple

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.00

The Mall
The Mall

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.00

Gaiety Theatre
Gaiety Theatre

The Mall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.00

Forum Discussions on Shimla (20)

Shimla Cheap Hotels....
Posted on Jan 28, 2009, 05:43:01
Hi, There are so many cheap hotels in Shimla. Kindly visit below links. Can anyone suggest me any cheap hotel in Shimla around 250-300? Thanks in advance.
Honeymoon Destinations in India
Posted on Nov 10, 2009, 11:08:19
Kashmir, Goa, Agra, Darjeeling, Ooty, Shimla are really great in India. Shimla is my favorite.
Honeymoon Destinations in India
Posted on Sep 17, 2008, 11:36:02
... but it so happens that most weddings in India take place in winter and all honeymooners descend upon places like Manali and Shimla. They get so crowded, it's hardly a romantic getaway. Personally, I'd suggest something more secluded like a jungle ...
Honeymoon Destinations in India
Posted on May 6, 2008, 06:02:12
... . If you are planning your honeymoon in a hill station than the places you can consider are Darjeeling, Kodaikanal, Srinagar, Shimla, Nainital, Manali, Mount Abu, Gangtok to name a few. These popular hill stations will give you an opportunity to stay close ...

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