End less road:
Our car speed through the wide streets of Chandigarh. We went past many unknown villages, towns and after almost 2 hrs journey we reached Kalka. As we moved through, slowly the wide straight roads started becoming narrow with sharp turns. A change in the climate also could be felt as we were approaching nearer to the great mountain.
It took almost 4 and half hours when we started seeing the hills of Shimla with high pine trees. The road turns were becoming too sharper and the outside temperature also fell to considerably low. We were so charmed by the beauty of nature that when we reached to our hotel we did not even notice. Being a resident of a crowded metro like Kolkata, we were too much relaxed seeing the huge open area with boundless sky, range of mountains covered with pine and so many other unknown trees.
The sky was colored in crimson and the huge shadows of the hills laid long back behind those. Sun played a hide and seek game with us as we slowly drove through the narrow lanes of Shimla.Our hotel arrived and we stepped out. A shivering cold greeted us as we stood on a hill top. It was a majestic view and we could see through a long distance.
It was getting dark so we left our car and entered in the room. It was the month of March still the temperature was way down as we covered ourselves with huge blanket. After a long tiring day, traveling almost 1800 KM we finally reached our destination. We soon fell asleep targeting to wake up early so that nothing could be missed from this spectacular hill station.
For Fellow Travellers:
There are several ways to reach Shimla from any part of India.
1. First travel to Delhi by air or by train.
2. From Delhi Shimla is almost 370 KM on road and one can take bus, cab or volvo buses.
3. Another option is via train. Delhi is connected with Kalka by a broad gauge train. From Kalka tourists can travel to Shimla via the toy train. This journey is spectacular as the train route passes through the beautiful hills of Shimla. It crosses some 102 tunnels and 87 bridges in its way.
4. Another option is to reach Chandigarh and from there take the road to travel to Shimla. This distance would be somewhere near about 122 KM and takes about 5 hours to complete. There are several options like hire a cab, or a bus for this journey. Reaching Chandigarh can be completed via air or via on road from Delhi
5. There are several ways to reach Kalka from delhi on train. From Kalka Shimla is about 90 KM which also can be completed by either booking a cab or by taking bus services.
Our car speed through the wide streets of Chandigarh. We went past many unknown villages, towns and after almost 2 hrs journey we reached Kalka. As we moved through, slowly the wide straight roads started becoming narrow with sharp turns. A change in the climate also could be felt as we were approaching nearer to the great mountain.
It took almost 4 and half hours when we started seeing the hills of Shimla with high pine trees. The road turns were becoming too sharper and the outside temperature also fell to considerably low. We were so charmed by the beauty of nature that when we reached to our hotel we did not even notice. Being a resident of a crowded metro like Kolkata, we were too much relaxed seeing the huge open area with boundless sky, range of mountains covered with pine and so many other unknown trees.
The sky was colored in crimson and the huge shadows of the hills laid long back behind those. Sun played a hide and seek game with us as we slowly drove through the narrow lanes of Shimla.Our hotel arrived and we stepped out. A shivering cold greeted us as we stood on a hill top. It was a majestic view and we could see through a long distance.
For Fellow Travellers:
There are several ways to reach Shimla from any part of India.
1. First travel to Delhi by air or by train.
2. From Delhi Shimla is almost 370 KM on road and one can take bus, cab or volvo buses.
3. Another option is via train. Delhi is connected with Kalka by a broad gauge train. From Kalka tourists can travel to Shimla via the toy train. This journey is spectacular as the train route passes through the beautiful hills of Shimla. It crosses some 102 tunnels and 87 bridges in its way.
4. Another option is to reach Chandigarh and from there take the road to travel to Shimla. This distance would be somewhere near about 122 KM and takes about 5 hours to complete. There are several options like hire a cab, or a bus for this journey. Reaching Chandigarh can be completed via air or via on road from Delhi
5. There are several ways to reach Kalka from delhi on train. From Kalka Shimla is about 90 KM which also can be completed by either booking a cab or by taking bus services.
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