Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Part 4

Explore:
I was awakened by a beaming sun light that fell on my face through the small gap of the curtain in the window. I got up hurriedly and found it is already 6 o'clock in the morning. The long journey has made me so tired that I slept like a hibernating snake. My wife was still asleep and it took me one second to wake her up using one drop of chilled water :P.
After a quick dressing up we came down stairs. The sun light has not reached that side of the hill and it was very cold. But the other side was lightened up by the sun and a warm atmosphere was created that we realized soon.
We came down the stairs and took the small road infront. Shimla was not fully awaken that time. Only a few people, morning cab services were rushing. The hills were covered up with a thin layer of fog as we started strolling accross the empty streets.


After walking a few meters we crossed a small tunnel and came opposite site of the hill and felt the warmth of the morning. It was pleasant and enjoyable. From the hill top small villages appear to be a perfect picture in the morning. The small toy train track was deserted with a couple of brids flocking in the station. The whole area was so enchanting that after such a long when i finally decided to write about them, they were still fresh in the memory.


We could not walk for long as our driver gave us a call that remined about our plan for the city tour. We hurriedly came back to our hotel and had our breakfast. The car came and we were off to our city tour.
We planned to visit famous Kufri and Nalderha that the hotel manager had told in lot details.

For fellow Travellers:
Places that be visited around shimla are:
1. Kufri (Approx 16 Km from Shimla)
2. Naldehra (Approx 25 Km from Shimla)
3. Kasauli (Approx 78 Km from Shimla)
4. Fagu (Approx 23 Km from Shimla)
5. Chail (Approx 45 Km from Shimla)

Also within the city itself there are several places of interest. like
1. Shimla Mall
2. Shimla Kalibari

How to Roam:
After reaching Shimla one can go to the taxi stand and bargain for a cab for these site seeing. Typical taxi stand can be seen in any crossing or beside road.
If not good enough in bargaining then another option is to contact Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) and make some arrangements.
Also each hotel has several contacts for getting a cab for these site seeing, so such arrangements can also be opted for.
If you are tech savvy then browsing internet also can give few cab owner contact details for prior booking.
                                                                                                                         

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