India's Golden Triangle - Shimla
The second stage of our tour was a diversion from the Triangle to Shimla. We took the early Shatabdi Express to Kalka (4+hrs) then the toy train to Shimla (5hrs). The toy train was definitely the best journey - there was so much to see that the time passed quickly.
The sign at the right of the picture reads "Computerised Post Office".
This is the Kevin's adopted dog who was lucky to be given a sandwich.
Early morning view from Cecil hotel.
The lounge of the Cecil. The best hotel of the trip. The staff were excellent and drinks were the cheapest of all the hotels.
Some of the group resting at Viceroy Lodge. From the front - Tricia, mum (Margo), Linda, Sandie, Judy and Tony.
The wallpaper and curtains in the conference room of the Viceroy Lodge are 122 years old and have not been cleaned once apparently. This was the room where Partition was decided.
The grey Langur monkey is the first Shankar, our guide, had seen at Shimla. Apparently, one of the Langurs is worth about 30 Macaques and they are used to keep the Macaques away from the gardens. The Langurs were also used the the Commonwealth Games. The Langurs are peaceful while you have to watch your belongings when the Macaques are around. There were a group of Macaques at Scandal point where I took this one drinking from the orange carton. People moved off benches quickly when a Macaque walked along the back of the benches.
The view from my hotel window. The front of these buildings are shops.
This is the original Cecil hotel which is at the side of the new one.
This is the porter who featured in the BBC "Indian Hill Railways". He is now 94 and has been given a room at the station. He fetches tea for the station master and stands patiently for photos.
Back at Kalka and the first of three toilets featured - the other two are in Jaipur.
We arrived back at The Claridges, Delhi at around 11pm and had to be up at 4.30 am for our trip to Agra.
The sign at the right of the picture reads "Computerised Post Office".
This is the Kevin's adopted dog who was lucky to be given a sandwich.
Early morning view from Cecil hotel.
The lounge of the Cecil. The best hotel of the trip. The staff were excellent and drinks were the cheapest of all the hotels.
Some of the group resting at Viceroy Lodge. From the front - Tricia, mum (Margo), Linda, Sandie, Judy and Tony.
The wallpaper and curtains in the conference room of the Viceroy Lodge are 122 years old and have not been cleaned once apparently. This was the room where Partition was decided.
The grey Langur monkey is the first Shankar, our guide, had seen at Shimla. Apparently, one of the Langurs is worth about 30 Macaques and they are used to keep the Macaques away from the gardens. The Langurs were also used the the Commonwealth Games. The Langurs are peaceful while you have to watch your belongings when the Macaques are around. There were a group of Macaques at Scandal point where I took this one drinking from the orange carton. People moved off benches quickly when a Macaque walked along the back of the benches.
The view from my hotel window. The front of these buildings are shops.
This is the original Cecil hotel which is at the side of the new one.
This is the porter who featured in the BBC "Indian Hill Railways". He is now 94 and has been given a room at the station. He fetches tea for the station master and stands patiently for photos.
Back at Kalka and the first of three toilets featured - the other two are in Jaipur.
We arrived back at The Claridges, Delhi at around 11pm and had to be up at 4.30 am for our trip to Agra.
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1 Comments:
Thank you so much for the most interesting experience which you have given in the midst of us.I think that you really enjoyed this place very much as the pics clearly shows that. This is the place where the tourist can enjoy the days in the very much peaceful manner. Thanks a lot for the captivating line which you have shared about Shimla.
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