With ready access to loos still a major concern, we decided to have a look at those parts of Shimla which we missed yesterday - starting with Scandal Point and Christ Church.
We then walked up steeply to Jakhoo Hill - the highest point in Shimla at 2455m with its temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman (The Monkey God!). We had been given dire warnings about the monkeys - pestering for food, stealing sunglasses and hats, and even picking the pockets of unwary visitors - but, although there were lots around and they were noisy, they were not really aggressive.
The impressive-looking statue (from lower down the hill) was being renovated and covered in scaffolding, while the temple was .... another temple. There were some good views of the surrounding hills.
After a light lunch in town, we revisited the Mall, looking for bookshops and information about the KSRailway or local maps, but there was little available so we headed back to the hotel for more r and r (and a swim / whirlpool).
Dinner with Dave and Celeste (who supplied the photo above)
We were really looking forward to this part of the holiday - we thought that Shimla would be the highlight of the trip and were very disappointed that we could not make the best use of our time there. Lessons learned?
Well, who wouldn’t want to explore the lovely roads, small and cheap Tibetan markets, sweet little eateries and restaurants surrounded by swaying eucalyptus and stunning mountain ranges ?100s of people come at Shimla from Baroda
ReplyDeleteIt is very much pleasure for us to know more and more about the famous tourist place Shimla Kullu Manali. I like to enjoy the days of the vacation very much from Surat along with my family member. One must try to see the beauty of the place while visiting to this place at lest once and feel the beauty of the place.
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