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A Tiny Taste of Empire Days

Advantages: A unique pedestrian street at the heart of Shimla
Disadvantages: It's quite steep in places and if you've newly arrived the altitude can make it tough going

What's a Mall? When I was a child growing up near Salisbury, the term 'The Mall' had only one meaning for me. It was the city's Old George Mall, for its time a rather exciting pedestrian shopping area. Over time I came to know 'The Mall' as the road ...

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Review of Mall Road, Shimla

The Bizarre Bazaar

Advantages: A colourful market
Disadvantages: There probably won't be too much to tempt you to buy

...Sister gets the guidebook out - AGAIN After lunch on our second day in Haridwar we were feeling pretty lazy and we'd already 'done' most of the more accessible sights. My sister was determined that she wanted to find the Moti Bazaar and with nothing e ...

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Review of Moti Bazaar, Haridwar

Up the hill and down again - with cable cars and monkey muggings

Advantages: Whether you enjoy it depends on your mindset
Disadvantages: Skip the walk if you're scared of monkeys

What to do when you're not in the river The pilgrimage city of Haridwar draws people from all over the Hindu world who come to take part in ceremonies and ritual bathing in the river Ganges. Since the big ceremony of the day takes place at sundown, th ...

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Review of Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar

Marvellous Murals

Advantages: Eye-poppingly gorgeous murals
Disadvantages: Can get very crowded

... Sorry we trashed your temple, here have a palace Mattancherry Palace in Kochi was built in the mid 1500s by Portuguese colonists as a gift for a local king called Veera Kerala Varma, partly in compensation and partly in apology for the damage that h ...

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Review of Mattancherry Palace, Kochi (Cochin)

Madam, Madam, Madam - Mecca Masjid

Advantages: Interesting historic building made more colourful by our unofficial guide
Disadvantages: Because you can't go inside, there's not too much to see

...During our visit to Hyderabad's most famous attraction, the Charminar, we spent a lot of time looking out over the nearby Mecca Masjid building up a sense of anticipation for having a good look. However, our timing was slightly off and we had to wait half ...

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Review of Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad