Advantages: It's fun, it's cheap and you get cups of free tea Disadvantages: It's cramped, uncomfortable and can get a bit boring
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In the days when the British ruled India there were many problems for an expatriated Brit to contend with but one of the most serious was the heat. The average chap sent out to make his fortune or defend his nation's economic and political interests wasn't bred to deal with saturation humidity and thermometer-bursting temperatures. To cope with these extremes, each summer the government, civil service and everyone with the ... ...and literally 'head for the hills'. Many so-called 'hill stations' provided respite from the summer heat but Shimla (or Simla) and in 1864 the city became the official Summer Capital of the British and took on the mantle of the 'Queen of the Hill Stations'.
Located up at around 7000 feet in altitude, Shimla offered cool temperatures even in the midst of the summer. It was also a pretty good place to send the ladies (imagine 50 degrees C in corsets ...
koshkha 05.01.2008
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For an exact description of the trip as it is. It would have been nice, however, if the experince of passing over some of the highest railway bridges was also shared in this article. ...
jerremee 08.02.2009
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