Question

diary entry on how you spent your winter vacations

Answer 1

Sunday

January 8, 2017

10:45 p.m.

Dear Diary:

This winter will always remain unforgettable throughout my life. My father took us to the beautiful hillstaion of Shimla. Keats has rightly said 'A thing of a beauty is a joy forever.' My first experience with something real beautiful happened, when in the last week my father took the family to Shimla at the weekend. The drive from Parvanu to Shimla was a real treat to the eyes. On either side of the serpentine road breathtaking vistas of unmatched sylvan beauty soothed not only the eyes, but the restive soul also. Deep dells, with pure verdant slopes; idyllic, pastoral human settlements, glimpses of the far off white sheep grazing on the slopes of the mountains under the canopy of azure sky are the enthralling views one gets as a gift for coming to this paradise. I did not want the drive to end. As we neared Shimla, the mountains became taller and taller. The peace, tranquility, and spledour of Shimla and its surroundings were supernal. My father had intentionally got a hotel booked at a place where the nature was abundant. From the room window, the distant snow clad white mountains gave the illusion as if we are in a different world. At night we went on foot to the Mall road for dinner. First time in my life I saw the magnificence of the night sky. I did not know there were so many stars in the sky. Then the most wonderful thing happened! It began to snow. The cotton like flakes began to fall all around us. People began shouting and screaming out of joy. We were fully refreshed by our short stay at Shimla. I will always cherish the sweet memories of this excursion.