Question

Shimla is known as the queen of hills and it

Answer 1

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of Himachal Pradesh

Shimla- The Queen of Hills. Shimla is the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan foothills.

Answer 2

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If you love Himachal, Shimla cannot be left unvisited! It is a capital city of Himachal Pradesh in the ft. Himalayan foothills, situated at a height of 7238 above sea level.

It’s also known for the handicraft shops that line The Mall, a pedestrian avenue, as well as the Lakkar Bazaar, a market specializing in wooden toys and crafts.

Apart from Lakkar bazaar, there are many more reasons that attracts tourist towards this destination are some of the famous Hindu shrines such as Jakhu Temple on Jakhu Hill and Kali Bari Temple near mall road dedicated to Lord Hanuman.

Best time to visit Shimla:

The peak travel period is during the warm months of May–Jun, before the torrential monsoon rains of Jul–Aug. The winter (Dec–Feb), with cold weather, snow and ice skating, is also a popular time to visit. Key events include the Shimla Summer Festival (May/Jun, dates vary), with regional folkloric music and dancing. Diwali (Oct/Nov, dates may vary), the Hindu festival of light, is a time of firecrackers and fireworks.

Day 1

Our journey started in the night around 1 am, we stopped at Murthal for dinner and continued our journey.

How to reach Shimla:

By Road: There are several bus services including Himachal Road Transport Corporation buses as well as private operators connecting Shimla to the major cities in North India. Chandigarh is at a distance of 117 kilometres, Manali at 260 kilometres and Delhi at 343 kilometres

By Train: The famous toy train of Shimla goes between Kalka and Shimla, covering a distance of 96 kilometres in about 7 hours. Kalka in turn is the nearest rail head, which is connected to Chandigarh and Delhi by regular trains. You can take the Kalka Shatabdi, which goes from New Delhi Railway Station to Kalka Railway Station via Chandigarh.

By Air: Jubarhati, which is about 23 kilometres from the town, is the nearest airport. There are regular flights going from Jubbarhatti to Chandigarh and Delhi.

However, we chose to travel by car. It was about 7-8 hours journey from Delhi and we reached Shimla. The route to Shimla is very well constructed which makes the journey very comfortable.