KOMPAS.com - It lies just a few hours from New Delhi, India, making tourism one of this iconic tourist destination for local residents every weekend around, even abroad. Like Peak area for Jakarta residents, the charm of Shimla always anesthetize the visitors to once again and once again visited the plain cool it many times.
Not to mention transportation to Shimla, you can enjoy a trip to the toy train. How unique, you can enjoy it through our travel journal some time ago in Shimla, the area known as the "Queen of Hills".
Shimla is located in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the city is located in the hills northwest Himalayas. His charm was mentioned as a gift for ever occupying colonial base in ancient times. Is Charles Kennedy, a longtime leader of the colonial British state in his day, reputedly the first to find the location of natural forests with a landscape that is ready to be processed into an icon for the holiday at the time of colonial society, to be precise about the year 1822.
Then in 1864, hill station which has the original name Syamala alias name of Goddess Kali races of the colonial government was inaugurated as "The Official Summer Capital of the Raj".
Myriad of truly impressive panoramic adorn the land at this plateau, just look at some of the landscape that each winter is always shrouded in a soft mound of color from the peace nan snow-snow, no less interesting, when summer comes, it becomes very touristic town by the hunters beautiful landscapes and places leyeh-leyeh with the warm light of the sun during the day. Then wrap the cold hills of even this evening still with some activity.
Not only the beauty of nature has to offer, a series also comes complete historical tours given by the touch of uniqueness of commercialization and globalization era. Shimla Mall Road, which is touted as the heartbeat of this city, offers the most commercial touches along the way, you could say all of this area is the busiest lines in the region, filled with the overhang from the market until all the stuff that smells branded. It is said that the presence of this road is a relic of traffic lane during the British colonial era first.
Shimla Ridge, also called The Ridge, located right in the heart of the city, giving local residents the color of the culture of Shimla, which is a link to the centers of activity along these hills, ranging from shopping centers, markets its people, up to the place of worship who are mostly Hindu.
Not yet exhausted all the beauty of it, you'll be taken to Anandale and Glenn, a distance of only about 2.5 km to 4 km from the city center, in favor of a row of beautiful panorama of the Himalayas, a place to relax with various types of forest vegetation throughout the season. Variety of entertainment such as sports games available Polo, reputedly built in the colonial British.
Then you can feel the sensation of rest Mahatma Gandhi at the Summer Hill, which lies at an altitude of 2283 masl. According to information obtained, this place is often used as a resting place of Mahatma Gandhi whenever he came to this city. Want more classic, you just visit the State Museum and library of this city. There you will be presented with various objects of history to antiques and unique relic of the past of this hilly city.
Another with the presence of Viceregal Lodge, a renowned Advace Studies Institute located on Observatory Hill this location. 6 storey building with a neat garden was reputedly was once the residence of the viceroy, Lord Duferrin, circa 1888.
Local population is fairly friendly, with a unique cultural blend that smells of colonial India and the hills. It is said that even though this area is the former colonial lands, but people still uphold the principle of Godhead is strong, to create the atmosphere of various places of worship were cool without dissension.
A unique experience that I feel in this city began a public announcement of this city medical tests. Uniquely, you are challenged to know how strong and healthy with your journey to Jakhu Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman and the people-people in the form of monkeys, it was right dipuncak hill town. Some records have determined the time and duration of your trip.
From the result you will find out how healthy you are. Interestingly, not only young men who are still seen fit to rise to this end, a pair of elderly grandparents who are also looking spirit down the ramp along the way to the top of the hill. Age so do not determine how healthy we are.
Presented unique views from the top of the hill gives dynastic life as home to several species of monkeys and dogs that roam around Jakhu Temple. Basically, the monkeys around Jakhu Temple did look more aggressive, therefore you must be careful with the doings of nosy animal, especially on your luggage in the form of jewelry and meals.
Toy Train from Kalka to Shimla, will also make your experience more different, with the train-style toy train, down the road winding along towards the hills, with little chairs that all the decorations looked like a toy, you return to the time- your childhood was that only up to a toy plastic train. But on the rails along the Kalka to Shimla, you will be singing "Up-up to the summit of Mount". Very impressive, is not. (Zee)
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