Shimmering Shimla

Yesterday, Rebecca and I spent most of the day traveling from Pragpur to Shimla on quite a twisting and rocky road. It took us almost 7 hours to go 225 kilometers. Nonetheless, Shimla is quite a worthy destination with cool breezes and panoramic views. Shimla served as the summer hill station for the British Raj. It has interesting Elizabethan-style architecture amidst Indian food stalls and bazaars. Today we took a long walk to the old Vicerol Lodge which now serves as home to the prestigious Indian Institute for Advanced Studies.

Tomorrow we head towards New Delhi by rail with hopes that our reservations on the Viceroy's 'toy train'--96 kilometers of narrow gauge line--come to pass.