Dear Friends. Sorry for the errors I made in my notes. You should imagine me after 12 hours on the bumpy roads writing my journal in the dark and crampy internet cafe on the dirty computer – maybe 15 years old. Forgive me, please my errors!
Today I spent another 10 hours on the Himalayan roads. Public bus took me up and down the mountains, but slowly I am loosing the high altitude. There is more of green in the landscape…
In the evening I reached Shimla on the level of “only” 2200 m. Shimla during the British colonial time was the elegant resort. And that’s what I expected to see.
Forget it! Todays Shimla looks more like mountain shanty-town, crowded, noisy, with many houses of different styles squeezed on the steep slopes.
Yes, there are old British buildings, but many of them is running down. But Shimla has still better outlook than the other Indian cities: they have even garbage bins on the streets!.
I was welcomed by the hord of monkeys when I was approaaching my hotel. Accommodation in the “fancy” Shimla is more expensive then in the other Indian places. Expect to pay min. 700 rs per room (like 14 USD).
