Shimla was a blast and probably the first inspiration for roller coasters! We should have sang, “We’ll be coming around the mountain here we come.” The journey to Shimla involved an hour long flight to a city named Chandigarh and then a 4 hour ride to the Himilayan mountain city, Shimla. We had fun riding the curves of the mountain. Everytime we hit a sharper curve we could see clear off the cliff of the mountain. I trained myself to stop looking. When we reached our destination we were at, get this, 7,000 feet altitude. Just 3,000 feet short of when one could get altitude sickness. Don’t fret, we were just fine. We had plenty of water and beautiful sites to explore.
First, we checked into our mountain side hotel, The Oberoi. Tall men with turbans greeted us at the door. We were informed that the hotel was a former residence of the original hotel owner. It was grand with four floors and a parlor that was completely outfitted in oak wood and street lanterns.
Our first visit was to an all girls’ government school. (Government schools are private schools where mostly city workers’ children attend. They tend to be well equipped and usually house some of the best academic students.) This particular government school was a boarding school for girls.
The teachers were all very excited to meet us and the students performed a contemporary dance (in that they choreographed the fused various traditional cultural dances to form a new dance.)
Pictures are below.
First, we checked into our mountain side hotel, The Oberoi. Tall men with turbans greeted us at the door. We were informed that the hotel was a former residence of the original hotel owner. It was grand with four floors and a parlor that was completely outfitted in oak wood and street lanterns.
Our first visit was to an all girls’ government school. (Government schools are private schools where mostly city workers’ children attend. They tend to be well equipped and usually house some of the best academic students.) This particular government school was a boarding school for girls.
The teachers were all very excited to meet us and the students performed a contemporary dance (in that they choreographed the fused various traditional cultural dances to form a new dance.)
Pictures are below.
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