Shimla

I am now in Shimla, a hill station in the north of India.

I have been here for about a week. You could read about Shimla here or just look at this picture (my preference). It is coolish and a bit short on things to do, but a welcome break from a long run of big dirty cities. It is also possesses a bit of altitude and a lot of slope making a suitable training ground for trekking Kilimanjaro with Dave and Noelle in a month’s time. It also has plenty of monkeys, some cute.

I came here after a week shared between Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, all rewarding but exhausting. The cities here constantly demand your attention. Drivers operate their vehicles as if the horn is the only available safety feature. Touts constantly try to draw you into conversations, through heckling, misdirection, or outright lies. Footpaths are littered with things best not stepped on or in. But it is easy to get around and there are things to see.

I am almost ready to go back.