Comments on: Snowcapped Shimla India, the “Queen of Hill Stations” https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations A Glamorous Travel Blog Fri, 22 Dec 2017 08:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-36022 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 08:00:54 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-36022 In reply to Surinder Jain.

Dayton! Small world :) Yes, shimla is soooo beautiful, I want to make another trip back :)

]]> By: Surinder Jain https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-36016 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 03:02:25 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-36016 You can go to Kalka by fast trains from Delhi and then board a bus or “toy” train to Simla.
There is even an air service between Delhi-Simla.

]]> By: Surinder Jain https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-36015 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 02:57:52 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-36015 Hi Rachel, you are in my hometown!!! I live in Dayton, Ohio now – for the last 34 years.
What a coincidence!!!
Simla (as Britishers called it) was the summer capital of India during British rule. It used to be so neat and clean and not crowded when I was growing up.

Thanks for visiting. I really love your info on India as it is so authentic and real.
Surinder Jain

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-4967 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:14:24 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-4967 In reply to Niyati Misra.

I hope you do get time to go to Shimla- it’s so lovely!

]]> By: Niyati Misra https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-4920 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:35:56 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-4920 reading your post I feel like going to Shimla asap….thanks alot! though I am an Indian I never really got time to travel…now that I live alone and can take a break whenever needed I might actually explore this city..thanks and I have to agree most of the points listed by you about India and how some of our people have been disgracing the country by giving people like you such a tough time is quite true! hope you have a good time travelling…take care.. :)

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3843 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 22:42:07 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3843 In reply to Aditi.

Yes they are regular to Shimla and no, I didn’t have to negotiate at all! Sorry that I’m not sure where the boarding is in Delhi though.

]]> By: Aditi https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3821 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:24:21 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3821 Hey, I am planning Shimla from Mumbai and am on a shoe-string budget, I am curious about the bus you’ve mentioned here. Are they regular? Did it require bargaining to arrive at that rate? And from where can that bus be boarded in Delhi?
-Thanks

P.S. thoroughly enjoyed this post.

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3249 Thu, 22 May 2014 18:10:39 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3249 In reply to Jade.

Thanks Jade, this is a great place to chill a couple days!

]]> By: Jade https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3233 Thu, 22 May 2014 06:47:08 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3233 Sounds like an awesome little stopover and those mountain views are lovely. Really enjoying your India coverage!

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3211 Wed, 21 May 2014 16:26:28 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3211 In reply to Nick.

Oh, you’ll love it! There is this place just as you go up the hill into the city, on your left (i don’t know that name!) sells pastries and is a nice sit-down restaurant. they have good western food. Enjoy!

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3208 Wed, 21 May 2014 16:23:27 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3208 In reply to Emily.

That’s the prob with the planning! So many places on the list. If you are going to the mountains, you might end up in Shimla by default as it’s a hub for buses.

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3207 Wed, 21 May 2014 16:22:32 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3207 In reply to Jessica of Curiosity Travels.

Oh they really are. I feel like I knew you’d been to India just from your comments, but I wasn’t following your blog while you were there. I think I need to go through your archives! Lol

]]> By: Rachel Jones https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3205 Wed, 21 May 2014 16:20:26 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3205 In reply to Shennae.

Omgsh how wild that they came in! And actually, I didn’t take the toy train, I came up from Delhi. BUt so cool that you did! Shame you had to sit on the floor, but that’s India haha

]]> By: Shalu Sharma https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3214 Wed, 21 May 2014 07:15:34 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3214 Shimla is a cool place and a great get-away from the hustle and bustle of Delhi. They have great British styled buildings. Lovely place.

]]> By: Nick https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3189 Wed, 21 May 2014 03:00:41 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3189 This post has gotten me so excited to get there in a couple of weeks. Really need some cool mountain air and an escape from the traffic!

]]> By: Emily https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3186 Tue, 20 May 2014 23:48:25 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3186 Shimla seems like a nice place – not sure we’ll make it there as our list of places to go is already ridiculous…maybe on a subsequent visit (or if we just decide to stay and become expats!).

]]> By: Jessica of Curiosity Travels https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3182 Tue, 20 May 2014 19:47:45 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3182 What a cool place! I need to make it back to India especially for the mountain villages. They look infinitely more relaxing than places like Delhi!!

]]> By: Shennae https://hippie-inheels.com/snowcapped-shimla-india-queen-hill-stations/#comment-3177 Tue, 20 May 2014 15:21:24 +0000 https://hippie-inheels.com/?p=3822#comment-3177 Ahhh those monkeys were a nightmare!! We had one come into our room while we were packing! We took the toy train too, didn’t have a reservation and managed to get in to the cheap compartment just before it left – but we had to sit on the floor the whole way (6hrs!) because the seats were taken, and missed some of the views. Definitely nice to escape the heat for a bit!

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