In Shimla, there are:
103 tunnels between Kalka & Shimla.
2 little Tibetan monasteries at Sanjauli & Kasumpti.
7 Hills:
- Elysium , where Auckland House school and Longwood, a housing estate, are located.
- Inverarm: You have to huff and puff up a steep little road to reach the State Museum on the Chaura Maidan (which is neither "chaura" nor a "maidan" !). Do look out for Chaura Maidan's tiny and utterly winsome post office at the foot of the hill. The Museum is open between 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. and is closed on Monday and public holidays.
- Jakhoo is Shimla highest peak and is best known for its monkeys & the temple dedicated to Hanuman (the monkey god from the Hindu epic Ramayana. The best way to access this is from the Ridge on foot, but you can also drive up.
- Bantony (the location of the crumbling Grand Hotel.
- Prospect Hill offers a splendid view if you're ready to walk for just 15 minutes beyond the suburb of Boileauganj. The Kamna Devi temple is also located here.
- Summer Hill has to have one of the prettiest little railway stations in India. Trundle down the hill and you may yet chance upon an Arcadian vision!
- Observatory Hill is home to the Viceregal Lodge. Enough said.
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