LetsExploreThe Queen Of HillsCredit - Suvan Bose
Shimla – The Queen of HillsThe Queen of Hills, Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh surrounded by its natural beautyand is one of the most recognized tourist places in our country. There are numerous touristspots to visit like, Glen, Ridge Mall Road, Lakar Bazaar, Jakhu Temple Fagu, Kufri, Chail etc.The Ridge road is also the venue for summer festival, government functions and localcelebrations during the New Year’s Eve. The prominent landmarks on Ridge road are a neogothicstructure of Church from 1844 and a tudorbethan styled library building built in 1910.There are minimum three statues on the ridge; that of Mahatma Gandhi, Indra Gandhi,Founder of Himachal Pradesh Dr. Y.S. Parmar, the first chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.If a person is Crazy about himachal Pradesh and wants to visit at least once in a lifetime thenthis is the best time to visit because at this time, you can enjoy cool and clear atmosphere withpresence of lots of other tourist gathering. On the other hand you can get the family packages,where you can enjoy with some special gifts and offers. With the presence of small local trainsin Shimla, traveling has became a lot easier and simple. These trains travel close to the hills, sothe tourist can enjoy the scenery of mountains and green hills during the travel. One of the bestpart about the train is that it runs slowly which makes tourist to be safe and enjoy the view ofthe place and with the cheap tickets to travel in these trains.Apart from all these, shimla has numerous precious places to visit such as that every touristwanna visit at least once in their lifetime. These places are the Ridge, Jakhoo Hill & Temple,Summer Hill, Colonial Homes, Christ Church, Prospect Hill, State Museum, Viceroy Lodge,Tara Devi Temple etc. These spots are old but the values of these places are same and willremain forever. There are some special stuffs about shimla such as wooden items, woolens,Himachali caps, jackets and other handicrafts. These are made by the local population of Shimlawith their hands according to the desires of the tourists. You will see some Prunes and applestrees outside the houses. This will look amazing and stunning. As a result, Shimla is a god-giftedcity which is wrapped in the captivating forests of the deodars, pine, rhododendron and thecedars.Credit - Simran Jolly