Three Friends, car, music, beers and road trip to Shimla. What else can someone ask for! With all eagerness we planned this for a perfect weekend and some soul connecting.
342km long road trip with friends was all I wanted at that time to rejuvenate. We started our trip from Delhi and reached Shimla via Panchkula expressway. It takes about 8hrs to reach Shimla depending on how many times you stop for munching. Well we didn’t stop much but traffic got better of us and we were stuck there for almost an hour. Anyway after that hindrance it was Mountains all over with their Majestic Posture.
Perhaps the most beautiful road trip with wonderful scenery, wonderous valley, majestic peaks, alluring trees and us. Mountains speak to you and all you need is to hear and you will be at peace.
We had booked our hotel on Shimla -Kufri road which is about 20km ahead of Shimla. Just a hotel in midst of the Mountains with stunning view from the room and chilly evening. It was just going smoothly. We had planned 2N, 3D trip.
With the whispers of the birds, Breezing of trees, Sun shinning upon us, the mountains couldn’t have looked more beautiful.
There are lot of things you can cover in Shimla but importantly for us atleast it was all about relaxing time. But still we covered few places and here are my recommendations:
1) Mall Road- Perhaps the busiest street in the mountains with all the restaurants,sight seeing, Local food,culture, Schools, colleges and everything Shimla has to offer.
2) Church,Mall Road- A must visit for the architectural side to this place.
3) Jaku Temple- According to Hindu mythology, God Hanuman had stopped here while he was carrying medicine for Laxman who was injured in Sri Lanka during the war. So when he had stopped at the temple, he had promised the Monkeys he will come back and since then Monkeys have been waiting for him.
4)Kufri- For some activities if you are travelling with family.
These are my recommendations but there are lot of other things to be explored there. For us, we stopped at random points, saw the beauty, were there for some time, took in and moved ahead. The Journey was what mattered to us rather than the destiny. It was the off-beat trip we hadn’t planned but were able to witness.
Shimla has been the go to spot for all the summer vacations for Indian Families in North but I believe we lived what truly mountains are for. More than the crowd, we chose peace and trust me we discovered things while on the road. So that’s why Road trips with friends is something worth doing and for me, something off my bucket list.
Happy Reading and Keep Traveling & exploring!
