About shimla

The British called Shimla the "Queen of Hill Stations." Situated in the north-West Himalayas, Shimla the summer capital of India before independence is now the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla derives its name from "Shyamala";- the goddess Kali, whose temple existed in the dense forest that covered Jakhu Hill in the early 19th century. The English named it Simla. Shimla is well connected by air, road and rail with all parts of Himachal Pradesh, and the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashimir and the Union territory of Chandigarh. Covering the area of 18 sq. km. at a height of 7,238 ft. Shimla is surrounded by pine, deodar, oak and rhododendron forests. Its well developed facilities, easy accessibility and numerous attractions make it one of Indian's most popular and biggest hill-stations. A narrow-railway links Kalka with Shimla. This important rail-link was built in 1924 and its "toy trains" still ply between the two stations, passing through 105 tunnels and beautiful rail-road stations. Half-way through the journey, after Solan, the lights of Shimla flow in the distance, looking like glimmering jewels studding the dark green of the mountains. The train takes six hours, and at every stop on the journey are smiling faces giving a warm welcome. Situated in the North-West Himalayas, the climate of Shimla varies from a maximum of 10-11 degrees in winter to a maximum of 25-26 degrees in summers. Shimla never allows the gods to raise the temperature above that limit and the gods always oblige. Shimla changes its moods with the seasons. In spring we see flowers of all kinds, both wild and cultivated, smiling in each garden. During the monsoon, we see some of the best sunsets in the world. Winter in Shimla is known as the season of "Long moon-night." It becomes a frost glistening silent city. A gathering of dark clouds tells us of the approach of snow generally a slight fall first, followed by a heavier one when the snowflakes sweep down through the fine-needles bending long branches to the ground. The following morning sees the town as a fantastic fairyland of white beauty.

it's my hometown and i love the place. this town is amazing. i just enjoy the scenic beauty which is around here. it's lovely to be part of here and i am lucky that i took birth here. Every one likes his/her hometown and me too

Shimla is no doubt a very beautiful place. But it has rather become very commercialised these days. With a buzzing mall road. People coming there from close by cities like Delhi, Chandigarg etc. for running away from the city crowd but at the same time they need a market which will provide them all the things which they get in the CITY. Funny really Funny. But still places close to shimla like Kufri, Chail etc. are still saved a bit from the commercialization. But still I love shimla, beatiful place very beautiful.

I generally prefer to visit Hill Station. Shimla is one of my favourite hill station. I enjoyed first of all the journey of Toy Train from Kalka to Shimla. The journey is really beautiful, train running between hills. And in the place Shimla I liked the mall and Kufri. The serene beauty of Shimla is really good. The two days I stayed there really enjoyed. And on the way I also enjoyed very much in Manali to be in between the real snow. The tour of Shimla Manali is really memorable to me.