Today we headed out of Delhi to begin our tour in the Himalayan Mountains.
At 6:15 am we headed to the Delhi train station which moves about 500,000 people per day! The drive was about 30 minutes, a 10 minute drive to the station and 20 minutes to get through the traffic jam in front of the station!
The train ride was comfortable and included breakfast: bread, tea and a vegetarian cutlet. The ride gave us a chance to see the countryside. Lots of farms with people planting and picking in the fields, a coal mine with coal filled rail cars on the tracks and houses and apartments in all shapes and sizes.
Our train journey ended in Chandigarh and we transferred to a van. The mountain road was windy and narrow with steep drop offs! Drivers here don’t respect the lanes or passing rules! They honk to let you know they’re coming and it’s up the you to get out of their way! Thank goodness the road had recently been twinned!
Around 4 pm we arrived in Shimla. It was much larger than we expected. Being at a higher elevation the temperatures are lower, attracting those from the south to cool off in the summer and see the snow in winter.
The British took control of the area in 1815 which is reflected in the architecture.
So to honour the British we sat on a balcony, overlooking the hills, sipped a G & T and a beer and enjoyed the sunset!
Stepping off the Edge 
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