We’ve seen a few changing of the guard ceremonies around the world, ranging from the heartbreakingly moving (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA) to the outright silly (Parliament building, Syntagma Square,…
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Keen to avoid any further confrontations with monkeys (clearly they have the ascendency in Shimla), we caught a bus back down to Chandigarh and on to Amritsar. Punjab is the heartland of Sikhism and Amritsar…
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From Chandigarh we caught a local train to Kalka, then boarded the Himalayan Queen narrow gauge railway bound for Shimla. The Queen is like a faded beauty star, a charming relic but definitely her best…
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From Bundi we caught a sleeper bus back to Delhi. The term ‘sleeper’ should not be assumed to mean it is possible to sleep on the bus. It isn’t. Our sleeper compartment for two people…
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We arrived in Bundi with Holi in full swing (see previous post). The next day the town was back to normal, save for the telltale signs of colour randomly splashed on walls, gutters and even…
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