Took a side road on my way from Simla to Chandigarh, got off the highway at Solan onto the track to Sabhatu. Something I’ve never done before. The road and scenery were beautiful, though the “road” was more for a powerful 4-wheel-drive vehicle and not the type I was in - slipping and sliding on the rough [...]
Monthly Archive for July, 2011
Yet another beauty of a sunset! Salmon sky after the sun went down below Prospect Hill across from us….. low clouds and mist after a spell of rain made the scene. [Click the pic for a larger view]
Gold and Orange – magical sunset at Simla! Click the image for an expanded view.
This family of monkeys would visit every evening and sit atop a neighbour’s roof in Simla. Here they are, huddling after a day of heavy rain. Except for Dad Monk who stays aloof….
This used to be a small natural spring on the road to Mashobra from Dhali, which in later years has been constructed with a metal pipe to make it easier for people to gather drinking water or drink directly from the spout with hands cupped below the spout [in the traditional Indian style of drinking [...]