Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, 08 September 2016, 1140 hours: I’m aboard the 12:00 pm bus to Khatnol. And the moment I stepped into the bus, all childhood memories got refreshed. The HRTC…...
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The ShaikhSpear Himachal Diary 2016: Summerhill
Summerhill, Himachal Pradesh, India, 08 September 2016: I am now passing through Summerhill Station (this train does not stop at Summerhill). I grew up in the Observatory Hill-Boileauganj-ProspectHill area, which are all…...
The ShaikhSpear Himachal Diary 2016: Kanoh Heritage Bridge
Kanoh, Himachal Pradesh, India, 8 September, 2016. I have passed over this bridge so many times and read about it several more times. This the Kanoh Heritage Bridge, bridge number 541 of The…...
The ShaikhSpear Himachal Diary 2016: Barog
Barog, Himachal Pradesh, India, 8 September, 2016, 8.30 am The Himalayan Mist above Dharampur continued till the nearer side of Barog Tunnel. The moment we came out of the other end, into…...
The ShaikhSpear Himachal Diary 2016: The Himalayan Mist
Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, 8 September, 2016, 7.30 am I had forgotten about the sudden changes in weather. We are just a few turns above Dharampur station and suddenly there is a mist…...