We could just about manage to catch the meter gauge toy train to Shimla. With all that travelling and horrors of the New Delhi railway station, we were so tired and were in no mood to enjoy the picturesque train ride. The bedbugs in the room at Kalka didn’t help our cause either.
But soon things changed, and we were really enjoying the scenery around. The views were so breathtaking that whatever little doubts we had about this train journey being overrated, they all were wiped off. The route, the train and the tunnels they were all so good and this journey is very much enjoyable at the very least. I can say this safely now. We could click some great snaps all thorough our journey and after Barog station settled down for a nice conversation with a couple of Gujju chartered accountants [No wonder there, aren’t they all CA’s?] who seemed to know just about everything under the sun.
Time passed by and we found ourselves in a chauffeur driven car on our way to the Wildflower Hall. As it was written widely and described/projected, the place really looked cool even at the first view. They had a cute little traffic clearing system to facilitate the moving vehicles as it was a quite steep way in to the resort from the entrance. The check in formalities were quick and we found ourselves in the mountain facing king sized bed equipped room within 10 minutes.
We had a great lunch at their restaurant which offered great views [USP of their property]. The view was good but wasn’t breathtaking as the reviews said [May be because of the clouds?]. But there was one more thing which was in fact unbelievable. The Jacuzzi that is, which we experienced later in the evening. The weather was freezing cold. There was a chill in the air, but the Jacuzzi was very well maintained and had to offer undoubtedly the best view of the property. The water in the Jacuzzi was set to 40 degrees which was just right to soak in.
So there I was sipping choicest single malt with the view of beautiful sunset and all this in a great Jacuzzi.We followed it up with what else?
Yes, a great candle lit romantic dinner with another view to die for.
The Jacuzzi
A view from our room in the afternoon
The Kalka-Shimla toy train
One of such great views on our toy train ride
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