"India's brighton" Top 5 Page for this destination Simla by sourbugger

Simla Travel Guide: 121 reviews and 227 photos

There is a touch of 'Brighton' in Shimla, the capital comes out to play in this hill station, and it quickly gained notority for the 'fun side' of life, as can be seen from this quote :

"Shimla’s reputation as a place for pleasure-seekers took birth almost with the foundation of the town itself. "The presence of unattached ladies, bachelors, flirts, match-makers gave to Simla its early reputation.... Early evenings on the Mall, was the customary place for building acquaintances.... Eligibles... socially desirables... all were on the Mall." A nostalgic journey by Raghuvendra Tanwar

Intro Updated Nov 22, 2006
Add to Trip Planner (?)
Report Abuse

Reviews (5)

Historic house...running the country Things to Do (4)

The English Victorians never seemed to be put off by the difficulties of building something. I always think of them as... more travel advice

Welcome to Bexhill-on-sea Things to Do (4)

The 'Mall' as it is called is one of the highest points in town. In empire days locals were not even allowed onto it. It... more travel advice

Taking the toy train Things to Do (4)

The route up from Kalka, about 100kms away dramatically speeded up the development of Simla as the summer capital in... more travel advice

Beware Siegfreid and Roy Warnings Or Dangers (1)

From time to time around these parts, a newspaper story appears about a panther ravaging someone. When I last visited,... more travel advice

Comments (8)

themajor Oct 1, 2010 at 10:37 AM Report Abuse

Splendid old chap. You know, I feel a sudden urge to mount my verandah! As for 'a touch of Brighton', are we talking fish and chips fetchingly wrapped in pink newspaper? Unhand that gherkin sirrah!
volopolo Sep 7, 2009 at 12:49 AM Report Abuse

Intersting page
kyoub Dec 7, 2008 at 5:24 PM Report Abuse

Monkeys are cute but can grab anything in a flash. Viceregel looks to be an amazing building.
craic Jun 25, 2008 at 4:29 AM Report Abuse

the viceregal lodge is quite something
travelinxs Mar 18, 2008 at 11:31 AM Report Abuse

A captivating read as always.
toonsarah Mar 11, 2008 at 1:36 PM Report Abuse

Really interesting reading. Like you I would enjoy watching the monkeys - unless it was MY breakfast they stole ;) But I'm not convinced the Kiticat would ward off the panther - more likely attract him, surely??
Stephen-KarenConn Nov 12, 2007 at 4:54 AM Report Abuse

Very interesting tidbits of travel, culture and history. I'd love to ride the Toy Train.
deecat Oct 28, 2007 at 8:58 AM Report Abuse

Unique describes how I viewed this page. It seems such an unusual destination. But to think that such a serious decision [division of Pakistan/India] was made is ironic.