Embassy,Shimla

Embassy in Shimla stands out for its view, ambiance and taste.This place speaks out for itself with the touch and taste. Restaurant is traditionally built and kept the original architecture of this region. 

The wood work is amazing and the panaromic view of Shimla is just unbeatable.

It's a small place, clinging to the side of the mountain with the most fabulous views over the city, the kindest and most insightful.

Is this  Unique?? "Pranaam" and Warning for "No Mobile"

It has kept  a brilliant timber window outlook that makes the atmosphere unique.

        

The Interiors of the place is pasted with paperers sharing stories with pro founded lovely life messages on them, written by the owner himself.

One of the board signed by Harivansh Rai bachchan 

 Cutlet and brownie  were lovely with a home made taste. They serve super yummy cakes.The cakes are from heaven.

 Meet the Owner Mr.Anil Malhotra ,is quite charming person who shared stories about the place,interior,decor etc.He has done all interesting quotations from all sorts of literature quotes,extracrs,books, decorated by himself in a creative way in all over every bit of wall space. 

  Mr.Anil Malhotra # 0177-2656867   aayu.malhotra@gmail.com

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Oberoi Grand @ "City of Joy"

When we planned a trip to Calcutta 5 years back,we decided to stay in grand hotel due to its charm and design. 

Standing for over 125 years,The Grand Hotel, now called the Oberoi Grand,combines classic victorian architecture and charm with state of the art amenities and facilities.

Hotel is quite literally a breath of fresh air,accompanied by a hint of fragrance from the huge bouquet of fresh flowers in the lobby.

      Classic Victorian architecture and royal wooden furnitures quietly.

  

The hotel has retained the old world charm and the design  largely reflects the fusion of both Victorian and Edwardian style. 

Beauty at night, Large white building covering an entire block.

It is an elegant building of british era.

Oberoi properties are definitely an epitome of luxury and service is just unparalleled.

Seven Hills Beauty Shimla

We had gone to Shimla last year,No wonder if Shimla has ranked 27th in the first ever cleanliness ranking of cities in India. Shimla is built on top of seven hills. Toy train to shimla was a very good experience,Probably, one of the great train rides in the world. It takes 5 hours to crawl through over 100 tunnels and many switch back bends to climb from the plains to Shimla station.

Theme dustbins are nicely placed all around the town at short distances which ensures that people use nothing other than bins to dispose their garbage.

Shimla declared Non -Smoking city

            The Ridge and the Mall Road are the most popular places in Shimla 

Flat area with an array of shops and eateries and sequence of shops that are ideal for shopping of gifts, woolen and wood items in lower bazaar and lakkar bazaar.

Lower Bazaar

Shop in Lakkar bazaar

The Jakho temple of god hanuman is 108 metres tall, visible from almost every corner of the town.

Mall Road

The locally brewed apple, plum, apricot, cider, ginger and grape wine are also sold on the Mall Road

Other sacred places to visit in shimla are kali bari temple and the tara devi temple,sankat mochan,chail,mashobra,kufri,narkanda. I had covered almost famous  resturents in Shimla, If you are planning a trip to shimla Please do note, Cafe Sol,Hotel Combermere, Cafe Shimla Times,Wake n Bake,Sita Ram n Sons,Tripti and Embasseey are the places. Most of them are theme based restaurants. I shall post  with detail description shortly. 

I bought a Himachal cap as a souvenir. From the mall road, I was able to get a spectacular view of Shimla. 

It certainly won’t be easy to forget this beauty that lies just beyond the border.

Hope you liked the amazing clean city of India.

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Golden City,Amritsar

Every year we go to northern India for vacation , our aim is to explore India. 
This time it was to Amristsar, A must see place in india,we preferred going by Shathabdi  from Delhi and enjoyed beautiful farm fields and sighte of punjab. Amritsar is  small city with narrow roads everywhere. We reached  Amristsar on  Guru Nank Jayanthi, Visited Jalian Walla bagh on the same day and next day morning  the Golden Temple , Bada Hanuman temple and evening to the Wagah Border.

Golden Temple, A must see temple in India. we spent hours in golden temple sitting by the lake on the sparkling clean floor,admiring the beautiful Golden Temple in front, enjoying the sight of golden fish being fed by the patrons.

Golden Temple

Did you ever sit down to eat with hundreds of other people simultaneously? It’s quite an experience.The world’s largest dining hall serves up daal, chapati and vegetables to tens of thousands of visitors every day, nearly 24-7

Lunkar at the temple

We visited lord Hanuman (Bada Hanuman) Temple,Amristsar. It is customary for couples who are bequeathed with a boy after receiving blessings of Lord Hanuman to offer their children as part of Langoor Sena (soldiers of Lord Hanuman)at the temple. One of the Main Attractions of this temple is the Langoor dance performed by the devotees.Snap from temple side.History is, "It was visited by Lord Rama himself".

This is the same place where Hanuman got the royal horse released from Luv and Kush. This temple has a great religious importance and it is said that, the 'Ashwamedha Yagam' was performed by Lord Rama here.

We had a lavish dinner of Dal Makhani, Chole and Paratha from Amritsar at Kesar da Dhaba  (one of the oldest dhaba in Amritsar). This single plate was more than enough for the two of us. 

 

Known for its famous food, the maze like streets of Amritsar is brimming with small eateries and Dhabas which use desi ghee for most of its dishes. The aroma of good food lingers in the air and is quite an experience.

Traditional Book Binding 

Street Foods

The Jallianwala Bagh was bounded on all sides by houses and buildings and had few narrow entrances, most of which were kept permanently locked.

Hotel had arranged a taxi  to Wagah boarder, and we were soon on my way towards the country’s border with Pakistan. The taxi driver drew my attention to the passing trucks from Pakistan carrying herbs, dry fruits, raw material for making cement, etc. Likewise, trucks from India were carrying foodstuff to Pakistan.

We were 1 km away from pakistan

Everyday, the Wagah Border ceremony attracts many tourists, both Indian and foreigners. A true feeling of patriotism hits you when the space echoes " "Hindustan Zindabad" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" non stop.

I noticed a group of Gujaratis performing garba along with Punjabis dancing on Bhangra music

Saw khalsa university too where many movies shot. 
The building reminded me of the movie " Veer Zara". :-)