A first train drops us off at Kalka before hopping on the Himalaya Queen, a mountain train that rolls at 20 km/h and goes through 103 tunnels ; 5 hours to reach Shimla. A bequest from the former British occupier. A journey through the forest which cheers us up after this first hours spent in the Indian capital city.

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Shimla is a holidays destination for the honeymooners and rich Indians. The town seems to be built on a landslide. Steep stairs connect the thoroughfares of the city. The houses don the British colonial architecture of the 19th century. Hanging from the electric wires, climbing gutters or scaning around from the rooftops, colonies of monkeys invade the town.

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The Jakhu temple at the top of the town is dedicated to Hanuman, the monkey God. And its associates swarm around the temple. Their aggression keeps us at a distance.

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We walk down to the pedestrian way of the Mall where we book a 10-day trip combining jeep + trek in the east of the Himachal Pradesh. We didn't really decided our route yet but the desire to go out of Delhi. We entrust a part of our trip to this small travel agency. No precise information about the journey, and no desire to know more for today. From tomorrow onwards, the pleasure of the discovery. The genuine one.