Day by day, things are coming together. For months I’ve beeen struggling with learning how to take pictures with a digital camera, then with learning how to use the website my friend Renato set up for me. One of my last worries was would I be able to get words and pictures published on the road. Looks like this picture part has fallen into place.
The first picture is of Shimla in the state of Hamachal Pradesh, north of Delhi. Obviously, everything is up and down here. It’s in the foothills of the Himalayas at about 7000 feet elevation. Before World War II,the whole Indian government used to move here during the hot summer months in the capital then of Calcutta. I can see why. It’s so nice and cool here. I’m so glad I decided to escape the heaqt myself. I think I’m going to just bag the Ganges Plain until at least Diwali, which is the biggest Hindu holiday. Delhi may be a good place to be for that.
The second picture is of part of “The Mall”, a long pedestrian only shopping street in Shimla. Many tourists come here because it’s so pretty, cool, and on the way to other nice places.