Shimla without a car

The Mall and the Ridge are closed to cars, and that is the best thing about them. Park at the Lift or on Cart Road, take the lift up, and our porter meets you with a trolley. From the hotel everything that matters is a walk: the Ridge, Christ Church, the Gaiety, Lakkar Bazaar and the path up Jakhoo.

Written from the verandah, with a cup of chai going cold.