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In the days when Shimla inspired scenes from Rudyard Kipling's Kim, it was a popular pick-up center for lusty British officers and flirtatious maidens keen to create a stir among the scandal-mongerers who gathered along The Mall during the summers. Shimla enjoys a proud history as the preferred mountain escape retreat from the unbearable summer heat of the plains (or "downstairs," as many Himachalis refer to their low-altitude neighbors)—a cool spot in which to sink into a life of idle gossip, romantic conquests, and military brown-nosing. Today, this romantic image has been somewhat ruined by unchecked urbanization and reckless construction. Development has now been curbed, but the clogged roads and ugly concrete tenements that cling to the mountainsides beneath historic Shimla detract significantly from the town's former glory.
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Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 3
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5 Bedroom VACATION HOME in SHIMLA, INDIA
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 24 Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Fireplace, Kitchenette, Phone, TV
from:
5 Bedroom VACATION HOME in SHIMLA, INDIA
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 24 Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Fireplace, Kitchenette, Phone
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