Shimla: After Breakfast Toy Train Ride & after that Excursion to Kufri. Kufri is famous for its
Himalayan National Park, Poneyand Yak Ride and One can see the endless Himalayan Panorama
from Kufri, after lunch sightseeing of various places in and around. Shimla mosques built in (1830),
Vice regal Lodge built in(1885), Christ Church built in (1844), The Gaiety Theatre- the first beauty
contest of world was supposed to start (1887), The Grindlays Bank (1912)- the world wide bank started
by Robert Melville Grindlay, The Scandal Point and The famous Shopping Plaza of the North The
Mall. O/N Hotel
Kufr Sightseeing:
Kufri: Kufri is famous for its Himalayan National Park, Poney and Yak Ride and One can see the
endless Himalayan Panorama from Kufri.
Himalayan National Park: he Himalayan National Park is one of the most popular tourist
attractions in Himachal Pradesh. Boasting of 180 species of birds and rare mammals, the national
park is a great bio-diversity and eco tourism hub. Tourists can look forward to see musk deer and the
elusive snow leopards, besides rare and endangered species of plants and animals.
Local sightseeing in Shimla:
The Vice Regal Lodge : On the Observatory Hills is located the Viceregal Lodge. Also known as
Rashtrapati Niwas, it was formerly the residence of the British Viceroy Lord Dufferin, was the venue
for many important decisions, which changed the fate of the sub-continent. It is quite befittingly the
only building in Shimla that occupies a hill by itself. This rambling Scottish baronial edifice was
designed by Henry Irvine, architect to the Public Works Department of the colonial government in
India. The south facing entrance portico sees the visitor into the reception hall. The hall is marked by
a grand staircase which springs from the right and spirals up three full floors .
Christ Church : The most prominent building on theMall is the yellow Christ Church, reputed to be
the second oldest church innorthern India.The Christ Church is the most important landmark here
and is photographed bytourists. The silhouette of this can be seen on the skyline for miles around.It
was designed by Colonel JTBoileau in 1844, but consecrated only after 1857. The clock was donated
by Colonel Dumbleton in 1860,and the porch added in 1873.
Gaiety Theatre : The Gaiety Theatre, and a traditionof amateur theatrical remains in the stump of
the once colossal edificethat was the Town Hall. The architect Henry Irwin, who built the Viceregal
Lodge, designed the theatrebuilding. In 1911, the upper portions of the building were dismantled as
the structure was found to beunsafe. It was opened on the 30th of May, 1887, Queen Victoria's
Jubilee Year and its God-Fatherwas lord Bill Beresford, who saved the Simla A.D.C.(Amateur
Dramatic Club) .
Scandal Point : Scandal Point is the hub of thetown's social life. Behind this, stands the
wide timber-framedPost-Office in Spartan brick and the building of the Church of Scotland, St.
Andrew's. Arguably the Scandal Point still echoes the sentiments expressed by Harrop, "The
transmitters of gossip areever at work and savory and unsavory secrets of our society are flashed to
the uttermost limits of Simla with all the speed of wireless." There used to be a mechanical equestrian
statue here. It was a clever piece of mechanism, which smiles, salutes and slaps its horse occasionally,
when it shows signs of undue activity and restlessness and walk down to the Hotel over night at the
Hotel .
The Mall: One place that you cannot ignore is definitely the Mall Road in Shimla. Located at the
heart of the town, the Mall Road in Shimla is one of the busiest commercial areas of this place. Built
by the British during the colonial rule in India, the Mall Road was constructed keeping in mind the
traffic on this route.
