Where to Stay : Shimla
is full of Hotels and
Restaurants and there are around 500 hotels in
and around Shimla, which includes Two Five star hotel(Cecil
Hotel, Wildflower
Hall) and
many three star hotels (such
as OberoiClarks, Barowalia
Resorts). There are many Govt. Guest Houses andprivate Guest
Houses. So accommodation is no problem in Shimla but to be on
safer side one should book accommodation
in advance for stay in Shimla, especially during the peak
seasons of summer and Christmas.
Where to
Purchase : The
best shopping area in Shimla are The Mall, Lower Bazaar ,
Tibetan Bazaar and Lakkar Bazaar. There is an enormous range of
goods that Shimla has to offer. This includes handicrafts, wood,
and metalwork, shawls, pullovers, local tweeds, Wooden articles and
Toys, caps, Tibetan carpets and pickles, jams and squashes. The
Lakkar Bazaar is famous for its Wooden Crafts and articles can
be purchased from
this area. There are many Emporium's and Showrooms on the Mall
from where one can buy Himachali
Shawls, Pahari Cap, Pullovers handicrafts and toys etc. The day
today items can be purchased from the shops in the lower bazaar.
The Tibetan Market is
famous for imported goods mainly electronics goods
and fancy items.
What to Eat : Mall
has many good restaurants serving Punjabi,South Indian,Chinese
and Continental Foods. One can find good Punjabi Dhabas and
Vaishnav Dhabas near the mall and lower bazaar having reasonable
rates. There are many Fast Food Centers on the Mall, where
Burgers, Pizzas, Patties etc are available.
Specialty of the District : Shimla
is famous for its Scenic Beauty ,Apples &
Wooden Craft . Among special dishes Sidku or Sidu is very famous
in upper Shimla
hills. It is a thick fermented Roti of wheat flour with paste
of opium seeds ( afimdana) mixed with either gur or salt added
to it which makes it very delicious. It is always taken with
home made pure ghee. Patandey are made of very thin paste of
wheat flour and are eaten with dal and
ghee or kheer.(made of rice and milk).
