After breakfast we walked with our bags to the BCS bus stop. We caught our first bus of the day to the Old Bus Stop Shimla. Here we transferred to the next bus. This bus took us to the New Bus Stop,5km the other side of Shimla.
This is where we caught a big bus heading towards Chandigarh. It was faster than the toy train but the road was being improved, so there was plenty of roadworks. The views all the way down were magnificent. About 4 hours later we arrived at the Section 43 bus terminal in Chandigarh.
We casually walked across the bus park to the local buses. Waiting for us was the exact bus we needed towards our hotel, which was the other side of town. We must have been looking a little lost, as a couple of local lads offered their help. They said they knew where we needed to go and we should follow them. So we did.
They told us where to get off the bus and we followed them down a dark but busy street. After a while it appeared that they didn't exactly know the way. In fact one of the boys appeared to ask for directions in Hindi. We walked quite a way and we checked they were not going out of their way. They said not and kept leading the way ...
Eventually we got to the hotel and thanked them for their help. People are so lovely here. These young lads obviously went way out of their way to help us, just because they wanted to help! The funny thing is, they had no idea where they were going either!
The hotel is great in a nice quiet road. Just around the corner is all the hustle and bustle of India. We dropped off our bags and went walking. The streets were busy in preparation for Diwali which starts in a few days, there are lights everywhere! We found a friendly restaurant, however, no Indian food in sight. Tonight was pizza, 2 for 1 Monday!
This is where we caught a big bus heading towards Chandigarh. It was faster than the toy train but the road was being improved, so there was plenty of roadworks. The views all the way down were magnificent. About 4 hours later we arrived at the Section 43 bus terminal in Chandigarh.
We casually walked across the bus park to the local buses. Waiting for us was the exact bus we needed towards our hotel, which was the other side of town. We must have been looking a little lost, as a couple of local lads offered their help. They said they knew where we needed to go and we should follow them. So we did.
They told us where to get off the bus and we followed them down a dark but busy street. After a while it appeared that they didn't exactly know the way. In fact one of the boys appeared to ask for directions in Hindi. We walked quite a way and we checked they were not going out of their way. They said not and kept leading the way ...
Eventually we got to the hotel and thanked them for their help. People are so lovely here. These young lads obviously went way out of their way to help us, just because they wanted to help! The funny thing is, they had no idea where they were going either!
The hotel is great in a nice quiet road. Just around the corner is all the hustle and bustle of India. We dropped off our bags and went walking. The streets were busy in preparation for Diwali which starts in a few days, there are lights everywhere! We found a friendly restaurant, however, no Indian food in sight. Tonight was pizza, 2 for 1 Monday!