We left Kalpa on the 9th of May and drove to Shimla …. We were certainly sad. Kalpa just captivated us with its beauty. The route we took was, Kalpa-Tapri-Rampur-Sainj-Narkanda-Shilaroo-Fagu-Kufri-Shimla. Shimla was the last stop in our Himachal travels and we got a bonus of reliving old memories from 1998… In April of 1998, we had stayed at the Sports Authority of India’s campus at Shilaroo as part of a Tuff Trak program and had visited Narkanda too. At first we thought the route will only take us through Narkanda, and suddenly we saw Shilaroo too :). Kumar Mani and Priya – your special place !!!!

beautiful tree on the way …

Narkanda !! Centre of the mini market 🙂

Narkanda in the backdrop

In 17 years Narkanda has become more commercial … but still beautiful

Apple trees in full bloom protected under a net.

Shilaru or Shilaroo … athletes train in high altitude at the Sports Authority of India facility here

The SAI facility … the big hall and the large ground 🙂

Rajiv Gandhi here too !! well, the entrance to the facility 🙂

Shimla felt a lot more crowded than all the other places we visited in Himachal, but still so charming !!