The Himalayan Foothills - Dalhousie and Khajjiar

Amritsar has been the highlight of our trip so far but sadly it was time to leave this fascinating city. Our next stop was Dalhousie, another hill station in the foothills of the Lower Himalayan Mountains. There was a train part of the way and then a local bus up the mountain (in total it takes 6 hours to reach Dalhousie from Amritsar) or local bus all the way. Being a pilgrim city it became nearly impossible to get a ticket out - the whole situation wasn't helped of course by it being school holidays in Punjab! In the end after a couple of hours of hassling we decided to hire a taxi to leave the city. Two minutes later it was organized - about $AUD60 for the six hour trip and it proved to be worth the expense.

read more of travel blogger lin hunts experiences in Dalhousie at her blog link above.