Every year, I visit one or the other hill station during summer. Last summer, I went to Shimla. I caught a bus from Chandigarh. The bus passed through many tunnels, which were quite dark and awesome.
As the bus reached the outskirts of Shimla, all the passengers in the bus began to appreciate being welcomed by wafts of cool, soothing breeze. From the Shimla bus stand, I left straight for my uncle’s house. My uncle is a forest officer at Shimla.
I was welcomed by my aunt who is a very generous, hospitable lady and loves me very much. It was a pleasant surprise to my aunt as I went there without any prior intimation. My aunt phoned my uncle at once and he arrived within a few minutes. He was very glad to see me.
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The next day, my uncle took me in his jeep. We passed through a dense forest of pine trees. The leaves of the trees were wavering in the wind and birds sitting in them were singing sweet songs.
We also saw many gurgling rivulets and springs. He asked me to look at the snow capped mountain peaks which were situated at some distance. We also saw a number of wild animals like deer, jackals, foxes, rabbits and others in the forest. We also visited the Jakhoo Temple.
I lived at Shimla for about a month. I had daily morning walks and exercise. As I returned home, my mother was in particular, very happy as she saw that I had, after all, become a fine figure.