what is hill station?

chrissawka · Jan 28th, 2003, 08:35

what is a hill station?
also what types of things are there to experience and are they touristy or more local setting?

i guess they would vary from station to station but are they affordable places<towns?> or very westernized?
please excuse my ignorance but i have no idea
thanks all who reply

steven_ber · Jan 29th, 2003, 02:05

a hill station is a town built in the cool hills as a place to stay when the heat became too much on the plains.

the more famous hill stations in india were built by the british to escape from the big cities, they include matheran (bombay), shimla (delhi), darjeeling (calcutta) and ooty (madras).

the 4 mentioned all have 'toytrains' to take you there and the train journeys to darjeeling and ooty are probibly 2 of the best (scenic) train journeys in the world.

the hill stations are very relaxing places to stay and a good (cool) escape when you have had enough of the heat and hassle of the big cities.

for more info check out the following site.

http://hill-resorts.indianvisit.com/

Jan 28th, 2003, 08:35	#1
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Jan 29th, 2003, 02:05	#2
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,646	a hill station is a town built in the cool hills as a place to stay when the heat became too much on the plains. the more famous hill stations in india were built by the british to escape from the big cities, they include matheran (bombay), shimla (delhi), darjeeling (calcutta) and ooty (madras). the 4 mentioned all have 'toytrains' to take you there and the train journeys to darjeeling and ooty are probibly 2 of the best (scenic) train journeys in the world. the hill stations are very relaxing places to stay and a good (cool) escape when you have had enough of the heat and hassle of the big cities. for more info check out the following site. http://hill-resorts.indianvisit.com/ __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained.

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