{"id":7493,"date":"2025-02-19T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7493"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:43:47","slug":"shimla-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7493","title":{"rendered":"Shimla Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saw the remnants of the Raj today by visiting of what was the Viceroy of India\u2019s residence. Views were once again spectacular (some pictures below including a distant view of the snow topped Himalaya .Hoping for better views of the mountains tomorrow but the forecast isn\u2019t great! Spent some time walking round old Shimla this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>I am crossing my fingers for tonight\u2019s football a vital game for the Hatters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7552.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=7494\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7552.jpeg?fit=1619%2C1737&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1619,1737\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd 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