Road Trip to Shimla from Haridwar

Day 1: 15th August, 2015 This Independence Day, on 15 th August 2015, we set off towards our holiday destination Shimla at 8.30 am in the morning. I had booked a driver to accompany us in our 3 days trip from Haridwar to Shimla. Shimla is a hillstation located in Himachal Pradesh in the Hindustan Tibet road or NH 22. It is around 290 kms from Haridwar by road if we take the Saharanpur- Yamunanagar- Jagadri- Panchkula route to Shimla. It was our first family road trip to the Himalayan State Capital. What more, we had Rishim to accompany us this time. Our hearts were filled with excitement and anticipation for a fun filled holiday. The driver Babu, was a jolly fellow who would share is road trip experiences of and on during the drive. He was a sensible and and courteous person. Most importantly he knew where and when to take break and halt at places while looking for safety and comfort. I was seated in the seat beside the driver while acting as the nav...