Mussoorie Travel Guide

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  Whatever glorious stories you have heard of Kempty Falls belongs to an era when concretisation had not taken place. In the name of improvement and facilities, this gorgeous falls has been totally ruined. A giant trolley, an incongruous temple, innumerable houses and some odd... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  As you stroll along the Mall you cannot help but notice the graceful sweep of the Doon valley stretched out below. The houses, the terraced cultivation, the road slithering and snaking down, the rolling hills, the fleecy clouds – all add to the charm of the exquisite... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  A trip to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) at Happy Valley, which was once the Charleville Hotel, 1.5 kms from Library point, is a must. This is the place where the future administrators of India are groomed after they are selected by the... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  A walk along the mall, at any point during the day, is an exhilarating experience. The throng of tourist, coupled with the vehicular traffic, may not make your peregrinations as soothing and as trouble-free as you would like it to be. Barring these mis-adventures as you take... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  As you walk along, you cannot but help notice the once legendary ‘Whispering Windows’ hotel. In days of yore this was the ultimate joint to be seen in and to dine. A little further on, almost in a cul-de-sac, you will notice four famous restaurants vying with one another to... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  Authentic, period furniture, British-style, is available aplenty in Mussoorie. The reason could be the wholesale departure of the English residents of the town after Independence.Whatever the reasons, there are quite a few shops dealing in antique furniture as well as... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  If you have a sweet tooth and you’re in Mussoorie, head straight for ‘Omi Sweet Shop’ at Landour. They have been in the sweet business for a little more than a century and a half (1860 onwards). From the Mall as you walk towards Landour, the shop is to your right-hand... 

 1 Review and 37 Opinions  This little gem of a hotel can be found just off the Mall road. I saw the hotel while winding... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  If its authentic Tibetan food you are after whilst at Mussoorie, head straight for ‘The Rice Bowl’ in the Mall. Also called the ‘Amitash Restaurant’, it is located on the first floor of a building which shares space with ‘Café Coffee Day’ and ‘Domino’s’. Owned by Ms.... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  ‘Ivy Cottage’ is a misnomer. It is no cottage in the traditional sense. Almost like a fortress, it stands guard over entire Landour. Its steep approach completes the picture of a lone sentinel. It however, houses ‘Domas Inn’, which again is a misnomer, as it is actually a... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  Whenever you feel your legs are about to give way while at the Mall in Mussoorie, limp into Nirula’s at Kulri. It’s located conveniently in the middle of the Mall near to other eating joints like Dominos and the Rice Bowl.What makes it more appealing is not just the location... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  If you leave Delhi for Mussoorie in a car around 9.30 in the morning after a sumptuous breakfast, you will reach Muzaffanagar three hours later. It would be wiser to rest awhile and eat something here rather than risk a growling stomach further ahead. At Muzaffanagar head... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  Before you start your climb to Mussoorie, stop awhile at Dehra Dun. This is a place waiting to be discovered. Housing important training centres like the Indian Military Academy (established in 1932), which trains all army cadets and the Indian Forest College (established in... 

 lachydragon Says:  We caught the local bus from the stop in Dehradun up to Mussoorie. Our tickets were Rs. 23 (less than AUS$1) for the trip which is about 35kms (from memory I think it took about 2 hours). The bus was a fantastic old clapped-out thing that wheezed its way up the mountain. The... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  His name is Bond ….. Ruskin Bond. And he lives in Mussoorie. If you want to read a novel which will calm your senses, make you serene, happy And laugh like you used to during your childhood, read his novels and his short stories. They flow, they charm, they take you back in...