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Here are some of the main reasons I love Shimla Mall road as compared to Mussourie -
1. Vehicles are not allowed at any time of the day, while in Mussouire vehicles are allowed till 1pm and some specific vehicles can be seen till 4pm on Mussourie mall road.
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2. Cleanness of Shimla Mall Road makes the experience unmatchable. On the other side, I noticed open drains in Mussourie and many of them were broken at some places.
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3. You don't find random hawkers on Shimla Mall Road and hence you can peacefully walk and enjoy the weather.
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4. Surrounding walls and the boundaries on Shimla mall road are always neat and well maintained. In mussouire Mall road, I saw some colorful flowers all around but uncovered hills having polybags & construction material of hotels coming up.
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5. During busy hours when thousands of folks come to Shimla Mall Road, well dressed traffic policemen ensure that people walk on the appropriate side to avoid any chaos.
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6. Mall Road in Shimla is aesthetically much better in comparison to Mussourie. Shimla Mall Road has very beautiful buildings of British era and very well maintained.
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7. Crowd on Shimla Mall Road is much more happening as compared to the Mussourie Mall Road.
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6. Mall Road in Shimla is aesthetically much better in comparison to Mussourie. Shimla Mall Road has very beautiful buildings of British era and very well maintained.
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7. Crowd on Shimla Mall Road is much more happening as compared to the Mussourie Mall Road.
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There are many other things which are difficult to compare and describe. I know it would be disappointing for many of you, but the biggest learning is to go to Mall Road in Mussourie in the evening when you can walk in relaxed way and need not worry about honking vehicles all around. I will be writing a separate PHOTO JOURNEY about what all you can do on Mussourie Mall Road and similarly on Shimla Mall Road.
Comments
But I have to say this here - Mussoorie is over-flowing with tourists from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana in certain months. I do hope you visit off-season and get to enjoy some very beautiful places in the less-popular parts of Mussoorie.
That's true. I have been there many times and never experienced such chaos earlier. And main tourist season make it worse. I am also planning another visit during off-season and wish to explore at peace.
In general I prefer going to places in off-season, but this time we had plan during summer vacations of our nephew :)
Of course, it was season time but still I believe that many things could have been improved with good administration.
But slowly all these hill stations are getting covered by concrete layers, unless protected by local authorities. Some time back I got to know that Dalhousie has very restrictive rules for construction, at least around mall road. And probably that's one of the reasons that town is so green and peaceful.