Kasauli is a small peaceful town in the foothills of Himalaya, located in Himachal Pradesh. At a height of 1800m from the sea level, this place is a perfect weekend getaway, only 290km from Delhi. All you have to do is book tickets for Kalka in Kalka mail beforehand. One can board direct buses to Kasauli which are less frequent. The bus depot is near Kalka Railway Station but better take an auto. For other timings one can head for Dharampur by Toy Train(you can book tickets on the spot) or local bus.

Dharampur is the nearest station to Kasauli at a distance of around 13km. Local buses will take you to your destination, with a lot of KV students giggling with their typical oiled down hair, shining shoes and heavy school bags reminding you of those awkward and funny school days.

Seemingly hectic to reach, (not the case trust me you'll be as fresh as flower) this is just the place a forced Delhite wants.

One chooses an offbeat destination for serenity, solitude and relief from daily marathon of work and a little life in between. I find people who come to such tranquil places and complain about the place being boring and not happening. Some places are to just wander off in the vast wilderness, get soaked in and never want to come back.

Someone said smooth roads don't lead to enlightenment but stony paths and wilderness does.

Sunny Morning

A few named spots are Monkey Point, Meditation Point and Upper/ Lower Mall Road. But that is not even half of what this place has to offer. And best moments come as surprises, let them come to you.

View from Meditation Point

For one thing, Kasauli is food lovers’ paradise with its Tibetan eateries offering momos and thukpa and lot more ( I'll recommend Wangyal Tibetan Kitchen's Chicken Thukpa), locally brewed beer(from Mohan Meakin Brewery), lip smacking samosa and jalebi and everything else from Narinder Sweet House. Last but not the least I'll recommend Rudra Cafe for its trippy ambience. With trance music playing in the background, cold coffee and cheese sandwich in front, life would seem perfect and worries will vanish away.

You waited till here, patience definitely pays.

As said earlier, Kasauli has its own brewery that goes by the name Mohan Meakin Brewery. Being a beer enthusiast, I wanted to give it a visit. Having read on Quora that it is few minutes walk from bus stand, I started asking people its whereabouts. I got to know that it is 7- 10 kms away on road, and a little less if I used shortcuts (you know what shortcuts on hills mean) .

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