Last weekend, a group of friends and I headed to the hills. Our destination, Mussoorie. A picture-postcard town sitting quietly in the foothills of the Garhwal-Himalayan ranges in North India...
Having memorably spent many childhood summers in this quaint hill station (once a favourite of the Indian royalty too), I was gripped with nostalgia and giddy excitement in equal measure, especially as this was my first time visiting in the snowy winter months. There's an enchanting allure to Mussoorie during this time, not least as it is one of just a few places in the world where you can experience the radiance of a winterline - a clean line in the sky spotted when the sun rises or sets between mid-October to January.
Our road-trip over from the Dehradun Airport (having flown in directly from Mumbai) was a scenic one, filled with winding turns, earthy greens, a changing skyline... and a pitstop for Maggie noodles along the way (it's something a staple in this neck of the woods).
A few short hours later, we arrived at the JW Marriott Walnut Grove Resort - a sprawling destination in its own right with plenty to keep us occupied, from kachdi sessions on the lawns to the all-encompassing games den (complete with a bowling alley!) and Cedar Spa by L'Occitane... But more on this later. Over the course of three nights and two days, we set out to make the most of all the Queen of Hills offered us. While I could now write an essay waxing poetic about the quiet - yet incandescent - beauty of our surrounds, perhaps that's something you'd like to experience for yourselves if you visit. So here's sharing the main highlights instead, with my top picks for things to do, see and of course eat, when you do!
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