New Delhi, Monday June 18 The summer is at its peak and heat wave conditions are prevailing over many parts of the country, especially the central and north. A short trip to the hill stations is what would refresh many a soul and prepare them to face this heat again bravely. But unfortunately enough many hill stations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are also reeling under intense heat.
Maximum temperatures over the famous hill station of Shimla are around thirty, almost seven degrees above normal. The nights here are equally uncomfortable with minimums hovering five degrees above normal.
The situation in Dharmashala, home Dalai Lama and Buddhist culture in India is no different. The days are hotter than usual by five degrees Celsius and the nights by seven.
Manali looks better off in the bunch with the day being warmer by four degrees beyond normal and the night at a cool one degree. The condition in Uttarakhand hill stations like Mussoorie and Nainital are almost similar.
So, if you want to take off for a summer vacation, you should head for Srinagar, Gangtok or Darjeeling. While Srinagar is at its seasonal normals, the heaven on earth always proves to be an exhilarating option.
Gangtok and Darjeeling in the eastern Himalayas are being moistened by the monsoon showers and might render picturesque views for travel shutter bugs apart from being rejuvenating.
An exciting option can also be travelling to Kerala or Konkan that get splashed with rains during monsoon (the yearly rainfall event has already covered these parts) and catch up on nature’s beauty. The greens of the Western Ghats in Konkan and the backwaters in Kerala throw up some breathtaking scenes during monsoon.
