Khirsu at 1700 meters altitude in in Kumaon Himalayas in India is a perfect opposite of city life. It is about 19 km from Pauri town, and 127 km from the nearest railway station at Kotdwar.

This Srinagar, unlike the better known capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is tucked away in Garhwal Himalaya's Alaknanda river vally. A populous and picturesque city, once the capital of kings of Tehri, is a great winter destination, I discovered this