A visit to a hill station is worth enjoying during the summer vacation. There is heat over the plains. People like to go to hill stations to refresh themselves. It was terribly hot in June. School work could not be done properly. Students were all looking forward to holidays. When our school broke up for summer vacation on the 3rd of June, we felt a great relief. My father made a programme to go to Mussorie. I requested him to spend a few days at Haridwar also. He agreed to my request. On 12th June we left Jalandhar by the Dehradun Passenger. We reached Haridwar the next day in the morning. We stayed there in a rented hut. Haridwar is a beautiful town with lots of temples. It is situated on the bank of the holy Ganges. It is considered as a holy place of the Hindus and presents a good view. We stayedthere for five days. We had jolly good time there. We used to go to the Ganges for a bath in morning and in evening. The water was very cold but we enjoyed it a lot. There
was a great msh of people at the ghat. In the evenings, the ghat presented a gala appearance. The whole place hummed with life. Thousands of people could be seen coming and going. After six days we went up to Mussorie. It is a beautiful hill station and has been rightly called the "Queen of Hills". We stayed there for about a week. The weather was very pleasant and the scenery simply charming. The atmosphere mostly remained cloudy and the sun was seldom seen. We enjoyed long walks in the mornings and in the evenings. We also used to go to see pictures and for strolling. We went to see all famous places of Mussorie. After a week , we came back to Ludhiana. We bought some gifts for our friends. The weather in the plains was still very hot.
