Nov 7, 2008 - Chamba

11-7 To bus station by 6:15 but we discover our info was wrong – doesn’t leave until 8 – it is a thru bus all the way to Chamba! Well, it was late and luckily we’d been asking at the ticket counter about every 15 min. ... The ride to Chamba was the most curvey, twisty, follow-the-contours-of-the mtns road I think I’ve ever ridden on. ... The rushing Ravi River down thru Chamba valley is clear and tinged w/ green mineral content. ... The state of Chamba founded in 920 AD is the most ancient state in N. ... Inside was the Himachal Emporium where we saw examples of Chambas’ famous rumals – embroidery in silk w/ mirror images of the same pattern on each side. ...