Shimla does become exceedingly beautiful in the monsoons with abundance of that green cover around. Such greenery is pleasing to the eye but what hurts after such rains is the state of the roads. The muddy splashy is a common routine if you walk on the main highways. Enjoying the rain is one thing but that feeling gets marred by that splash. When the monsoon retreats, we have to be ready for some real good ’talcum powder’ that makes us look like ghosts, especially when commuting using two-wheelers