"Mussoorie had two bus stands at either end of the town, one at Library bazaar and the other at the Masonic lodge, which was also known as Picture Palace because of a cinema nearby. During the summer season taxis and buses filled the parking area at Masonic lodge, with swarms of coolies unloading baggage. Each of the hotels in Mussoorie had touts stationed at the bus stand, and whenever a vehicle arrived there would be a crush of people calling out the names of different hotels, coolies shouting, riksha pullers and dandie bearers waiting to transport tourists along the Mall." —"All the Way" to Heaven by Stephen Alter
