Shimla, May 12 (PTI) Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her daughter and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Shimla on Friday on a private visit.

They were welcomed by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Kalyani helipad in the Chhabra suburb of the city.

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The chief minister presented Sonia Gandhi a memoir of traditional musical instruments.

They would stay at Vadra's house at Chhabra in the vicinity of the Rashtrapati Niwas 'The Retreat'.

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The house, which is a blend of English and hill architecture, has grey slate roofs and is located amidst serene surroundings of thick deodar forests.

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