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Published: August 16th 2008
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Hi This is Jaydip. I am a software pro placed @ Bangalore.
My father works in Eastern railways so since my childhood days I have been travelling...
Initially it was a fun,nw I am addicted towards travelling.
This is my first travel blog.
In Sept 2007. I was in chennai workin thr and livin wid 4 roomies.
We got 4 days f leaves at a stretch.So we started for Ooty.
Members: Me(Jaydip),Indra,Subho,Ashwani,Alamgir,Tela, Rajivda & family.
vehicle: We have booked a Travera(Non Ac charge: 6.5 per K.m driver 150 Pday).
Journey starts Hurrahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Country roads take me home.........
We have started @ 7 p.m in the evening from Chennai Thiruvanmayur.The car took airport road, we have crossed the airport thn we hit a 6 lane road which is really awsum.
In september the weather in Chennai is prettry tollerable.
I was sittin with the driver accompanied by Tela.
We were going going going at 10 o' clock we had our dinner @ a road side dhabe. (Dosa nd Omlatte).
The road was in really good condition.
We have crossed Trichi then Salem thn @ morning 6 o' clock we have reached a place
called Mettupaliyam.
This place is the base of Nilgiri and our dstined Queen of hill as well.
It was more than 650 k.m journey.
We started goin up the hill. Road was good. If you go Ooty through Mysore then the road is not so good and you will find 39 hair pin bents which can scare ur heart..... But it was Fun (I have been to Ooty in 2002 Via Mysore).
DAY1:
Anyways As we started going up & up chilling wind started giving us more nd more enthu.
We r like in a dreamland.We were tired but the Natural beauty took all our fatigue and made us charged up.
Finally Via Koonor We have reached ooty @ 11 a.m.
We went near Ooty Botanical garden and booked room in Cherring cross hotel.
tariff:700+tax (double bed).
If u r goin in off season thn try for cotteges.
We took bath nd lunch within 1 and half hr and started towards Botanical garden @ abt 2 o' clock. It was a walkin distance from hotel. You wud fing urself ina different world here.. Its so green thr.
U will forget abt global warmimg... its
like a Lash green carpet well maintained with some coloured toppings on.
We spent about an hr after we done with photo shoot we started towards Ooty lake by our travera.
It took us another 10 mins to reach thr.
It was fully packed.
Sumhw we found tickets for boating. boating tenure is 30 mins. It wud take some deposit money which is refundable.
We njoyed like anything. It was chilled thr and u will find urself into clouds...Awsum.
Once we done with Lake we came to hotel @ abt 7 o' clock did some shopping frm market.
There is a place called Pankaj bhojanalaya (gujrati restu) near Ooty market place... Food is good and cheap over there.
We slept at 12 O' clock after the magic fluid (hope u guys r gettin it wat m talkin abt.... :P).
DAY2:
I woke up at 5.30 and hit the road. believe me its da best tym to njoy the nature in hill.
I took 2 cups f coffee and came to hotel @ 7
I booked a guide for that day.
Guide: Basubharaj.
Phn:09442967175
he was late for half n hr so
we got angry but he was an amazing guide... He made our journey awsum.
So we started with full enthu.
We went first Valley view point.. Oh My My its awsum. Its really fantastic. U will b lost in green. Thr U can see the Caves and the toy train rails.
We headed towards Koonor. Its bit down frm Ooty but dnt worry its on the Hill as well.
In koonor we saw many tea estates, lash green golf course.
Man Clould was playin wid us.
We moved to Dolphin Nose its a nice view point.
Then We came to paykara lake its in Ooty.
its 1000 Ft deep surrounded by Nilgiri . It was so calm n blue... Its silence can give u a natural high.
After spending some we moved towards Pykara falls.... Down riple the white cascade..
Awsum water falls but B ware Its bit dangerous too.
It was late so we could nt go to Dodabeta peak (Highest peak must visit).
We came home we r so contented that day.
We were tripping...uuuuuuuuuuuuu.
Next day we started @ 8 o' clock and took toy train. That
thing u shudnt miss in Ooty , the tor train.
We told our Cab driver to come down to Koonor.
Man Dilse.... all the caves u will find on the way.
I think U guys van remember abt the station LOVEDALE.
Its thr. Awsum sightseeing.
We came to Koonor aftr 1 hr and got the car n started towards Chennai.
It took 12 hrs to chennai frm Ooty.
It was a trip t
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