Glimpses of Kerala – 5: Munnar Munnar is a hill station in Kerala, at about 1500 mts, located close to Tamilnadu in the Western Ghats. It is a beautiful, picturesque place with sprawling tea gardens all around, a number of large water bodies and waterfalls. Like most of the hill stations, it also shows unplanned haphazard growth and poor maintenance. Climate is excellent all through the year. Most hotels do not have even fans. In November, fans were certainly not required. Like almost all tourist spots in India during Diwali festivals, Munnar was also full of Gujaratis, easily identified by their loud behavior. We reached Munnar (from Thekkady – 4 hrs) around noon on Day-6 of our tour and we were to leave after breakfast on Day-8. Effectively, 1½ days. Just about enough to see all
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