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Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Coonoor April 1st 2015

Will the mist ever clear to give us a decent view of the Nilgiri Hills? We set off optimistic as ever, this time to a couple of viewpoints a few kilometres out of Coonoor. First up is Lamb’s Rock. Mr Hussain enters into heated discussion with a man lurking at the entrance then tells us he will show us round for 100 rupees. On the basis that Mr Hussain usually warns us off guides, we agree. It’s billed as a trek but in fact consists of a round trip of just a kilometre. As ever, the view into the valleys is shrouded in mist, but the guide does show us lemon grass growing wild. He points out a village that has appeared in the valley a couple of thousand feet below us. “Tribal people live down ... read more
Highfields tea estate Coonoor
Cutting the tea inot tea dust
Drying the tea

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Coonoor February 27th 2015

Another cold morning and we are up early in Kodaikanal, ready to set off to Coonoor, a long drive in prospect. The previous evening we have had a club sandwich, unable to face another Indian meal after the burningly spiced thali served to us for lunch. Seems like chef had not served a club sandwich before. He had not done badly, but had not toasted the bread. He appeared at our table, head wobbling from side to side in excited expectancy. “How was club sandwich flavour good?” he asks. Such a sweet man, we just reply “yes, delicious, very nice”, and off he goes beaming with pride after first taking our photo. Off we go from Kodaikanal. We trek along the side of the Ghats, uphill and downhill. The road surface is awful, potholes with the ... read more
Coonoor
sunset from Conoor hotel
what happens when you ignore the drive safely signs

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Coonoor January 14th 2014

12 Jan We made an early start with a nice breakfast of "dosa" and headed to the station for a train headed to Incombatore. Ugly station but livened up by a group of black dressed pilgrims like we had seen a few days earlier. Noted the work of the guy putting drying powder on the poos between the rails of the platform beside ours. We had second class seats which at least meant we had reserved seating. Third class you might need to fight off a chook or goat. As is customary the Wallahs walk up and down the aisles selling Chai tea, or deep fried snacks. Love the sing-song way they advertise their product. "Chai Chai Chai" sung in a baritone voice. Our backpacks needed to come to the racks above our seats so there ... read more
In the tea plantation
Lunch is served
Dawn over the tea plantation

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Coonoor October 29th 2012

We reached Coonoor on a cloudy noon in the last week of October. It was drizzling over the valleys but not raining. We three (my wife, son and myself) checked in Hotel Vivek where we had booked a room thru net. It was slightly interior to the main roads, situated in upper Coonoor near Upasi at Figure of 8 Road and after calling the hotel we could locate the place. There was a restaurant also in the premises called Green Field and we had our lunch there. Coonoor is a calm and quiet place where there is no crowd, rush and noises unlike Ooty. You can spend a lazy day here for sight seeing or simply walking thru the greenery or visiting the view points and the park. After the meals we first visited Sims Park, ... read more
Inside Sim's Park
Path way in the park
A view from Lamb's Rock




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