Blogs from Kodai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - page 4

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Not bad for 2 days A quick hello to say Happy Easter! We have just awoken a second time on Easter Day. The first was at 5.30am when we trod off to the 6am sunrise Easter service up on top of a mountain with a beautiful view of the hills below. We then joined a big breakfast at the Fisher's house with 300 school families, where there was a lot of, 'Chas and Ana, I would like to introduce you to...'! But it was so lovely because everyone is so excited and happy for us. By 9am we were exhausted, and so it was back to bed again! At least we are awake for the meal times! And yay, no gastro at this stage! It has been 2 and a half days! Our trip started in ... read more

When we arrived at Madurai bus station we realised we had missed all the hourly buses and there wasn't another one for over 2 hours. After a quick run around the station we realised our only hot food option was the local shack across the street. In places like this there are no menus, the waiter told us the two choices on offer and we chose vegetable biriyani. It was absolutley delicious, really cheap and the service was fantastic. Every time we ran out of one sauce our pot was refilled and plenty of extra rice was dished out at no extra cost. When we got back to the train station a station manager told Ade our bus would be full when it arrived and the journey would take 4/5 hours. Taxi men were offering really ... read more

Finally I took a train to visit my folks in Salem. As usual I don't seem to be able to handle them for more than 24 hours. I stayed with them for a night and the next evening, I wanted to get away from there. It's not like I hate my parents or anything like that. I just feel I can't really relate to them that well these days. Any way, I decided to take a bus to Kodai and camp there for a night or so. I had been to Kodai many times, but I have never climbed up the Perumal Malai peak. I figured that would be a good place for me to camp. The climb was quite easy compared to some of the other treks I have done. It took me about 3 ... read more

After a second stop in Madurai, I took the bus up to Kodaiakanal. The only American mission hillstation in India, it is absolutely gorgeous, and after two months of heat, the cold mountain air really reminded me of home. I even had to buy a wool scarf and wear thermal socks to bed! There's a lake with boat club, and the international school set up by the americans is apparently one of India's most prestigious schools now. A bit of an idyllic place to study! I also found a John Wesley methodist church which just opened in January and has all of seven attendees. ... read more