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House on hills

A lone house smug over a green slope near Kalhatti falls off Udhagamandalam
Toy train to the blue hills

August 16th 2005
Nilgiri Mountain Railway is famed for its punctuality and pushcart pace. At 7.40 am, we were 10 minutes late for the train at Mettupalayam, still sleepy as the mist leaves for the surrounding blue mountains. We decided to give it a chase. Ten minutes later, on a noisy bus to Udhagamandalam or Ooty, we were sure to miss the train. As the old bus negotiated the hairpin bends we clung to our sea ... read more
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