A breath of fresh air in Ooty

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After getting on buses, getting off again and then waiting for a while, I eventually found the right bus to Ooty, that was actually going there. We left with a bus loads of people, my bags by my feet so my knees were close to my chest and two guys sat, one on the toher's laps. Was pretty funny. After a while the road got steeper and stepper and turned into hairpin bins, careering around cliff tops...and still we went up! The air got cooler and the smell of greenery came out, such a nice change! Absolutely fantastic scenery huge hills, lots of trees and grass, if a little dry, none the less, still beautiful.
I arrived in Ooty in the afternoon. It is an old hill station that the british occupied sometime ago. It is full of churches (my first sightings in India) and also sloping roofs with corigated iron on...yes you can tell the english have been here 😉
There is a racetrack set in the middle of the town which I had a look at today, they weren't racing but the commentry was coming from Mumbai.
Had a stroll on to the lake, and lo and behold you would not believe, a whole theme park! (Well, India's version) loads of Indian tourists, sweets, popcorn, boat rides. Something that you really would not expect to see in the picturesque hills of Ooty...
Ooty is a great place to walk, you can walk and just keep on walking. Today I went into a rose garden and the smell is just so powerful! It's such a nice change to see a bit of greenery and flowers etc.

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Photos

Bus scenery
This is some of the scenery as we went up and up into the hills...

Bus scenery
This is some of the scenery as we went up and up into the hills...

Bus scenery
One of the first church's I have seen in India - there are many scattered about.

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Am I really in India?

Church
A massive church made with corregated tin on the inside.

Botanical Garden
A little piece of tranquility in the garden, and some grass!

Botanical Garden
Greenhouse

Geranium
Mummy this reminded me of you :)

India
A map of India in flowers.

Botanical Garden
Some randoms who wanted a photo.

Botanical Garden
Some more randoms who wanted a photo.

Racecourse
The racecourse set in the hills.

Racecourse
Betting.

Thread garden.
Believe it or not but this is one of the many exhibits that is made of canvas and cotton. (The whole exhibition took 12 years).

Thread garden.
Another exhibit.

Thread garden.
Another exhibit.

Thread garden.
The whole exhibit took 12 years, amazing!

Thread garden.
So, walking along, thourgh beautiful scenery by a lake, I come across a 'theme park!'

Lake
The beautiful lake...

The painted goat
I think someone was having some fun here!

Rose garden
Also walked to see a rose garden. A welcomed change!

Rose garden
Some of the scenery from the rose garden.

Street
"Ello ello, i'll have an ice-cream please"

Comments

[jo]

good to see the blog being updated - great photos and it looks as though you have found a lovely place in Ooty - you look as pretty as a picture in the once of you with the "randoms" .... good stuff. Cold snap predicted here ... lots of love and missing you loads