We reached Mettuppalaiyam (the base of Ooty) just after 7pm and unfortunately we were not able to go uphill as the gates were closed - for safety reasons. The road uphill is really steep, curvy and a 36 hairpin bends await us tomorrow :-) So, we checked in at Asoka Inn at the base.
13th November 2011 ~ We started our journey uphill to Ooty as early as 7am. Ooty a.k.a Udagamandalam is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. It's natural beauty attract tourists and film-makers. Ooty is also known as the blue mountain. It's typically chilly so I missed out on the tour to the lakes, tea gardens etc. but made it to Doddabetta Park - highest peak in the Nilgiris. This is here where I caught a bad cold, fever and began to cough. And, as of writing this entry, I am yet to recover :-( .... my voice....I sound like a man...haha... In Ooty, the best place to eat is in Planters Paradise. They have many varieties. I was really not in the mood to eat so had tutti fruti for my bad throat hoping it will do wonders, but nope ! Other than that, Ooty being so chilly, all I wanted to do was get into bed and snuggle under the covers to keep warm...lol ! Such a bore I was !...anyways, here are pictures taken at the base as well as uphill Ooty .....my next entry will be all about the palace in Mysore ! coming soon....:-)
13th November 2011 ~ We started our journey uphill to Ooty as early as 7am. Ooty a.k.a Udagamandalam is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. It's natural beauty attract tourists and film-makers. Ooty is also known as the blue mountain. It's typically chilly so I missed out on the tour to the lakes, tea gardens etc. but made it to Doddabetta Park - highest peak in the Nilgiris. This is here where I caught a bad cold, fever and began to cough. And, as of writing this entry, I am yet to recover :-( .... my voice....I sound like a man...haha... In Ooty, the best place to eat is in Planters Paradise. They have many varieties. I was really not in the mood to eat so had tutti fruti for my bad throat hoping it will do wonders, but nope ! Other than that, Ooty being so chilly, all I wanted to do was get into bed and snuggle under the covers to keep warm...lol ! Such a bore I was !...anyways, here are pictures taken at the base as well as uphill Ooty .....my next entry will be all about the palace in Mysore ! coming soon....:-)
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| At the base of Ooty - checked in at Asoka Inn |
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| This is our 12 seater Tempo Traveller |
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| Asoka Inn entrance |
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| Ad for Asoka Inn just outside the hotel |
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| Cool Thuder ! Haha..the juice outlet outside Asoka Inn |
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| Me at the reception of Asoka Inn |
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| Me again... |
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| Yay ! its India's huggle day :-) I've hugged all except India....so here's a hug to a pillar in India!! LOL |
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| Did you see what I captured? Look closely, its a man pee-ing ! Hmm... |
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| A family restaurant in Asoka Inn |
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| Dheeran is 6 months old today (13/11/2011) So, he is getting his first feed of idly...guess what? the name of the idly is Kushboo (named after a South Indian actress)...LOL ! |
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| French Toast... |
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| Dosai with chutney - I've decided to lay off dosai, idly for a month :-) |
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| Loading our bags - about to go uphill |
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| Me waiting to get into the coach.. |
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| Dheeran and I .... |
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| The Pine Forest - as we travelled up to Ooty |
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| Crossing the bridge...almost there ! |
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| Yay ! Ooty .... |
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| Signage of Hotel Darshan |
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| Ooty |
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| The cottage at Darshan with 4 rooms |
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| Inside the cottage |
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| The pathway to the balcony |
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| The view from the balcony |
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| Brrrr....so cold... |
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| See...not as cold as before..haha |
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| Planters Paradise Restaurant |
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| Dheeran looking at menu - for his food :-) |
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| All smiles at Nilgiri's Store |
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| He is clever to pose now...see his cheeky smile...haha |
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| Me outside the porch... |
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| Planter's Paradise |
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| Doddabetta - highest peak in the Nilgiris |
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| Ground nuts, onions etc... |
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| Up at Doddabetta |
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| Not able to capture the view of Nilgiri Peak....not on my mobile |
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| It was too cold and the spicy popcorns looked good and so was munching away....lol |
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| Haha....too scared ! |
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| And chai at the roadside..my first chai taken bravely ! |
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| To the market... |
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| The fruits were so good ...so sweet...we bought them.. and I got a few extras without any cost..:-) That chap was nice ...:-) |
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| the next day, getting ready to leave Ooty |
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| all packed..waiting for coach and driver... |
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| somewhere near planter's paradise where we had our brekky |
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| haha...see who is entering chamundeswari hotel...!!! |
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| You can see those signages almost everywhere - Steep Curve - Drive in 2nd gear |
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| this is in Gudalur - Mr Abu Tahir an MP in Gudalur - that's Dheeran with him ! |
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| This was along the Forest Route that we took on our way down |
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| deers...I love this shot ! |
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| Yay ! finally safe and sound downhill...and we're off to Mysore.. |
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