... the lake, with another shola above. So different from the token Toda mund atop the Ooty BotanicalGardens. There were quite a few of the barrel shaped thatch houses here blending into the landscape, all with electricity. ...
... by the encounter. There was someone who would give anything not to be white. Another tuc-tuc ride took me to the BotanicalGardens where Devi had arranged to meet and we spent an enjoyable hour strolling around. The gardens clearly dated back to ...
... ! We didn't eat there again.
Short of any tourist attractions as such, we spent most of our first day exploring the botanicalgardens, which were immaculately kept, and as it was a lovely day, a nice warmth, clear blue skies, and lots of ...
... victim). There was nothing redeeming about the place, so I turned back and headed to the other side of town to visit the botanicalgardens. These were very nice as botanicalgardens go and I spent a good few hours wandering about. Day 3, however, was a ...
... morning, and emboldened by my successful return home yesterday, I took the bus back to Ooty and had a further exploration of the BotanicalGardens. I then strolled back into town to see if I could see any buildings that might have been around in the ...
... year, and fresh from Upper Bhavani, we decided to relax on the Pykara route instead. We also spent a day at the huge Botanicalgardens, walking upto the Toda tribal mund [settlement]on top. A strange sight at the gardens was of a group of Indian male ...
... loads of tips about where to go (and what to miss!) around Ooty. We basically lazily went through his itinerary, visiting the botanicalgardens, doing walks through forests, a day trip to a tea plantation & factory and messing about on a pedalo ...
... day was spent recovering from our freezing night with some porridge and tea, and getting our bearings around town. We visited the botanicalgardens which apparently receives 20 million visitors per day. Not sure where they were all hiding, maybe in the ...
... . It is 2600m above sea level and was freezing!! We found a place to stay and got some much needed food. We visited the botanicalgardens- looked so much like the UK, and so did the weather. It started to rain, thunder and there were the biggest ...
... about 10 coats so that there is no definition to any of the carving anymore.
Ooty's one saving grace is its BotanicalGardens. They were beautiful with neat green lawns, and paths winding through colourful flowerbeds. These gardens had been planted ...