Abad Copper Castle Munnar

Munnar was split into two parts by a stretch of sparsely built up stretch of road, flanked by industrial buildings, a couple of tourist information offices, souvenir shops and restaurants. The first part is where we got off with the girls, called Munnar, containing most of the guesthouses and some restaurants. The other part of the city is Old Munnar, which has all the local shops, markets, restaurants, churches, mosques and etc. <br><br>There was a muddy road leading in towards the ...

... great to be on a local bus and we had the chance to see the stunning scenery during the journey. For £3 for all of us, it was more than worth it!<br><br>We went to Munnar thanks to a brilliant surprise Birthday present bought and organised by Liz's close friend Jayne. She had very kindly and thoughtfully arranged for two rooms for three nights in a cottage lodge overlooking the tea and cardamom plantations. It was paradise with only the sound of the birds and a cool temperature ...

... Buses and Taxis are available from Madurai. Madurai is also the closest airport. The other nearest airport is Coimbatore, which is 175 KM away. From Mumbai there is no direct flight to Madurai, but there are direct flights to Coimbatore. Thus it is cheaper to fly to Coimbatore. I flew to Coimbatore and took a taxi from there.<br> <br>If you are travelling my train then the nearest station is Kodai Road which is 80 KM away.<br> <br>The Kodaikanal hill station ...

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... It's set up in the mountains of Kerala and is surrounded by nothing but tea plantations. It feels a little bit like the Sound of Music. Kel and I found a really great little guest house to stay in while we were there. Simple, with only an outhouse, but it was clean, cheap and the people were great. We tagged along with two other tourists one day and were taken on a tour around the different lakes, rivers, waterfalls and ...

... rolling hills a lumninous green colour. JOEL: In the afternoon we arrived and chilled out on the amazing panoramic veranah with incredible views over this lush verdant landscape that you cannot tear your eyes from. We finished the day with a 2 hour walk with our guide Glancy before watching the sun set from the verandah. DAY 2 We explored the area and drive to Top station - the highest point only to find it bathed in cloud ...

... Yuuuuuuum! And oh yes ... of course we have put on weight ... harlow!!! Alan has put on 3 kgs - he weighed himself on a tea weighing machine. As for me ... dare not weigh myself for fear that I will stop eating altogether. Please I still have 17 days of eating and I'm not stupid! ahahahahahah Love you all ... this place only had dial-up connection - helluva slow!!!! So you may not hear from me until we get to Cochin.

After a tasty breakfast of omlette (indian style - with chillis) and really fresh juice, we decide we would do the tour of spices and tea. This was well worth it, however it was way too much totake in. First stop was one of the many spice gardens situated among the surrounding Cardomonn hills. The guide was straight in (no kissing) and talked like an actioneer on speed. This little garden had more spices than the spice rack in ...

... from pl*ce to pl*ce, dodged err*nt fireworks, *nd l*ughed * lot *t the *ntics of the tr*nced-out hippies doing "cont*ct" d*ncing. I w*s enlightened to this interesting new (to me) d*nce by * couple of dre*dlocked "pixies" who were m*nic*lly d*ncing bum-to-bum to the pounding tr*nce be*ts. It w*s gre*t fun to w*tch, *nd I w*s h*ppy to see th*t they seemed to be h*ving * bl*st, but I preferred to observe their perform*nce from the side of the bonfire r*ther th*n *ttempt the bum-to ...

... sanded, primed, and painted 2 classrooms and the outside. Admitedly, the builders have done loads. They work incredibly hard and usually in barefoot or flip flops! They are polite and courteous which is very refreshing - not like the English builders! Then again they don't speak much English... Next week we're going to start painting murals inside and outside of one classroom. Earlier this week we visited a sari weaving cooperative, mat weaving village and a pottery. All ...