Anai Mudi Hotel Munnar

As I am in the mountains, taking a train or a bus is tricky. Turns out the only bus leaves at 6am, which of course I miss. I decide to bite the bullet and just take a taxi for 30 bucks as it's about 5 and a half hours away. We leave, and after hours we enter Munnar area, up in the Ghats, with Kelly green rolling hills covered in tea plants in zigzags. The roads are seriously curved and you can't drive further than 20 feet without a turn. I find myself beginning to feel slightly ...

... position. Sleepless Mohan the poor guy has to be our navigator until we reach our destination as he has not traveled in car sitting in drivers' seat :-). We reached Trichy @ 5am and I took charge from there. The major idea is not to take lengthy break which had eaten our time when we went to Mudhumalai (Gr8 idea Sreeni). The road from Trichy to Karur 60kms were extremely pathetic. From Karur to Coimbatore, the roads were awesome (similar to ECR in Chennai). We reached Aliyar dam ...

... trip management to let us have a late checkout the next day). We have a a lovely day yomping through the most amazing scenery. Kodai is full of eucalyptus tress (that have silhouettes like cowslip) and gum trees, and black pepper, raspberries and lemon balm grow everywhere. Its nature in all its wonder, (Wez, you need to get here and tree perv) and I'm in heaven taking pictures. The cloud rolls in and encloses you in misty solitude, then it rolls ...

... as there was a 200 rupee entry fee and we were cheapskates and were not prepared to pay this princely sum of less than three pounds a head. Instead we turned around and drove out past some great tea plantations to Lockheart Gap, where we got rained on again, though this time round we were prepared with extra rain gear: a pair of ponchos that flapped loudly in the wind behind us as we rode. It was more of a sprinkle than anything, but the wind was biting the higher up we got, and my ...

... die man in etlichen laeden rings um die auf einem berg gelegene kirche erstehen kann. maddi leidet ein wenig unter kopfschmerzen, was wir aber hoffentlich bald wieder in den griff bekommen werden. Unsere Uebernachtungsmoeglichkeit ist ebenfalls sensationell.... 8qm,ohne strom, ohne heizung (in den bergen wird es nachts recht frisch),ohne alles aber dafuer mit loechern in der decke. wird schon. melden uns alsbald wieder wenn wir kodaikanal erreicht haben liebe gruesse maddy und mo

... people at our guest house did spot one though whilst out walking, a huge male with great tusks. Wouldn't like to be too close as they have been known to trample a few people. Anyway we enjoyed Munnar and we met some nice people including a couple from Wigan a rare event when travelling around India and a Canadian vet who had been living in Udaipur for two years sterilizing dogs and giving them Rabies vaccs (never ending task).

... seemed to know when we needed a hot drink) and took us on our second tea plantation walk. Thomas was full of jokes and cheekiness. He had the longest eyelashes I've ever seen on a guy. And such a character - he cracked us up with the things he came up with. There was the old gardener whose smile was like sunshine. He would stand up straight as soon as he saw us and do a beautiful namaste with his palms ...

... It has ayruvedic properties as well, apparently, as Eugene said it helps to aid digestion. Perhaps it has worked, as I have been quite regular as of late. The time came to talk price for the labor. . Eugene gave me a price of 150 rupees. He knew I am not a rich man here in India, and I think he adjusted accordingly. I gave him 200. After fond farewells, and a handshake that turned into a hug, I drove off into the night, having found another friend and kindred soul in the wilds of ...

... in Cambodia even but instead of orange dust it was brown. We were so grateful to have avoided the same road on a bus. It was terrible. After 4 and a half hours we arrived in the tea growing hills of Munar. This area experiences similar weather to England. Cool and rainy. And true to form it was ...

... Skulpturen, bunt bemalt, verzieren sie und spiegeln das rötliche Licht der untergehenden Sonne. Ein beeindruckendes Schauspiel. Innen werden Pujas zelebriert und die fremdartig anmutenden Melodien der Tempelmusiker durchschwirren die Luft. Hier und da ein Brahmane in weißem Gewand. Im Innenhof ein Wasserbassin, in dem sich die Gläubigen reinigen und im Inneren des Tempels verzweigte Gänge vorbei an immer wieder neuen Götterbildern, vor denen Hindus ranzige Butter oder Öl verbrennen. Das ...