Bella Vista Resort Munnar
Chithirapuram P.O, Idukki Dist., Munnar, Kerala, 685565, India
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Munnar Schmunnar
Thawing out over breakfast (outside!), we planned our day ahead. It appears you need to do the mileage to see the "sights". So we spent our second day in a row, in the car! We've decided to put Munnar down to experience - yes, spectacular scenery, but Munnar was simply a pit - indeed, not helped by our homestay.
We are famous - Sundar the journalist we met in Coooor published the article below in the New Indian Daily Express. "Foreigners Claim Xmas Memorable"!
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Tata tea et compagnie!
... du Parc qui monte au sommet de la colline. Nous attendons patiemment, en plein cagnard, en s’adonnant au passe-temps local : la dégustation de carottes crues !
Quand nous arrivons enfin à prendre des tickets (5 minutes montre en main pour délivrer à chaque client un ticket et de la monnaie – efficacité à l’Indienne oblige !), le temps se couvre et nous atteignons le point culminant du parc sous une pluie battante et un ...
Munnar and Kannur, a journey
... them already! We had a 7.30am train back to Kochi to catch our flight that day and typically it was running late. Thankfully we had loads of time so we got to the airport in good time and checked in. As we went through passport control I was pulled to one side and asked to come with one of the authorities because my bag was suspicious! I had no idea what could be the problem and no one spoke in English so it was a bit intimidating. ...
Synchronicity. Again
... was recommended to me by a very good friend of a very good friend. It has hot water, REAL hot water, and blankets because we’re at an altitude of 1600 m so it gets cold at night.
I walk up a hill the first night to watch the sunset, then have a simple bite to eat and go to bed, probably dreaming of curves...
Next day I get a driver to take me around in a jeep for the day, stopping at some sights on the way like the lake- full of ...
From the backwaters to the mountains
... up the Western Ghats. Munnar is a picturesque hill station known for its tea plantations and trekking. We took a brief walk down through the town which was much the same as any small Indian town – not much to see or do. After dinner we had a cup of tea on the roof garden where we chatted for a bit with some other travellers before calling it a night. The night was quite cool and we had to bundle up in our fleeces and ...



