Fort Munnar Resort

... the tea plantations five feet in front of you, and then the swirling mist that occasionally moved on to offer a view of five feet. We turned around and descended from the clouds on the slippery serpentines to the clear (ish) valleys below and drove down some more serpentines to the bottom of some striking waterfalls that were just around the corner so we couldn't see them, only from very far away. It was still nice.<br>Once again back onto the whistling scooter and sped back the way ...

... 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 ...

... is 12 KM from Bodhi Zendo.<br> <br>About the Zen Master <br><br>Bodhi Zendo is run by the Zen master AMA Samy. He became a Jesuit priest at a young age. Since he did not find spiritual fulfilment from Christian spirituality, he started visiting Hindu ashrams and Buddhist meditation centres before going to Japan to learn Zen.<br> <br>He spends a few month of the year teaching abroad. I knew that he was not in India during the 1-4 October mini-Sesshin, but was ...

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... guy I traveled with in Asia (Nir) What a small ****ing world! The Israeli connection was in full force in Munnar and we ended up befriending a couple more Israeli backpackers and once again formed an Israeli posse. Only this time there was one English girl dating one of the guys so everyone spoke in English....Thank God! Not that I mind normally ...

<br /><br /> Munnar<br><br> Munnar is Kerala's premium hill station. A hill station transcending excellence - Munnar is surrounded by gently undulating hills swathed in the soothing green of vast tea estates makes it perfect tourist destination in south India. Situated at an altitude of ...

... that are made in the trees - they look like something out of aliens. We eventually came accrosss some black monkeys throwing themselves all over the place and making the distincy...oohh oohh in a deep male voice. Fun to watch. It was hot work even though we were shaded by the trees. The guide would tell us about the plants and trees and feed us some wild spices and tree bark (see later). There was also loads of frogs camoflaged in the leaves hopping ...

... same type you would find in England. I did however, take a few different seed pods!! Many locals and their lovers frequent this park. One group of young men asked us to be in a photograph with them. We find this request (which has happened a few times now) really amusing. The lads then proceeded to ...

... clean, cool air in the evenings and a comfortable heat during the daytime. The tea plantations are the most amazing sights as the bushes literally cover the entire area with small paths for the tea workers to climb around to pick the tea. Have to add the pictures to give this justice, but it was a sight to see. So here it is.... tea! tea as far as the eye can see (and mountain goats)

... the first one and asked for Zina. But this was no ordinary rickshaw. It was Disco Rickshaw! This guys into his tunes, hindi pop trance to be exact. It's not just some ****** stereo though, this guys got a decent set up in his little cab to play his fuzzy warbles on and he lets it rip. So if you can picture the four of us packed into this rickshaw flying down these silent rural roads belting this hindi pop out of it. All of us ******* our ...