Glyngarth Villa
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Mr. and mrs. rao in and out of ooty
DAY 1 shatabdi train leaves b'lore station at 11 am. 1: 15 pm you reach mysore station. get out, get in a cab. for 2000 drive upto masinagudi - right to the jungle retreat. thru the sanctuary. from a hot afternoon to a chilly late afternoon in 2.5 hours flat. jungle retreat - rohan & hermie mathais (caretakers - robin & daniel) contact …
Glyngarth villa
we were very lucky to be dropped at the Glyngarth villa resort by one of the family members from jungle retreat, masinagudi. It's a heritage resort, a few kms before the main town of ooty. do check out the following links: http://www.indiaresortssurvey.com/resor tinfo_new.php?Resid=1580 www.glyngarthvilla.com and STAY there.
3 roupies pour un train
... coteaux, au coeur des plantations de thé. Nous passons dans des tunnels crées à coups de pioche dans les falaises, c'est le noir total et les Indiens en profitent toujours pour crier (cela se reproduira dans d'autres trains...les Indiens crient beaucoup dans les tunnels ) !
Beau moment local car on croise des enfants en uniforme qui rejoignent leur école. Un autre monde.
Arrivés à Connor, nous découvrons la région dans la ...
Down by the Riverside
Shiva hastily arranged a cricket match at the Riverside School playing field, because the guys had gone a whole day without a game and were worried they'd lose match fitness. I was more worried they’d lose more players, as there were five walking wounded after the last outing.
The game was scheduled to start at 9am, but we had to ask directions to find the school and it took a while to do the group photos, so it was 10.30 before play got ...
It's fun to stay at the Y.W.C.A.
... was Ooty, so waited around for a few hours before leaving.
All the places listed above are hill stations in the same general area (Nilgiri Hills), where the British used to go to escape the heat (and now the Indians). For this reason, apparently Ooty was nicknamed Snooty Ooty, although I doubt any of the locals understand what that means! Got to Ooty that evening (yesterday) and found my way to the YWCA (Young Women's ...