Hotel Shevaroys Yercaud

... reality.

Krishnagiri was beautiful early in the morning. Big boards hanged in far end reading “Chennai” “Salem” “vellor” “Pondicherry” and there respective arrows to educate the roads. Priceless was the look on the faces of by passers and locals, whilst we parked our babes. We entered a hotel by the side of the highway and woke the guy to give him the business which he had not dreamt offJ. Oh! We were dogs. I could ...

... walk a small distance to reach the actuall terrain of the area. The route is fully bless with "aroma" of fish curry ;) . Unfortunately for us , we are vegeterians.
the "captain" of the coracle would pick it up and carry it down to that spot. we get in again and now move towards the waterfalls.

There was this interesting Coracle "shop" selling almost everything.. snacks ...

Tuesday, January 29 Drive from Thekkady, Kerala to Yercaud (6 hours) The drive took 8 hours,. the scenery was fascinating. Siena was sick with a stomach virus and sat in her Dad's lap the whole time - with periodic 'ketchups'. Yercaud located on the Servaroyan Hills in Salem District provide many charming vistas and panoramic scenic view. It is a pleasant hill station with an enjoyable climate. It is a major ...

... Mate this is a mistake we booked 2 sleepers?" He just said "Yeh this is 2." Rather flatly. Hastie and i looked at each other, knowing we were spooning that night in the bus! I was funny hey i was sleeping half in the aisle Hasitie had a leak in the air conditioner onto his face all night. Yup first class alright! Then to top it off the bus broke down in the middle of nowhere and the driver just gets out opens the luggage compartment and starts tipping ...

hola a todos! \ aca estoy otra vez,,,y esta puede ser que sea la ultima,,,o casi la ultima desde esta lejana tierra,,,porque supuestamente estare tocando territorio argentino el 1ro de feb.! con mucha alegria y felicidad, y porsupuesto llena de nuevas ideas, totalmente renovada, aun mucho mas clara en muchos aspectos,,,con las rueditas abajo de las patas,,,porque parece que estas no se me despegan,,y llena de amor y alegria de ...

... was something else. Found out that there were several differences between Indian & African elephants, such as - Indian: prominent frontal lobes in its forehead, 5 toes at the front and 4 at the back, smaller ears, 10-14ft high; African: flat forehead, 4 toes front and 3 at the back, larger ears, 12-16ft high. Hope I got those figures the right way around! Turns out that their vision is only 50m, but their sense of smell reaches 6km! Didn't realise how long the hairs on the trunk ...

... screen full of satellite images with topographical lines of varying colours.By placing on some fancy 3D specs, the screen came alive and became 3 dimensional - amazing what computers can do... Also saw some complicated blueprints that were the size of a huge desk, which dad would have loved to get a good look at. Saw the printer that produced them too - perhaps 2m in diameter. Some size! The workplace was very clean, spacious and relaxing, with plenty of thought put into its ...

... the guys on the train who sold food and drinks. They guys walked up and down the train selling their wares by shouting "dosa,dosa,dosa", "chai,chai,chai", "coffee,coffee,coffee", "panee,panee,panee (water)" or perhaps "ice cream,ice cream,ice cream", with whatever they were selling balancing on their shoulders or being carried in their arms. From time to time there were 2 or 3 guys walking in different directions all selling ...

... the buses were over booked! We finally managed to get to our train although it was a bit late.....and the AC berths of the Indian Railways never looked more inviting! Whenever we will look back on this holiday we will remember the helpful people and the lovely weather we encountered at Kodi. We will also remember to plan holidays when fellow holiday makers are either at home or going somewhere else! By the way I wonder how bad was it in Ooty during the Independence Day Weekend!

... tres anos vive aca,,,tienen toda la fuerza y corazon necesario para llevar a cabo un proyecto que podria parecer para otros ojos, una utopia total,,,tambien para nosotros a veces es dificil de creer lo que yo asegura! vamos a ver! pero de momento estamos siendo parte de, hasta negociaciones, para construir un nuevo edificio para esta escuela! hay que ponerle mucha imaginacion,,,cuando dicen que en dos semanas tendran este nuevo ala listo! pero en India, con pobreza ...