Misty Mountain Resort Munnar

... and dams. We were not buying into anything and we wandered around until the dark enveloped us in a rainy blanket, and we then stayed in to watch some movies on cable. We had a movie marathon, three after another and then called it a night. <br>The next morning wew got up early-ish and by nine I had a scooter under me, collecting Jon from the hotel to get some breakfast at Rapsy Restaurant, where the menu was loved by the foreigners from so many countries just because of quality ...

... the heat of Cochin. It gave us the chance to do a couple of treks, the first a two hour walk through the local forest and plantations. The second was on Liz&#8217;s birthday and comprised of a six hour hike up to the top of one of Kerala&#8217;s highest peaks. It was steep from the moment we set off through tall elephant grass and unfortunately Ady had got bad sinuses and so our guide arranged for him to go back to the lodge &#8211; by motorbike. This was probably one of ...

... br> <br>Bodhi Zendo is located inside a private farm, St Joseph Agri Farms. It is 2KMs from the main gate of the farm. When going from Coimbatore, after crossing the Perumalmalai village, you will see the farms gate to your left.<br> <br>There were 13 participants in this mini Sesshin. I found out that the December Sesshin was already fully booked. Also found out from a western lady that Kurinji travels charges INR 2,000 only from Coimbatore airport to Bodhi ...

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... would have posted some. Though I wouldn't have wanted to stay there longer than we did (about 4 days), Mysore was a bit of a gem of relaxation for us. From Mysore we traveled south to the hills of the Munnar tea plantations. Naturally, as has been the case for most of our journey, getting there was half the battle. We were told by someone in Mysore that the only way to get to Munnar was by government bus (I'll get to those later ...

... so I got this awesome, trippy T-shirt. But I noticed today that Indian men and even Westerners treat me differently when I wear it in regular Indian cities. With less respect, more like a kid (only kids wear T-shirts and shorts here; men all wear slacks and a dress shirt; I push the limit with a short-sleeved dress shirt, untucked in). So probably I will stop wearing it. (unless I want to wear it anyways) One Western couple in town were dressed up in sort of a ...

... me a spin for about 5 minutes so it's a nervous start. Jonathan's loving it though and the road are perfect - really windy but very smooth and with great views. I soon get into it and we spend a great day just driving around. After two days we feel like we've probably seen most of what Munnar has to offer and decide to head back down to lower land and towards the coast.

... of the pill*r with your h*nds, *nd you c*n he*r *ll different tones *nd sounds! Some sounded like w*ter, others like t*bl*s *nd music*l instruments. App*rently when they used to h*ve festivities there, you could he*r the music for miles *round. Anyhow, *fter ye*rs of Hindu rule, some Muslims inv*ded H*mpi *nd r*ns*cked the city. M*ny of the buildings *nd st*tues were d*m*ged irrep*r*bly, but they still st*nd to this d*y! Despite this p*st conflict, Hindus *nd Muslims seem to get ...

... you. We're not quite sure what to expect when it arrives, but sure enough it is a pot of coffee, with sugar on the side and a plate of banana chips and crispy things. Again, it all sort of works out. The dinner was also quite amusing; there was the British family still talking about the Royal family, the Indian family ignoring one another, the Americans convincing themselves that they were enjoying themselves and the French lady eating very crunchy Kerala Puffers. We just thought ...

... and journey has not changed at all in 100 years. We were also treated to some great views on the way. We are now in Ooty, an old colonial hill station for the plantations, complete with horse race course, botanical gardens (with a 1 million yr old tree trunk), a great market and lake. It is a lot colder up here (2500 metres) at night so jumpers and sleeping bags required for the first time in India. This morning we hired a motorbike and have spent the ...