Silver Holiday Cottage Yercaud

... the Hotel guys face being inquisitive of whose face he saw in the morning. Anyways we dint give him the time to realize it. After a smoke and bits of talks, we left Krishnagiri with a promise to have a breakfast over again.



Our next stop was in a toll booth on the way to Salem, we stopped for the safety car to pay there due. The pit stop lead to proper stop and helped the engine cool down. In the open sun we stood and thanked god for not making us in wax ...

It was a four hours of drive from Bangalore to hogennekkal.

When we reached there we realized it was a "ticket land" - forest entry fee , parking fee , some ticket near the waterfall , again parking fee !!

After an elobrate parking procedure for my Wagon R , we entered the river bed. There was a long row of coracle waiting for tourists. coracle is a circular bamboo boat ...

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 ...

... me ira a buscar, parece ser que estan todos todos en buenos aires, y mas que dispuestos,,,asi que supongo que sera como siempre, primero la flia, aunque no desanimo a quien quiera tener la experiencia de la llegada,,,o por supuesto estan todos invitados a invadir reinecke si es necesario,,,( por suerte ahora tendremos un nuevo reducto, para no molestar a la flia,,,que es la casita de vane, a unas pocas cuadras,,,que sera mi ...

... carvings of various scenes, animals & hindu deities. Inside the architecture and carvings were equally intricate. Also visited Belur temple, not too far away, but not as impressed by it as Halebid. Saw a huge metal column there, which appeared to have no foundations, which many folk were studying closely at the base to look for the supporting foundations.Saw a group of devotees belonging to some group who were all dressed in black & singing and dancing through the temple courtyards.

... There was even a tennis court outside and fabulous gardens to walk or sit out in. Next went to Appachu's 'farm'. Found out that each and every fruit tree had been planted by him, along with many other fruit, veg + flowering plants. Saw plants of so many varieties that I was not familiar with - custard apple, tamarind, jack fruit, pomello, to name but a few. He also had a large area full of flowering 'bird of paradise' plants, which he sold at market. Along with several cottages ...

... in stature, it wasn't long before they had our luggage on their heads and were wheeling along what they couldn't carry. Going at a rate of knots, their wee legs buckling under the weight of the luggage, we were soon at the other side of the station and standing on the correct platform. Sure enough when our train arrived a few minutes later, we were sanding at exactly the right spot where our carriage stopped. Sweating profusely ...

... y portate bien y alcanzame la camarita! besos a mama! la extranamos,,,te la usamos bien con Gus! que linda es! nico umpi,,,,suerte con tu integracion al cono sur,,,alla voy con mismas intenciones! martin pele,,,no tengo noticias,,,martin foto,,,nos vemos en alguna mision,,, ninas de Casp 85! las extrano,,,,Arriba Sabi, con ese premio mayor!!! (Toni) proximamante 3,,,,se agranda la familia!!! que emocion,,,PAO Y YAN,a punto de encontrar a OSCAR!!!! que ilusion,,,,Paolita despues ...

... in their houses for as much as Rs 2000 per night! Thank God we booked our selves in advance! Restaurants were running out of food and by 10 pm all the places had shut down. Luckily we found a joint where we got some fried rice and some Chinese gravy to go alongwith it. The next day we decided that we will just walk around the lake .Being a Sunday crowds were teeming in the city -the whole city of Madurai seemed to have reached Kodaikanal We took a full circle of the ...