Swifted : Ooty

laluks · 1st December 2009, 13:30

Just like we love Goa, we love Ooty. This trip was a long cherished one, and yes we were back in Ooty after a three and half year gap from the previous visit. We visited Ooty in April-May 2006 and now in November 2009. Ooty has not changed much, except her beauty increased much more.

The recent landslides have bled her, left many of her roads to shambles, life affected. But her sheer spirit of staying through, and getting back needs a salute.

People are friendly and helpful as always. They always pardon my broken Tamil and patiently listen to my queries always and give me the answers sometimes in little English or in slow Tamil for me to understand.

This travelogue is dedicated to the spirit of Ooty and the lovely people there.

shishir_bn · 1st December 2009, 13:34

But Lalu where is the travelouge. No pics, no details, no narration. Hope you will add these in the next post and yes as you said it is superb. Just last month I had been there when i visted Bandipur. Excellent place

laluks · 1st December 2009, 13:51

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Originally Posted by shishir_bn

But Lalu where is the travelouge. No pics, no details, no narration. Hope you will add these in the next post and yes as you said it is superb. Just last month I had been there when i visted Bandipur. Excellent place

That was the prelude. Details are coming up soon.

shishir_bn · 1st December 2009, 14:00

"LAlu" Good that you mentioned Details will be coming soon o0r else everyone would have jumped on you for this

kraft.wagen · 1st December 2009, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by laluks

This travelogue is dedicated to the spirit of Ooty and the lovely people there.

+10000

Ooty definitely rocks !!!

laluks · 1st December 2009, 14:15

The trip was a 4 day trip from 27.11.2009 till 30.11.2009.

The route.

Onwards.
Bangalore - Mysore - Nanjangud - Gundulpet - Bandipur - Mudumalai(Thepekadu) - Masinagudi - Ooty. (286 Km)
Started at 03:45AM and reached Kalhatty falls by 08:00AM. After a break of 1 hour, we reached Ooty by 09:15AM, which makes it 4.5 hours driving distance from Bangalore.

Return
Ooty - Gudalur - Mudumalai - Thepekadu - Bandipur - Gundulpet - Nanjangud - Mysore - Bangalore

No. of days: 4
Total Kilometers: 962KM.
Fuel Efficiency : 13.2Kmpl
Stay : Club Mahindra Danish Villa.

Many resorts and home stays have mushroomed by now, but we chose to stay with our Club Mahindra associate property - Zest Danish Villa. The property is small, but adequate for a visit like ours - not to compare with their own Coorg or Goa properties.

Pictures are coming up

sdp1975 · 1st December 2009, 14:19

How are the road conditions? Especially the ghat section where there were landslides recently ?

Majic · 1st December 2009, 15:00

Wow Sir, i have lost the count of the number of trips done this year, how was the visit to Kerala. Sorry i had been out to Theni, Thekkadi and Madurai.Looking forward to more from you!

pkumar · 1st December 2009, 15:05

@laluks : its already 1.5 hours since the travelogue started and you havent yet posted a pic.

We have been titilated enough. Now continue please.

Did you visit Red Hills too?

laluks · 1st December 2009, 18:17

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Originally Posted by sdp1975

How are the road conditions? Especially the ghat section where there were landslides recently ?

Ooty Coonor road is still closed, they have diverted the roads via Lovedale, Ketty to Coonor. Some roads in the diversions are bad, but you always have a road to travel. Kotagiri Ooty, some sections they made it one way.

The way in which the guys are working to clear up the damage deserves a lot of praise. That too in two weeks they have bought many roads usable. Most places are cleared and reinforcements done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majic

Wow Sir, i have lost the count of the number of trips done this year, how was the visit to Kerala. Sorry i had been out to Theni, Thekkadi and Madurai.Looking forward to more from you!

Last weeks visit to Ayemenum was good. Had a visit to Kumarakom and drove back via Calicut, Wyanad, lower Coorg back to Bangalore.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pkumar

@laluks : its already 1.5 hours since the travelogue started and you havent yet posted a pic.

We have been titilated enough. Now continue please.

Did you visit Red Hills too?

Will post soon sir, surely some by tonight.

Emerald? Yes.

laluks · 2nd December 2009, 00:23

Some teasers till I ready the pictures and story

My Red Riding Hood at Avalanche lake

Porthy

Misty Glennmorgan

Red Riding Hood on way to Glennmorgan

Pykara Falls

Pykara lake

Hey what's in the bag?

Will you let me in? I need a ride!

Glass painting at St. Stephens Church

Tea Estate

Neela Kurinji at the Thread Garden. It blooms here always!!

Sambar

Fresh Cabbage from the field!

Tribal Meuseum

Red Riding Hood at Fern Hill Palace

Chaiyya Chaiyya Chaiyaa Chaiyaah...the tracks at Ketti

Peacock at Mudumalai

Mother and baby

Langurs!!

Let me take a sand shower

A friendly fight.

anekho · 2nd December 2009, 01:15

laluks, excellent photos! You really have a photographic eye

Looking forward to more pics and experiences.

laluks · 2nd December 2009, 05:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by anekho

laluks, excellent photos! You really have a photographic eye

Looking forward to more pics and experiences.

Thanks anekho.
More pictures and day logs are coming up.

laluks · 2nd December 2009, 06:22

Places visited / drove by.

Bandipur
Mudumalai
Masinagudi Ghats - 36 hairpin bends
Kalhatti Falls
Lovedale
Coonor
Sims park
Lambs Rock
Kotagiri
Kodanadu
St. Stephens Church
Charring Cross
Doddabetta
Tea Factory
St. Thomas Church
Thread garden
Ooty lake
Honeymoon Boat house
Deer park
Wax Meuseum
Cabbage Fields
Ketti
Tribal Meuseum
Porthy
Emerald Lake and Dam
Avalanche Lake and Dam
Avalanche
M. Palada
Fern Hill palace
Kuruthu kuzhi - Guiness Tree plantation site.
kamaraj Sagar Dam
Tree Park
Shooting Point
Glennmorgan
Pykara Falls
Pykara Lake
Needle Hill View
Tepekadu

We have been to all these places in 2006, I'll try to get both the pictures to show how the beauty has increased over the years.

beejay · 2nd December 2009, 07:37

Laluks, Awesome pictures. I am from Coonoor, yet looking at your pictures makes me feel The nilgiris is even more beautiful. Cheers.

1st December 2009, 13:30	#1
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,551 Thanked: 16,480 Times	Swifted : Ooty Just like we love Goa, we love Ooty. This trip was a long cherished one, and yes we were back in Ooty after a three and half year gap from the previous visit. We visited Ooty in April-May 2006 and now in November 2009. Ooty has not changed much, except her beauty increased much more. The recent landslides have bled her, left many of her roads to shambles, life affected. But her sheer spirit of staying through, and getting back needs a salute. People are friendly and helpful as always. They always pardon my broken Tamil and patiently listen to my queries always and give me the answers sometimes in little English or in slow Tamil for me to understand. This travelogue is dedicated to the spirit of Ooty and the lovely people there.
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1st December 2009, 13:34	#2
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 123 Times	But Lalu where is the travelouge. No pics, no details, no narration. Hope you will add these in the next post and yes as you said it is superb. Just last month I had been there when i visted Bandipur. Excellent place
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1st December 2009, 14:00	#4
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 123 Times	"LAlu" Good that you mentioned Details will be coming soon o0r else everyone would have jumped on you for this
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1st December 2009, 14:15	#6
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,551 Thanked: 16,480 Times	The trip was a 4 day trip from 27.11.2009 till 30.11.2009. The route. Onwards. Bangalore - Mysore - Nanjangud - Gundulpet - Bandipur - Mudumalai(Thepekadu) - Masinagudi - Ooty. (286 Km) Started at 03:45AM and reached Kalhatty falls by 08:00AM. After a break of 1 hour, we reached Ooty by 09:15AM, which makes it 4.5 hours driving distance from Bangalore. Return Ooty - Gudalur - Mudumalai - Thepekadu - Bandipur - Gundulpet - Nanjangud - Mysore - Bangalore No. of days: 4 Total Kilometers: 962KM. Fuel Efficiency : 13.2Kmpl Stay : Club Mahindra Danish Villa. Many resorts and home stays have mushroomed by now, but we chose to stay with our Club Mahindra associate property - Zest Danish Villa. The property is small, but adequate for a visit like ours - not to compare with their own Coorg or Goa properties. Pictures are coming up
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1st December 2009, 14:19	#7
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,716 Thanked: 1,278 Times View My Garage	How are the road conditions? Especially the ghat section where there were landslides recently ?
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1st December 2009, 15:00	#8
Majic BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kottayam Posts: 588 Thanked: 8 Times	Wow Sir, i have lost the count of the number of trips done this year, how was the visit to Kerala. Sorry i had been out to Theni, Thekkadi and Madurai.Looking forward to more from you!
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1st December 2009, 15:05	#9
pkumar BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 180 Thanked: 6 Times	@laluks : its already 1.5 hours since the travelogue started and you havent yet posted a pic. We have been titilated enough. Now continue please. Did you visit Red Hills too?
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2nd December 2009, 00:23	#11
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,551 Thanked: 16,480 Times	Some teasers till I ready the pictures and story My Red Riding Hood at Avalanche lake Porthy Misty Glennmorgan Red Riding Hood on way to Glennmorgan Pykara Falls Pykara lake Hey what's in the bag? Will you let me in? I need a ride! Glass painting at St. Stephens Church Tea Estate Neela Kurinji at the Thread Garden. It blooms here always!! Sambar Fresh Cabbage from the field! Tribal Meuseum Red Riding Hood at Fern Hill Palace Chaiyya Chaiyya Chaiyaa Chaiyaah...the tracks at Ketti Peacock at Mudumalai Mother and baby Langurs!! Let me take a sand shower A friendly fight.
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2nd December 2009, 01:15	#12
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,997 Thanked: 685 Times	laluks, excellent photos! You really have a photographic eye Looking forward to more pics and experiences.
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2nd December 2009, 06:22	#14
laluks Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,551 Thanked: 16,480 Times	Places visited / drove by. Bandipur Mudumalai Masinagudi Ghats - 36 hairpin bends Kalhatti Falls Lovedale Coonor Sims park Lambs Rock Kotagiri Kodanadu St. Stephens Church Charring Cross Doddabetta Tea Factory St. Thomas Church Thread garden Ooty lake Honeymoon Boat house Deer park Wax Meuseum Cabbage Fields Ketti Tribal Meuseum Porthy Emerald Lake and Dam Avalanche Lake and Dam Avalanche M. Palada Fern Hill palace Kuruthu kuzhi - Guiness Tree plantation site. kamaraj Sagar Dam Tree Park Shooting Point Glennmorgan Pykara Falls Pykara Lake Needle Hill View Tepekadu We have been to all these places in 2006, I'll try to get both the pictures to show how the beauty has increased over the years.
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2nd December 2009, 07:37	#15
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,974 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	Laluks, Awesome pictures. I am from Coonoor, yet looking at your pictures makes me feel The nilgiris is even more beautiful. Cheers.
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