Had been to Ooty with friends over the long weekend. As with all the trips we plan, or don't "plan" rather(as the planning part is always lacking :)) we started pretty late in the evening on Saturday night and Ooty was short listed pretty much only after the drive was well under way :P. Ooty is around 240 kms from Bangalore via Mysore road. On reaching close to Bandipur national park around 11-12 in the night, we were stopped by the forest guards at a check point saying the roads through the national park will remain closed during night time between 9 pm to 6 am, which meant we had to spend the whole night in the car, Guess thats what happens with all the road trips that are planned on the run :P. but aren't these moment, always the best part of the journeys, the ones which we remember when we are recounting it to friends :).We were only allowed to pass by around 6 in the morning, which turned out good as we had plans to take the ghat section with 36 Hair Pin Bends. The weather was good and the view was breathtaking to say the least :)
on reaching Ooty, went boating, visited the thread garden(that supposedly took close to twelve years to create), visited Sims park and tea estate. Yes Yes, couldn't take the toy train to Kunnur, but hanging out with friends always compensates for anything else doesn't it ?:)Few pics taken during the trip :)
I really liked the below one, some how looked like a perfect couple :)
Pics of the tea estate we visited :)
