The Dhamaal Trip
We dubbed the Ooty trip as the dhamaal trip for more reasons than one. I was obssessed by the word 'Dhamaal'. It had become a part of my language so much that i used it in every other sentence . 'I woke up at dhamaal 6', ' i finished the meal in dhamaal 10 mins' - he he :) And it proved to be contagious :) . And we had a real blast. Started on saturday evening, reached ooty next day afternoon. Hired a cab to go around the place. I was enamored by the beauty of the place. The fairy- tale landscape, captivating locales and brilliant weather captured my heart. We photographed everything that looked nice to our eyes. The journey uphill was most exciting. The aroma of eucalyptus oil, cardamom tea and smoke filled the air. Fortunately it did not rain the day we set out to explore the place. Though we visited the usual hangouts - Dodabetta peak - scary sight( suicide point) , botanical garden , boating and stuff, the best was the visit to the local coffee shop. Ooty does not offer any special cuisine, but yes, the local flavour of tea is incomparable. We stopped at a tea shop only to taste some brilliantly made masala tea. Ooty is also famous for its flora (fauna ??) . One can see a plethora of brightly colored flowers all over.
We retired in our rooms after a long day of travel, fun and frolic :) But the day did not end there. We gathered in one room and talked away to glory till wee hours of morning. The card game was too much fun. We crashed finally only to wake up in 2 hours time. We set out to pay a visit to the local waterfall- the pykaara falls. It was a splendid sight; Emerging out of a valley and spreading its magnificence far and wide. The 'shooting spot' is another place worth mentioning.
We bought some local tea and homemade chocolates. Reached coimbatore and attended a colleague's wedding ( the main purpose of the visit ;)) I recieved some flak from the oldies for being so informally clothed for a wedding ;) We left the place that night and carried home loads of memories.
for more, check out the pictures.. Ignore the people anf enjoy the beauty of the place ;)
Out here
We dubbed the Ooty trip as the dhamaal trip for more reasons than one. I was obssessed by the word 'Dhamaal'. It had become a part of my language so much that i used it in every other sentence . 'I woke up at dhamaal 6', ' i finished the meal in dhamaal 10 mins' - he he :) And it proved to be contagious :) . And we had a real blast. Started on saturday evening, reached ooty next day afternoon. Hired a cab to go around the place. I was enamored by the beauty of the place. The fairy- tale landscape, captivating locales and brilliant weather captured my heart. We photographed everything that looked nice to our eyes. The journey uphill was most exciting. The aroma of eucalyptus oil, cardamom tea and smoke filled the air. Fortunately it did not rain the day we set out to explore the place. Though we visited the usual hangouts - Dodabetta peak - scary sight( suicide point) , botanical garden , boating and stuff, the best was the visit to the local coffee shop. Ooty does not offer any special cuisine, but yes, the local flavour of tea is incomparable. We stopped at a tea shop only to taste some brilliantly made masala tea. Ooty is also famous for its flora (fauna ??) . One can see a plethora of brightly colored flowers all over.
We retired in our rooms after a long day of travel, fun and frolic :) But the day did not end there. We gathered in one room and talked away to glory till wee hours of morning. The card game was too much fun. We crashed finally only to wake up in 2 hours time. We set out to pay a visit to the local waterfall- the pykaara falls. It was a splendid sight; Emerging out of a valley and spreading its magnificence far and wide. The 'shooting spot' is another place worth mentioning.
We bought some local tea and homemade chocolates. Reached coimbatore and attended a colleague's wedding ( the main purpose of the visit ;)) I recieved some flak from the oldies for being so informally clothed for a wedding ;) We left the place that night and carried home loads of memories.
for more, check out the pictures.. Ignore the people anf enjoy the beauty of the place ;)
Out here
posted by Jo @ 10:57 PM
2 Comments:
At Sunday, 02 September, 2007,
Karthik Balasubramanian said…
dhamaal huh.. what does it mean?? you seem to be more fun on trips.. maybe we shud do one..
At Sunday, 02 September, 2007,
Karthik Balasubramanian said…
seriously.. the longest trip we have had so far?? what is it.. a drive to kovalam?? why dint i ever get the idea of a trip?? something is seriously screwed up with me..
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