Our journey to Ooty was a planned one. We book train tickets
before three months to get it confirmed in the Ooty toy train as it was our
dream, book hotel , search websites for route map and places to visit and to
hire bike for ooty journey. we boardered train from Trivandrum. It was tvm
Chennai superfast express which departure at 5.10 pm from Trivandrum. at About
2.10am we reach Coimbatore and from there we catch nilgiri express to
mettupalayam at about 5.30 a.m .
From
where our dream journey begins in the toy train which starts at 7.10am.We were
travelling in it for the first time. Even we book it before three months, we
get it confirmed in the final chart. I think it is ideal to book this before
120days for a comfortable journey, as
there were just four coaches in it and some of them were unreserved. There is a
great difference between first and second class tickets , go only in first
class which is farthest from engine which on the hind end and produce noise and
smoke.
You can watch some extra scenic views from the first coach like,
entering in tunnels, bridges, and view of a cliff over. The engine is on the
rear which push the train instead of pulling, which some times feels we are
riding an elephant. There is a total of only 16 seats in first class. The
journey was a nice experience. The train and its stations gives the feeling of
very old time. we got down udagamandalam at about 11.45am. From there we hire
auto to reach hotel preethi classic towers, In conoor road where we already booked our room. In that
evening we visited rose garden and botanical garden ,but there was no show as
they were preparing for the flower show on may month. Our hotel is about 2km
distance from the garden. So we decided
to had a walk. there are many shops in that road side from were we can purchase
ooty homemade chocolates, aromatic oils,
special tea and coffee powders , toda embroidaries and woolen cloths. We had a
nice shopping experience there.
In the very next day morning ,after break fast we got in to Classic
Rentals in the rose garden road to hire a two wheeler. B ut we had to wait till
9o’clock to get the shop opened . by giving the copy of id card , hotel address
and an advance of rs.500 for 24hrs, Sri.Saravanan ,the owner handover a duro for us.
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| pykkara falls |
I have no words to explain that feelings. On the way to pykkara we also visited banasurasagardam and some shooting spots. we need to walk one km from the entrance to reach the falls. It was really a fantastic view and very peace full atmosphere there. In the return journey we entered the Conoor road. But the coonoor road was entirely different from that to pykkara . There are many deviations and hairpin curves. but we got many scenic views in that journey. As children are with as we visited Sims park which is so ideal for families. it was a quite, calm place with children’s park ,boating, garden etc. our return journey was through mrc road which gives a view of MRC and golf club. After visiting some more places around we handover the vehicle at about 8pm and so he gives a balace of rs.100.so we spend only a total of rs.600/-for both bike rent and petrol for that days fantastic journey. In the next day morning we visited ooty lake. It was easy for us to get tickets for pedal boat as we reach there earlier. there are so many rides for children. We also visited the thread garden near by where the garden is made up of artificial flowers with threadwork then we returned. but the sweet memories in my mind is that bike
