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when miracles happens through strangers..............

When i started from Ooty to home town , the weather was already changed to cloudy and misty. cold wind with rain water sprayed in the air appears like a reality show of nature. (as this is the world of reality shows....). getting a bus to Gudallur was not easy and if i miss the bus from here i wont be able to reach home that night and would be trapped. the bus was fully crowded but  in its slow speed, with the high voices of co passengers, created an exhaustive conditions. around 3.15 p.m we have reached Naduvattom, the mid station, and a tea stop for passengers, conductor and driver. Taking a cup of tea, i moved to the road side to view the scenic view. a convoy of military vehicles passed. They are on their way to Wellington (Down hill Ooty) were army command is located there. after a break of 10 mns we started again. this time I was prepared to take some snaps, but the rain and clouds forced me to keep camera eyes closed. a line of vehicles spotted in the road and our vehicle is al

Pictures... Ooty visit ....Part 2

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 Ooty City view  way to Pykkara Way to Naduvattom  Naduvattom town

A short visit to the queen of hill stations in South India

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 A visit to Ooty was a quick decision on a fine Friday morning. There was some personal purpose behind visit. but after tour I decided to conevy myself through this weblog as though it was not a tour for entertainment. Taken a KSRTC Express Bus which goes to Coimbatore at 8 am  from near by town. As usual the bus was crowded. When we crossed the (Kerala) border, the view changed in to a much awaited scenic beauty of the tea estates. Roads appeared like lines that kids draw in the walls when they start walking, but in an artistic manner. The canvas of nature is richly decorated with tall rising Oak trees and the dwarfed tea plants. Abundant rains poured in seasons converted the entire route  a green cover. Clouded sky appears like a naughty child. Rains have no schedules of arrival but perhaps the calm air awaits a heavy shower any time. Among the tea plantations women moving with the tea leaves baskets. Gudalur is the border town that welcomes visitors from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Vis