fresh and rejuvenated
finally i did end up going for a vacation with my family.
the day my father cancelled the earlier programme as he was busy i got really angry with him and as a result he gave in and we had planned to go to goa on the 24th.
but out of the blue he gave me a call on 20th evening sayng that we're supposed to leave the next day itself.
as on such a short notice we dint get bookings in goa or on coorg(thts a beautiful place near banagalore) we decided to go to kodaikanal.
we flew to bang aboard kingfisher airlines-man its a truly awesome service.at the airport they have bell boys to take ur luggage frm ur car and thru screening and stuff.thts not all,u can savour ur eyes for the rest of the trip-right from the lady who gives u the boarding pass to all the airport staff to the flight attendants to air hostesses they are all babes, seems like they just walked out of the kingfisher swimsuit calendar.
the gourmet lunch too was amazing especially the mousse chocolate fudge sundae yummmieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
the whole day was spent in the onward car journey frm bang to kodai.
the hill country resort at kodai was amazing,the view from the cottage itslef from my bedside window was breathtaking,u cud see three peaks of the nilgiris and the beautiful step farming on them.
day one was spent going to the few tourist spots in kodai and in the evening i went on the kodai lake on a shikara with my sis and i tell u it was no less than the dal lake lest the floating markets.
on day 2 we went on a tour of the reserve forests there and to an inhabited lake in the middle of it which was something i hadnt seen before .
in the evening i went horse riding near the kodai lake and it revived my memories of the days when i used to go riding on the calcutta race course.horse riding has always been one of my passions.
later i went around on the twin cycle with my mon and half way thr i realised tht she dint know how to ride a cycle,even when i applied the brakes and brought it to a top she wudnt put her foot down to stop it an i wud have to balance for the both of us.
day 3 we went for a good morning trek and although my mom and sis stopped midway i went with the guide to the top as we followed a farmer thru his step farms as we went up the narrow and steep paths he had managed for the journey.
though every good view of the valley in kodai was spoilt due to the omnipresent dense fog at kodai we had a lot of fum there and most importantly i spent quality time with my loved ones.
the same day we left for ooty which is abt 7 hrs frm kodaiand reached thr at night.
the weather at ooty played a spoilsport and it was raining all thru the night and next morn when we decided it was of used getting holed up in the hotel as the skies showed no signs of clearing up,so instead of spendind the day indoors we left for bangalore at noon via mysore.
on the way we had an excellent view of the valley and we also saw many sunflower fields and huge windmills,my god these new ones are exremely huge ,much bigger than they seem to be frm far and we went thru the bandipur forest reserve but out of luck and just spotted a couple of elephants as it was pouring here as well.
at mysore i visited the palace,then the fort of tipu sultan and an old jail where tipu used to imprison british soldiers.
the next day at bang was fun,it was my sister's birthday.all my cousins had got togethere and had a lot of fun,we also went to the ITPL,an international tech park built in collaboration with the govt of singapore and i am not exaggerating when i say i felt i was in new york.
it truly is that damn impressive,all the structures,a huge building houses around 200 mid cap IT companies and is abt 16 floors .to give u an ides of its capacity it has an eight floor parking lot for its employees,can u believe tht.
after a masti bhara afty we left for hyd in the evening.
over all the trip was good though not as action packed and adventurous as i wud hv liked and it wud hv been tht way had we gone to goa or coorg,but nonetheless it was all made up for the fact that i had apent five full days with my family coz bak in hyd my father doesnt even have the time to spend five hrs with me in an entire fortnight.
as of now no complains...........
am leaving home in a couple of days and the very thought makes me gloomy but well i got work to finish,so IITK here i come
well i am planning to spend a day in delhi with abhiraj and johnny ,really looking forward to their company after a very long break.
the day my father cancelled the earlier programme as he was busy i got really angry with him and as a result he gave in and we had planned to go to goa on the 24th.
but out of the blue he gave me a call on 20th evening sayng that we're supposed to leave the next day itself.
as on such a short notice we dint get bookings in goa or on coorg(thts a beautiful place near banagalore) we decided to go to kodaikanal.
we flew to bang aboard kingfisher airlines-man its a truly awesome service.at the airport they have bell boys to take ur luggage frm ur car and thru screening and stuff.thts not all,u can savour ur eyes for the rest of the trip-right from the lady who gives u the boarding pass to all the airport staff to the flight attendants to air hostesses they are all babes, seems like they just walked out of the kingfisher swimsuit calendar.
the gourmet lunch too was amazing especially the mousse chocolate fudge sundae yummmieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
the whole day was spent in the onward car journey frm bang to kodai.
the hill country resort at kodai was amazing,the view from the cottage itslef from my bedside window was breathtaking,u cud see three peaks of the nilgiris and the beautiful step farming on them.
day one was spent going to the few tourist spots in kodai and in the evening i went on the kodai lake on a shikara with my sis and i tell u it was no less than the dal lake lest the floating markets.
on day 2 we went on a tour of the reserve forests there and to an inhabited lake in the middle of it which was something i hadnt seen before .
in the evening i went horse riding near the kodai lake and it revived my memories of the days when i used to go riding on the calcutta race course.horse riding has always been one of my passions.
later i went around on the twin cycle with my mon and half way thr i realised tht she dint know how to ride a cycle,even when i applied the brakes and brought it to a top she wudnt put her foot down to stop it an i wud have to balance for the both of us.
day 3 we went for a good morning trek and although my mom and sis stopped midway i went with the guide to the top as we followed a farmer thru his step farms as we went up the narrow and steep paths he had managed for the journey.
though every good view of the valley in kodai was spoilt due to the omnipresent dense fog at kodai we had a lot of fum there and most importantly i spent quality time with my loved ones.
the same day we left for ooty which is abt 7 hrs frm kodaiand reached thr at night.
the weather at ooty played a spoilsport and it was raining all thru the night and next morn when we decided it was of used getting holed up in the hotel as the skies showed no signs of clearing up,so instead of spendind the day indoors we left for bangalore at noon via mysore.
on the way we had an excellent view of the valley and we also saw many sunflower fields and huge windmills,my god these new ones are exremely huge ,much bigger than they seem to be frm far and we went thru the bandipur forest reserve but out of luck and just spotted a couple of elephants as it was pouring here as well.
at mysore i visited the palace,then the fort of tipu sultan and an old jail where tipu used to imprison british soldiers.
the next day at bang was fun,it was my sister's birthday.all my cousins had got togethere and had a lot of fun,we also went to the ITPL,an international tech park built in collaboration with the govt of singapore and i am not exaggerating when i say i felt i was in new york.
it truly is that damn impressive,all the structures,a huge building houses around 200 mid cap IT companies and is abt 16 floors .to give u an ides of its capacity it has an eight floor parking lot for its employees,can u believe tht.
after a masti bhara afty we left for hyd in the evening.
over all the trip was good though not as action packed and adventurous as i wud hv liked and it wud hv been tht way had we gone to goa or coorg,but nonetheless it was all made up for the fact that i had apent five full days with my family coz bak in hyd my father doesnt even have the time to spend five hrs with me in an entire fortnight.
as of now no complains...........
am leaving home in a couple of days and the very thought makes me gloomy but well i got work to finish,so IITK here i come
well i am planning to spend a day in delhi with abhiraj and johnny ,really looking forward to their company after a very long break.
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