After a very strange night in Mettupalayam we made it up through the hills on the mountain railway to Ooty. Was a bit of a mission sorting out our train tickets, but thankfully the 5am start to meet with the illusive station master was worth it. And after the initial pandamonium of 20-odd people frantically barging through a 3-foot wide carriage doorway, it was a relatively chilled out little trip.
The train journey was fantastic; with amazing views of the rolling green hills, waterfalls and sheer drops from the track. Ooty is a really beautiful little town. We're staying in a little 'holiday home'/shed with a gorgeous view overlooking the lake (although we did read somewhere that the majority of the towns sewage ends up in there?)
We're staying here for Christmas and then heading to southern Goa (via a couple of other places) for New Year. Our plans change by the day (so ignore previous mentions of Wildlife Sanctuaries and Andaman Islands...)!
Off for some Christmas shopping now!
Hope all is well back in blighty.
2 comments:
I'm loving your blog! What a good idea. We had such a lovely Vietnamese meal with Luke and Jess on Luke's birthday, Andy came too, a bit after we arrived. Such tasty food! I'm hoping to go to fwits early 2moro and ride etc before doing my final bits of food (and the odd present!) shopping. Hope you're having a wonderful time! Love you! mxx
Nice.
Can you put some photos up?
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